Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Popularly known as the Manusmṛiti, this is attributed to the legendary first man and lawgiver ‘Manu’, and was regarded as the most authoritative works of dharmaśāstra. It...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A work of lexicography by Amarasiṁha (active 500 c.), containing synonyms for different categories of words. It is divided into three kāṇḍas, svargādikāṇḍa, bhuvargādikāṇ...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b100827137
An ākhyāyikā kāvya that tells stories from the life of king Harṣavadhana of Sthāṇvīśvara by Bāṇabhaṭṭa (570–650), whose patron was King Harṣavardhana (606–648) of Sthāṇvī...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b100824563
This commentary on Durgasiṃha’s Kātantradhātupātṭha was composed in 1546 by Ramānāthaśarman Rāyi, son of Vedagarbha Tarkācārya.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b100828019
The first work of this composite manuscript is attributed to Ādi Śankara and contains a reference to the Śriśailam mountain in present-day Andhra.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A text on lexicography by Hemacandra, with 1,542 verses. The first part deals with synonyms, the second (which some say is spurious) is on homonyms. This manuscript conta...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b100827851
This Sanskrit vyākaraṇa text by Anubhūti Svarūpācārya gives an exposition of the Sarasvatī Sūtras whose author is unknown. The text is also known as Sārasvataprakriyā, Sā...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The text documents a series of conflicts between Brāhmaṇas and Kāyastha Prabhus in Maharastra regarding the performance of Hindu ritual, and how it was resolved. Keśava P...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A Sanskrit mahākāvya (epic poem) by Māgha (600–680 ce), son of Dattaka Sarvāśraya, grandson of Suprabhadeva. In 20 cantos the text tells the story of how Kṛṣṇa killed the...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b531570816
This is a composite manuscript with three texts: Śābdika/Śābdikavicāra (a Jain grammar text), Ratnasañcaya (on Jain cosmology) and Puṣpasnānavidhi (Hindu rituals).
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A paddhati text on rituals of śrāddha that describes the offerings to departed ancestors.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A treatise on medicine by Rāmacandra of the Guha family.