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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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An incomplete Dharmaśāstra work by Śārṅgadhara (c. 13th century, the period of the ruler Hammīra with whose court he is associated).
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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The Setumāhātmya describes the Rāmasetu, and is found in the Bhaviśyapurāṇa. A note by Eugene Burnouf (1801–52) says, ‘“The Grandeur of the Bridge”; collection of traditi...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A note by Eugene Burnouf (1801–52) describes this as a ‘collection of Smrītis or compilations of laws [ascribed to] Viṣṇu, Bharadvādja, Bṛhaspati, Dakṣa, Yama, Likhita, A...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b53154019v
An elementary treatise on astrology that describes the auspicious months, times, positions of stars and other matters.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b53157075k
This is a composite manuscript, with five texts: Kaviśikṣā or Kāvyakalpalatā by Amaracandra and Arisiṁha; Āloāṇa; Maunaikādaśīcaritra; Yantrarājaṭīkā by Amalacandrasūri,...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Texts on Vyākaraṇa by the Jaina monk and scholar Hemacandra (1088–1172/73), born in Ḍhunaka near Āhmedabad. The Abhidhānacintāmaṇi has six kāṇḍas on synonyms (it’s second...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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This is a composite manuscript with two Jyotiṣa-śāstra texts. Mahāsiddhānta is by Āryabhaṭa II (930). Brahmasphuṭasiddhānta is authored by Brahmagupta, son of Jiṣṇu, who...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A Sanskrit vyākaraṇa text that gives a metrical compilation of verbal roots (dhātupāṭha), arranged according to their endings. The author is Vopadeva (1250–1300), son of...
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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A Jain text from Gujarat. Bālāvabodha texts were written to educate laypeople about the Jinas.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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ark:/12148/btv1b53154017z
This is an incomplete text of the Bhagavatamāhātmya, a work compiled from the Skāndapurāṇa (four khaṇḍas), Pādmapurāṇa (six khaṇḍas), Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, Gaurītantra (f...
Wellcome Collection
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MS Hindi 442
Gutakā soft buff (and green) papers, no cover incomplete, lacks outer folios. This is the composite manuscript.