Manuscripts from Indian Collection

Author(s): National Museum New Delhi
Publisher: National Museum New Delhi
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MANUSCRIPTS FROM INDIAN COLLECTIONS Descriptive Catalogue NATIONAL MUSEUM, NEW DELHI

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS Jain Education Intemational

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MEN Rajkumar and Mrigavati, miniature painting, Malwa School, 17th century, from the Mrigavati. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

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MANUSCRIPTS FROM INDIAN COLLECTIONS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE NATIONAL MUSEUM, NEW DELHI.

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National Museum, New Delhi. January, 1964 In honour of the XXVI International Congress of Orientalists (January 4 - 11, 1964) an exhibition of selected manuscripts from Indian collections. Published by the National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi and printed at Printcraft, Puri Building, Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, New Delhi-1. Jain Education Intemational

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INTRODUCTION Manuscripts in India have a long tradition. They were produced in all parts of the country ; they are in many languages and scripts and on a wide range of religious, philosophical, historical, literary and scientific subjects. Frequently they have rich illuminations and illustrations of outstanding quality, in a great variety of schools and styles of miniature painting. In some periods and places in India their importance to the history of the development of painting is great. Everywhere they are a reflection of profound and wide-ranging learning, and of the richness, variety and long history of Indian culture. The exhibition of manuscripts described in this catalogue, organized on the occasion of the meeting in New Delhi of the XXVI International Congress of Orientalists, surveys in less than two hundred examples the history of manuscripts in India, as represented by surviving works. The majority of important manuscript collections in the country have been generous in lending to it. Obviously not all the great manuscripts of India and in India are included, but many of the finest in their respective categories have been brought to Delhi for the exhibition. The exhibition therefore provides a rare and convenient means of obtaining a sampling of the quality and variety of this field, and brings together for comparison some works normally far distant from one another. Some of the manuscripts in the exhibition have been published, or at least have been described or referred to in publications familiar to experts; most are undoubtedly known to some specialists; others are probably brought to the attention of international scholarship for the first time in this exhibition and its catalogue. For that reason as thorough descriptions as possible, in those respects useful for scholarly reference, have been provided. These descriptions are based on the detailed information furnished by the lenders, which they sent most conscientiously, and for which the National Museum is most grateful to them. Illustrations were a greater problem and unfortunately had to be limited to a few from outstanding manuscripts for which colour blocks could be secured. Jain Education Intemational

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Selection of the works exhibited has been strict, for the exhibition had to be limited in size and it had to be representative in all possible ways. Therefore, from the many manuscripts proposed by potential lenders, the oldest or rarest or otherwise most notable of those in each category were invited. This selection is based in the first instance on reports of their rarer holdings, sent by a large majority of the libraries and museums with manuscript collections, in response to a general questionnaire sent out by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Joint Secretary of the Organizing Committee, in June, 1963. Previously, a preliminary study of manuscript resources in the country and suggestions from the expert advisers on the Committee had supplied a basic list of manuscripts that they knew and considered indispensable for the exhibition. In some cases, the replies to the questionnaire of June were delayed until the organization of the exhibition had progressed to a point where the suggestions could no longer be acted upon. In a few cases no reply at all was received. These circumstances explain several omissions in the lenders' list which are greatly to be regretted. This first stage of selection was followed by a second, to which the expert advisers on the Organizing Committee of the Congress, the specialists in all parts of India who generously responded to requests for advice, for information and for help in securing loans, and the staff members of the National Museum, competent in the various languages and scripts and in the field of manuscript studies, contributed significantly and appropriately. Special thanks should be expressed to these two expert advisers of the Organizing Committee, Dr. M. Nizamuddin of Hyderabad, and Dr. V. Raghavan of Madras, who guided the project from its beginnings. In addition, gratitude must be recorded to the numerous scholars throughout India who made suggestions and gave advice on specific manuscripts required to make the exhibition as representative and as complete as possible and indicated likely sources from which to secure them. It would have been impossible to present this exhibition without their generous help, for many important manuscripts did not come to attention as a result of the first general inquiry nor even after the several subsequent ones. Special mention should be made here of Dr. Moti Chandra and Shri Pramod Chandra of the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay, of Dr. Z.A. Desai, Superintendent for Persian and Arabic Jain Education Intemational

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Inscriptions, the Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur, of Shri Rai Krishnadasa and of Dr. Anand Krishna of the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, for their suggestions and generous assistance. The actual work of assembling the material, describing it for the catalogue and labels, editing the catalogue and seeing it through the press was carried out by a special unit in the National Museum appointed for the purpose, headed by Dr. P. Banerjee, Superintendent of Publications and Keeper of the Central Asian Antiquities, whose competence in Sanskrit and Buddhist studies as well as technical publication experience provided the required background for the work. All the scholarly and technical resources of the National Museum staff were, of course, made available as required at every stage of organizing and presenting the exhibition and of producing the catalogue. The thanks of scholars and public, both Indian and foreign, who will enjoy this exhibition, as well as of the Organizing Committee and of the National Museum which have presented it, must be expressed here in most appreciative terms to the many lenders. Not only have these lenders deprived themselves for a time of works that they value greatly, but they have in many cases delegated, at great inconvenience, responsible staff members to convey them safely to Delhi. Some of these representatives have arranged to remain here for a part or for the entire period of the exhibition in order to serve as experts familiar with the manuscripts to consult with scholars, especially those assembled for the XXVI International Congress of Orientalists to whom this exhibition may be considered to be dedicated. The National Museum is glad to have been entrusted with the responsibility of assembling this exhibition and it is honoured to serve as host to so distinguished a group of the great manuscripts of India. National Museum, New Delhi, 1st January, 1964. G. MORLEY Director Jain Education Intemational

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Note : Dimensions of manuscripts : horizontal measurements first for palm-leaf, birch-bark and other early works following this format; in other cases, vertical measurements first. Jain Education Intemational

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SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS

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9E2 Rajkumar at the well, miniature painting, Malwa School, 17th century, from the Mrigavati. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

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FRAGMENTS OF BIRCH-BARK MANUSCRIPT FROM TAXILA Fragments, nos. 1, 3, 7 and 8; length 12.5 cm ; Brahmi script of the 5th century A.D.; Sanskrit. No. 1. (two pieces, A, B.) Obv. A, line 3...la (sattitma ?) sadyam ta ye tasthu. 4...(kshatri) ya-brahmana-vit-cchudra... 3...cha kucalam karma samadana (tam tena)... 4...(m m)ulasutra kena vadi karma ko...... 2... (he) mabhava... Rev. A, 2...mahagu(na)... | 3...tra..cha mahayanasya=avatara No. 3. (two pieces, A, B.) Obv. A, line 3...bhavatah katame.... B, 2...rachhi 3...karme... No. 7. (three pieces, A, B, C.) Obv. A, line 1...ryakaih dharme. 2... dyakusala(m)karma. 3 yacchati cha ke. 2 sa satai dasayati tatra tatr-aikam. 3...nasayati yena samadhyah Nil Rev. No. 8. (three pieces, A, B, C.) Obv. A, line 1 hetuvadinam na... Jain Education Intemational

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B. C, Rev. C, 1. panneshu kechid...panna... 2..p(ra)tijna 4..kusalamulam.... 2..sattitma... 3..dasayati yena..di-karme Terms, like mahayana, kusalamula and hetuvadin show that the manuscript was Buddhist. Ends: The manuscript was discovered at Taxila by Sir John Marshall. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. BHAISHAJYAGURU-VAIDURYAPRABHASOTRA (A Buddhist religious text) Foll. one; size 38.5x6.5 cm; birch-bark; Gupta script of the 5th-6th century A.D.; 6 lines on each side of the leaf; Sanskrit. Begins : Bhaishajyaguruvaiduryaprabhasya dheyam srutam bhavishyati. imam sutraratnam dharayishyati tasya bhaishajyaguruvaiduryaprabhasya tathagatasya. Lent by the National Archives of India, New Delhi. tathagatasya nama FRAGMENTS OF PRAJNAPARAMITA MANUSCRIPT FROM CENTRAL ASIA (A Buddhist religious text) 4 bhagavato Four leaves; size 25.4x23.5 cm; paper; Gupta script of the 6th century A.D.; Sanskrit.

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Begins : M18(a) (Obverse) ... [ni]nopapadyate paramscha dhyaneshu samada (pa] (Reverse) ... ya : tat kasmaddheto... M18(b) (Obverse) ... (sksta] nam dharmanam. (Reverse) ... ho nama samadhi... M18(c) (Obverse) ... [k] ayakalasamprathamano... (Reverse) ... nirukti nirdesampravesayatyayamuch yate. M18(d) (Obverse) ... (sarvba] guna... (Reverse) ... bhi pravisyatyayamuchyate... Ends : M18(a) (Obverse) ... sunya akutasthavinasatamupadaya: ta. (Reverse) ... duhkham anubhavana la. M18(b) (Obverse) ... samadhi sarvbadharmasamasara (Reverse) ... samadhi. M18(c) (Obverse) ... samudgachchhatyam uchyate samu. (Reverse) ... suddhasaro na (ma.] M18(d) (Obverse) ... bhavatalavikiranah samadhi. (Reverse) ... samanvaga [to.] The manuscript appears to be a condensed version of the Satasahasrika Prajnaparamita, books 7 to 11. Lent by the Archaeological Section, Indian Museum, Calcutta. JYOTISHA SASTRA (A work on astronomy) Foll. 90 ; size 26 x 20 cm ; birch-bark ; Sharda script ; 16 to 17 lines to a page ; Sanskrit. Begins : wt TMT 74: 11 w retai eta u fafahrt I Jain Education Intemational

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On palacographical grounds, the manuscript can be attributed to the 8th-9th century A.D. The topics dealt with are the origin of the lunar and solar eclipses, movements of planets and the festivals celebrated in Kashmir. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. UPAMITIBHAVAPRAPANCHAKATHA (A Jaina allegorical work on the evolution of the soul) Foll. 178; size 67x5 cm; palm-leaf; Devanagari script; 5 to 7 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 962 (A.D. 906). Author: Siddharshi (10th century A.D.). Begins: Ends: / / 60 / / OM namaH sarvvajJAya || OM namaH paramAtmane // OM namaH zrutadevatAyai // namo nirnAzitAzeSamahAmohahimArttaye lokAlokAmalAlokabhAsvate paramAtmAne // mA ca rAjyaM zarIraM ca yazazca zazinirmalaM / Incomplete; the oldest palm-leaf manuscript in the collection. Lent by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. ASHTASAHASRIKA PRAJNAPARAMITA (A Buddhist religious text) Foll. 203 (of which some are missing); size 54x6 cm; palm-leaf; Kutila script; Sanskrit; dated 10th century A.D. Scribe Kalyanamitra Chintamanika. Colophon pAyaSTasAhasrikAyAM prajJApAramitAyAM parIndanAparivatoM nAma dvAtriMzattamaH // sa (mA) tA ceyaM bhagavatyaSTasAhasrikA prajJApAramitA sarvatathAgatajananIviharantu sadAcina iti / 12 illustrated panels, depicting the events in the life of the Buddha and other Mahayana Buddhist divinities. Copied in the sixth year of Mahipala-deva (c.A.D. 994) at Nalanda. 6

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An almost similar manuscript copied in the fifth year of the same king is now in the Cambridge University Library. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. ASHTASAHASRIKA PRAJNAPARAMITA (A Buddhist religious text) Foll. 178; size 55x6.7 cm; palm-leaf; Devanagari script; 6 lines to a page; Sanskrit. 20 illustrations on four folios and two painted covers in Pala style of the 10th - 11th century A.D. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. SARATAMA PRAJNAPARAMITA TIKA (Condensed version of the Prajnaparamita with commentary) Foll. 72 ; size 58x6 cm; palm-leaf'; Newari script; 6 to 7 lines to a page ; Sanskrit. Author : Ratnakarasanti (teacher of Atisa, A.D. 9821054). Begins : Ends : yato'syAm zrutasamAdhinizritomahAn / dharmAvabhAgastasmAt prabhAkarI // yato'syAM vo(bo)dhipakSaH......dahanaM tasmAt // parIndanAbhidhAyI parivartaH parIndanAparivartaH / / ......ye dharmA hetuprabhavA hetunteSAntathAgatohyavadateSAJca yo nirodha evaM vAdI mahAzramaNaH / / 1 samvat........3 rAjJaH zrIharSadevarAjaH zrIgaNDigulmaviSaye kulaputrakAyasthaH paNDita zrIjIvadharazi(siM)hasya pustakoyamiti (pustkmidmiti)| The manuscript originally belonged to a saky Monastery in Central Jain Education Intemational

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Tibet (South). It was obtained for the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim in October, 1958. The Lamas concerned were of the opinion that it was brought to Tibet from India before A.D. 1200. On palaeographical grounds, the manuscript belongs to the 11th century A.D. Lent by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok (Sikkim). PANCHARAKSHAMANDALA (On the worship of the 5 goddesses constituting the Pancharaksha group) Foll. 83 pages; size 58.5 X 6.5 cm; palm-leaf; Newari script; Sanskrit. 5 illustrations in Pala style and painted wooden covers. According to the colophon the manuscript was copied in the reign of king Sivadeva of Nepal for whom we have Newari Samvat 239 and 240, corresponding to A.D. 1119 and 1120, as known from two manuscripts from Nepal. Lent by the Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, University of Calcutta, Calcutta. BHAGAVATA PURANA (Deals mainly with the glories and exploits of Krishna) Foll. 440; size 56x11 cm; paper; mixed script of the 12th century; 7 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Vyasadeva (according to traditional belief). Begins : ... pataifa natifTif TATT I far asfaci Tz #977 ar rret: 1 anye ca munayaH sUta parAvaravido viduH / Ends : (889 TO Toufa fa-afer # HITTE cfh4297: 1 tameva cintayannarthamRSi: svAzrama eva saH / Original colophon bore the date, Samvat 1181 (A.D. 1124); marginal Jain Education Intemational

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notes dated A.D. 1381. This seems to refute the theory of Bopadeva's authorship of the Bhagavata, for Bopadeva was born after the date of this manuscript. Lent by the Sarasvati Bhavan, Sanskrit University, Varanasi. SRIBHOJADEVASANGRAHA (A miscellaneous collection of social rites and ceremonies) Foll. 89; size 28.6x5 cm; palm-leaf; Newari script; 5 to 6 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Newari Samvat 309 (A.D. 1189). Begins : oM namo gaNapataye / varga (bharga) udAca / / kasminkAle tu kartavyA pratiSThA bhRgunandana / kasminkAle kRte kAle tathA bhavati kIdRzI // mArkaNDeya uvAca / zRNu kAlaM pravakSyAmi pratiSThAkaraNena ca / yasmin yasmin kRte kAle yathA bhavati yAvad // Ends: zrI bhojadevasaMgraha (:) samApta: saMvat 306 mAvA (ghe) kRSNa-aSTamI budhvaasre| vizAkha nakSatra (tre) likhita miti / / 33 illustrations of the Pala-Nepal school and painted covers. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. YUDDHAJAYARNAVATANTRA (An astrological work) Foll. 82; size 20x4 cm; palm-leaf; Newari script; Sanskrit; dated Newari Samvat 390 (A.D. 1270). Author : Bhattotpala (c.10th century); scribe : Daivajnaja Sarvabala (?). Begins : mohAndhakAramagnAnAM janAnAM jJAnarazmibhiH / kRtamuddharaNaM yena taM naumi zivabhAskaram // kailAsazikharAsInaM devdevmheshvrN| gaNasiddhasamAkINaM munisaMghaniSevitan / apRcchajjagato devI pArvatI patiballabhAEnds : dAtavyameva devezi zAstraM paramadurlabhaM / Jain Education Intemational

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siddhakubalayAkhyo'yaM bhaktimAn vRSabhadhvaje // tena svarodayaM zAstraM martyaloke'vatAritam / Colophon : tantraprakAzAdhikAro nAma dazama : paTala: / samAptamidaM bhaTTotpalaviracitamidaM yuddhajayArNavamiti / / This work was quoted by Raghunandana in Jyotishatattva. Bhastotpala composed his Jagachchandrika Brihajjatakatika in A.D. 966. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. SRUTIVIKASA (Pre-Sayana commentary on the 8th Ashtaka of the Rigveda) Foll. 57; size 32.4 x 13.7 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 16 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1367 (A.D. 1310). Author: Govinda Bhatta. Begins : oM svasti prahoteti / prakarSeNa yajato hotA mahAnAdizabdasya boddhaa| tasmAdeva jAta: tata Aha te vAyunAntarikSaM prApitaH / Ends : asmAkaM dvipade putrapautrAdirUpAya catuSpade ca gavAdikAya zreyo iti zrIgovindaviracite zrutivikA zAkhye catuHSaSTi-vivaraNe catuHSaSTo'dhyAya: samApta: / Lent by the Sarasvati Bhavan, Sanskrit University, Varanasi. CHIKITSASARASANGRAHA (A work on medicine) Foll. 104; size 29 x 12 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 13 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1376 (A.D. 1320). Author: Vangadatta (12th century A.D.); scribe: Ranasimha. Begins : oM namo vinAyakAya // oM namo vaidyanAthAya / / snigdhA savvaNrNA grathitA nIrujA mudgasannibhA / kaphavAtotthitA jJeyA bAlAnAmajagakkikA / / 10 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends: yoyaM mayA ciraparizramataH kathaMcit saMvaddhito jagatikItilatAprarohaH / soyaM bhavena yadi gobhiralaM khalAnAM chinno yukna nasA kautukamIkSitaH / / Colophon: kRtiriyaMvaidyazrIgadAdharasutavaidyAcAryazrIvaMgasenasyeti // saMvat 1376 varSe laukikaphAlguna zudi 13 zanau adya ha bIjApuravAstavyanAgadrahajJAtIya Tha0 jAlAsuta 40 raNasiMhena Atmano'dhyayanArtha khaMDadvayena pustakamalekhi / maMgalaM mahAzrIH / zubhaM bhavatu / lekhakapAThakayoH / yAdRzaM pustake dRSTaM tAdRzaM likhitaM mayA / yadi zuddhamazuddha vA mama doSo na dIyatAm / / Oldest dated paper manuscript in the collection. Lent by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. KUMARASAMBHAVA (A classical poem on the birth of Kumara) Foll.63; size 21x8.5 cm ; paper ; Devanagari script; 8 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1431 (A.D. 1374). Author: Kalidasa. Begins : OM namo gaNezAya // astyuttarasyAM dizi devatAtmA himAlayo nAma nagAdhirAjaH / pUrvAparau toyanidhI vagAhya sthita: pRthivyA iva mAnadaNDaH // Ends: samadivasa nizIthaM saGginastatra zaMbho: zatamagamahatUnAM sArdhamekA nIzeva / na sa suratasukhebhyazchinnatRSNo babhUva jvalana iva samudrAntargatastajjalaughaH // 61 // Colophon : iti kumArasaMbhave mahAkAvye zrI kAlidAsakRtau suratavarNano nAma aSTamaH sarga: samAptaH / zubhaM bhavatu / svasti saMvat 1431 varSe dvitIya zrAvaNa zudi 14 zukre mUDaraThI grAme rAja zrI......... One of the oldest known manuscripts of this kavya. Lent by the Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). 11

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KADAMBARI (A prose romance narrating the fortunes of the princess called Kadambari) Foll. 289; size 32 x 11 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 9 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1435 (A.D. 1378). Author: Banabhatta and Pulinda (Pulina) (7th century A.D.); scribe: Mandana. Begins : zrI gaNezAya nm:| rajojuSe janmani sattvavRttaye sthitau prajAnAM pralaye tamaHspRze / ajAya sargasthitinAzahetave trayImayAya triguNAtmane namaH // Ends: na kevalaM candramA: kAdambaryA saha, kAdambarI mahAzvetayA (saha, mahAzvetA) puNDarIkeraNa saha, puNDarIko'pi candramasA saha parasparAviyogena sarva eva sarvakAlaM sukhamanubhavanta: parAM koTimAnandasyAdhyagacchan / Colophon : iti pulinda(na)racita kAdambarIkhaNDaM dvitIyaM samAptam / yAdRzaM pustake dRSTaM tAdRzaM likhitaM mayA / yadi zuddhamazuddha vA mama doSo na dIyate // iti candra (zrI:) saMvat netranavAMghricandrasamaye mAse zucau pANDure pakSe paMcamake tithau bhRgudine zrImaNDape mAbhUti / A saGga 'vanimAsamudramakhilA zAsatyamAtyezvare zrI'"ghaTayatyanauddhatamiha vyApAramAdezata: / / 1 / / zrI maNDanena svaadhyynaarthmlekhi| One of the earliest manuscripts of Bana's Kadambari along with a supplement by his son, Pulinda (Pulina). Lent by the Vishveshvarananda Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur (Punjab). NIRUKTA WITH BHASHYA (Etymological interpretation of Vedic words) Foll. 360; size 31 x 12 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 10 lines to a page; 12 Jain Education Intemational

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Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1444 (A.D. 1387). Authors of the text and the commentary: Yaska and Durgacharya respectively. Begins : zrI gaNezAya namaH / AditaH pANinIyaM tu zikSA jyotistataH chandaH / paMcAdhyAyInighaNTozca niruktamupari sthitam / / praNamya tatpravakSyAmi rudrAyAmitatejase / sa me dizatu suprIto vAgadhiyoH ziSTasammatim / samAmnAyaH samAmnAtaH / sa vyAkhyAtavyaH / Ends: guNo'pi gaNanAdeva asAvapi hi granthata eva / dviguNaHtriguNa iti / nigamaprasaktametaduktam / adhunA''sya maMtrasya bhASyakAraH samAmnAnamAha / Colophon : ekAdazodhyAyaH / yAvanto maMtrA sarvazAkhA....."ni guNapadAni lakSaNoddezataH..... sarvAMNyapi vyAkhyAtAni / saMvat 1444 vA sI zrA0 zusome.... Lent by the Vishveshvarananda Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur (Punjab). KIRATARJUNIYA (A classical poem based on the Mahabharata) Foll. 53; size 27.5 x 11 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 12 to 13 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1499 (A.D. 1442). Author : Bharavi. Begins : nama: zrI sarvajJAya // zriyaH kurUNAmadhipasya pAlanI prajAsuvRtti yamayukta veditum / sa variNaliMgI vidita: samAyayau yudhiSThiraM dvaitavane vanecaraH / / Ends : braja jaya ripulokaM pAdapadmAnata: san gadita iti bhavena zlAghito devasadhaiH / nijagRhamatha gatvA sAdaraM pANDuputro dhRtagurujayalakSmIdharmasUnuM nanAma / / Colophon : iti kirAtArjunIye mahAkAvye mahAvaiyAkaraNasya zrImadbhArave kirAtASTadaza : sarga: samApta: // 18 saM0 1466 pauSamAse zuklapakSe navamyAM tithau somavAsare / / zrI / / pAsalakoTa nagare likhitaM zubhaM bhvtu| upakezagacchoya zrI zrI zrI kakkasUrINAM ziSyAnuziSyadhanasAreNa likhApitaM 13 Jain Education Intemational

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AtmapaThanArtha lekhakapAThakayoH zubhaM bhUyAt / / A pupil of the line of Kakkasuri of Upakesagachchha, named Dhanasara, had the manuscript written at Asalakota for his study. Lent by the Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). SANGITASIROMANI (A musical text) Foll. 174; size 25.5 X 8.5 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 6 lines to a page; Sanskrit, dated Samvat 1544 (A.D. 1487). Author: Pandits from different parts of the country; scribe: Vega Raya Kayastha. Begins : ...to mAdhyandinIM viduH| paMcamo dhaivatazcetau svarau kauyumazAkhinau / kANvazAkha niSAdasya svarazAkhA kramAdamUH // Ends : saMgItAMbudhimaMdarIkRtanijapraribhijJairjagadrakSAyoddha takArmukasya dhavalaM sannAhamAmuJcatA // vIrazrIsurutANasAhinRpaterAdezato nimmite zrIsaMgItaziromaNAvayamagAdgItaprakAzodgamaH // Colophon : iti zrI saMgItaziromaNI malika zArka zrI sulutA(Na)zAhimalikAjJayA nAnAdezIyapaMDita maMDalIviracite gItaprakAzo nAma prathama: pariccheda : samApta: / / svAsti zrI bhUmigrAmazubhasthAne / mahArAjAdhirAja zrI kharagasiMghadevabhujyamAnarAjye mahArAjAzrI kharagasiMdhadeva AtmapaThanArthaM paropakArArthaM likhApitaM // // likhitaM gauDAnvayakAyasthavegarA yena // saMvat 1544 varSe bhAdravadi 10 bhaumavAsare / / / / zubhamastu / / The language is corrupt at places. Composed by a set of Pandits under orders of Malik Sarka(?) Sultan Shah. Written by Vega Raya Kayastha of the Gauda family at the instance of King Kharag Singha Deva. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). DURGASAPTASATI (Verses extolling the deeds of Durga) Foll. 72; size 17.5x9.3 cm; paper; Devanagari script; Sanskrit; dated Jain Education Intemational

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Samvat 1544 (A.D. 1487). Author : Vyasadeva (according to traditional belief). Begins : sAvariNaH sUryatanayo yo manuH kathyateSTamaH / Ends : sUryAjanma samAsAdya sAvaNiH sa pitA manuH / 16 illustrations in Western Indian style; the manuscript was written in Pipalner, Malwa during the reign of Sultan Ghiyasuddin of Malwa. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. VYAKARANA MAHABHASHYA (Patanjali's commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi) Foll. 209; 48 x 13 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 17 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1546 (A.D. 1490). Author : Patanjali (2nd century B.C.); scribe: Jogesvara. Begins : OM namo gaNapataye // zrI gurubhyo namaH atha zabdAnuzAsanaM // athetyayaM zabdo'dhikArArtha : prayujyate // zabdAnuzAsanaM zAstramadhikRtaM beditavyaM // keSAM zabdAnAM // laukikAnAM vaidikAnAM ca // Ends : ekazeSanirdezAt vA svarabhinnAnAM bhagavataH pANinerAcAryasya siddha / ekazeSanirdezoyaM / / aaa iti / / / Colophon : iti zrI bhagavatpataMjaliviracite zrImahAbhASye aSTamasyAdhyAyasya caturthapAde prathamamAhnikaM // adhyAyazcASTamaH samApta: // zubhaM bhavatu / / svasti saMvat 1546 varSe mArgazIrSamAse kRSNapakSe 8 aSTamyAM bhaumadine adya ha zrIvRddhanagare paramakAruNikayatiH zrI zrI zrI zrI zrI ananta sarasvatI eteSAM paThanArtha zrIcaraNadAsAnudAsena jogezvareNa likhitaM // maMgalamastu / / Lent by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. SAUNDARYALAHARI WITH COMMENTARY (A work of Sankaracharya) Foll. 44; size 28 x 12.7 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 19 to 22 lines to 15 Jain Education Intemational

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a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1634 (A.D. 1577). Author of commentary: Ramachandra Misra. Begins: Ends : zrImad gaNapaticaraNaM smaraNIyamataH paraM / zrI bhavAnyai namaH / zivaH zaktyA yukto yadi bhavati zaktaH prabhavituM / zrImatsA ghara kAyAM mahAdevAgnihotra | ...asIdidaH stotraM siyAnapUrvakam / / samvat 1634 thA. An important text with several commentaries, the present commentary bears the above date. Lent by the K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna (Bihar). KUMARASAMBHAVA WITH COMMENTARY (A classical poem on the birth of Kumara) Foll. 57 (nos 1-9 and 15 missing); size 26x11.2 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 19 lines to a page; dated Samvat 1701 (A.D. 1644). Author: Kalidasa (4th century A.D.); scribe: Harshasoma. iti zrI kumArasaMbhavamahAkAvye umApariNayo nAma saptamaH sargaH zubhaM bhavatu / Ends : Colophon saMyaccandrAkAzamuni zrI nautanapure phAguni vadi 11 dine vA0 yazaH kuzala garie-ziSyamukhya paM0 zrI lAbhakIrtigariziSya paM0 harSasomena likhitam / 5 illustrations in Mughal style. Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. HARIBHAKTIDIPIKA (A work on sacrificial rites and devotion) Foll. 294; size 38.1x5.1 cm; palm-leaf; Maithili script; 5 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Lakshmanasena Samvat 525 (A.D. 1644). Author : Ganesa Misra; scribe: Sri Harisankara Karana. Begins: oM namaH zrI kRSNAya // sakalamAMpAraM tilakudhIvihArasahakAraM / advaitarAjahaMsI kamalAkara mekamacyutaM vande || 16

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Ends : iti paramavaiSNavazrImAdhavadAsakAritA zrIgaNezamizrakRtA / haribhaktidIpikA samAptA / / Colophon : lasaM 525 phAlguna kRSNa caturthyAM kuje neharAgrAme zrImatsadAnandasya nidezenAlikhadidaM zrIhari zaGkarakaraNa evAzu ziva // Lent by the K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna (Bihar). BHAGAVATA PURANA WITH SRIDHARA'S COMMENTARY (Deals mainly with the glories and exploits of Krishna) Foll. 334; size 40 x 22 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 15 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1705 (A.D. 1648). Author: Vyasadeva (according to traditional belief); scribe : Bhattaraka Jasavant. Begins : zrI gaNezAya namaH // OM namaH zrI paramahaMsAsvAditacaraNakamalacinmakaraMdAya bhaktajanamAnasa nivAsAya / ... "muditaH paripapraccha sarvamanvaMtarasthiti / Ends : nAmasaMkIrtanaM yasya sarvapApapraNAzanaM praNAmo du:khazamanastaM namAmi hariM paraM / / 22 / / iti zrI bhAgavate mahApurANe dvAdazaskaMdhe sUtokte trayodazo'dhyAya: / / Colophon : iti zrI bhAgavatabhAvArthadIpikAyAM zrIdharasvAmiviracitAyAM dvAdazaskaMdhe trayodazo'dhyAya:...... zrImannRpavikramArkasamayAtIta saMvat 1705 varSe bhAdravA sudi 2 gurau likhiteyaM(tamidaM)pustakaM // zrIudayapuranagare / 129 illustrations, by the artist Sahabadi, of the Rajasthani school. Lent by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. RAMAYANA (Aranyakandam) Foll. 36; size 39.5 x 24.5 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 13 to 20 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1708 (A.D. 1651). Author : Maharshi Valmiki; scribe : Mahatma Hirananda. 17 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : Ends : zrI rAmAya namaH / rAmAyaNamapi nAvaM saMsArArNavatAraNam yazcakAra muniH samyak tasmai vAlmIkaye namaH / ityArSe rAmAyaNe daMDakAraNye rAmonmAdo nAma sargaH zubhaM bhavatu / saMvat 1708 varSe kArtikamAse kRSNapakSe navamyAM tithI ravivAsare medapAThase ( ) - citror3agar3he / mahArAjAdhirAja mahArANA zrIjagatsiMghajI vijairAjya / zrI ekaliMgaprasAdAt - yAdRSaM ( zaM) pustake dRSTa tAdRSaM ( zaM) likhitaM mayA yadi zuddhamazuddhaM vA mama doSo na dIyate / maMgalaM lekhakAnAM ca pAThakAM (kAnAM ca maMgalam - maMgalaM sarvalokAnAM bhUmi bhUpati maMgalam / mahAtmA hIrAgaMda likhitaM / Lines at the beginning and the end in corrupt language; 32 beautiful illustrations of the Mewar school. Lent by the Saraswati Bhawan, Udaipur (Rajasthan ). MEGHADOTA (Well-known Sanskrit lyric) Foll. 8; size 25.5x11 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 17 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1726 (A.D. 1669). Author: Kalidasa; scribe: Muni Udayaharsha. Begins: Ends : Colophon kazcitkAntA virahaguruNA svAdhikArAt pramattaH zrutvA vArtA jaladakathitAM tAM ghanezo'pi sadyaH rasapakSamunizarvarIpatipramite varSe mArgazIrSamA zuklapakSakAdItiyoM zrI grAsIko madhye zrImat kharataragacchebhaTTArakI mIjinacandrasUri vijayarAjye vAcanAcArya zrIhIrarAjamaNi padapaMkaja sevAcaMcarIpaM udayaharSasAdhubhilikhitaM / cha / ziSya ciraM0 mativimalapaThanArtham // 5 illustrations in Mughal style; only known illustrated manuscript of the Meghadutam. Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. MATSYAPURANA Foll. 330 (some missing); size 32.5x17.5 cm; paper; Devanagari 18

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script; 14 to 15 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1733 (A.D. 1676). Author: Vyasadeva (according to traditional belief); scribe Kasirama. Begins: Ends : OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya / zrI matsyarUpAya namaH / OM pracaNDatANDavAdopaprAkSisaukSiptadiggajAH / bhavantu vividhAkArAH vighnaughaparizAntaye // 1 // iti matsyapurANe devatArcAnukIrtanaM nAma / samAptaM cedaM matsyapurANam / zubhamastu sarvajagatAM parahitaniratA bhavantu bhUtagaNA: / doSAH prayAntu zAnti sarvatra sukhI bhavatu lokaH // Colophon : OM saMvat 1733 mAghazudi saptamyAM ravivAsarAnvitAyAM likhitaM paMDitakAzIrAmeNa iha kAzmIramaNDalAyAM zubhamastu // 3 illustrations in Kashmir style. Lent by the Maharaja of Jaipur Museum, City Palace, Jaipur (Rajasthan). DASAKUMARAKATHA (Adventures of Ten Princes) Foll. 99; size 29x13 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 15 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1734 (A.D. 1677). Author: Gopinatha Dvijadhisa; scribe Badridasa. Begins : zrI gaNezAya namaH // sarvakAmapradAmiSTadevatAM bhuvanezvarIm / praNamya parayA bhaktyA gaNAnAmadhipaM tathA // 1 // Ends : parasparamaikamatyena vartamAnA puraMdaraprabhRtibhirapyatidurlabhAni rAjyasuvAnyanyavan // Colophon iti zrImahArAjAdhirazrI gopInAthasaMzodhitadakumArakathAyAM sakalasamAgamo nAma ekAdaza ucchvAsaH / samApteyaM kathA dazakumArANAm / / saMvat 1734 zAke 1598 pravartamAne mAsamudi navamyAM some likhitevaM rUpA dasakumArANAM badrIdAsena yodhapUramadhye // zrIrastu // zrI // A rare copy, based on Dandin's Dasakumaracharita. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur (Rajasthan). 19

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BALACHARITA, ABHISHEKANATAKA, AVIMARAKA, DUTAGHATOTKACHA, KARNAKAVACHA HARANA AND ORUBHANGA (Well-known dramas of Bhasa) Foll. 66; size 49 x 5.5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 9 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Bhasa. Begins : - hri: shrii gnnptye nmH (naandyntee ttHprvishti suutrdhaar) suutrdhaar - shNkhkssiirvpuH puraakRtyugee naarrrraa tu naaraaynn. suutaayaaNtripdaappit tribhuvnoo vissnnuH suvnnnnprbhH| duudaashyaamnibhH s raavnnvdhee raamoo yugee dvaapree nityNyoonyjnsnnibhH kliyugee vH paatu daamoodr|| eevmaarymishraa vijnyaapyaami | ayee! kinnukhe! myi vijnyaapnvygree shbd iv shrytee angg! pshyaami Ends: bl.ayee! ayN guruputroo.... ....ytaalNbbaahu. srbhsmymugrN kaamm kN km aann Colophon : knnnnkvchrnnN smaaptN This manuscript is about 500 years old. Lent by the Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Kerala). RIGARTHAGAMASAMHRITI (Commentary on the Rigvedasamhita) Foll. 246; size 54 x 5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 8 to 12 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Skandasvami (7th century A.D.). Begins : gnnptye nmH avighmstu. villeeshvighmaattaannddcndrnrroopeendrvndit 20 Jain Education Intemational

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nmoo gnnpte! tubhyNbrhmnnaaNbrhmnnspt mntraannaamvbooddhyaa ytotthaanggtvsiddhye Rgveedsyaatthboodhaatthmto bhaassyN krissytee. te mntraapeenycprkaaraa-pressaaH krnnaa kriymaannaanuvaadin: shaastraabhissttvaadigtaaH paanuvcnaadigtaa iti Ends : he ashvinau. saubhgebhiH bhgee iti dhnnaam, shoobhnooni dhnaani subhgooni subhgaanyv s+bhgaani teH saubhgebhi:. tRtiiyaashrteH saakaaNksstvaat.sNyoojitmiti vaakysheessN. ahiNsitaani c shoobhnaani c dhnaanysbhyN dttmitytthN. tnno mitr ityktN. The manuscript seems to be 500 years old. Skandasvami is one of the earliest commentators of the Rigveda. Lent by the Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Kerala). RIGVEDABHASHYA (Commentary on the Rigveda) Foll. 186; size 51 x 5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 11 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Venkatamadhava (c. A.D. 1100). Begins : hri: shrii gnnptye nmH avighmstu. pnycmoothaassttkstsmi. nnddhyaayaadissu vkssytee. Rssinaamaassgootreessu vijnyymih vaidike.. Ends : vyaakhydi......... mssttmsyaassttksy sN tiirmaashrity nivaas kaaveeryaa dkssinnN sukhN. ............ tjgveedbhaassyN smaaptN shrii: ooN hri: hri: hri: shrii: - 21 Jain Education Intemational

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Of the pre-Sayana commentators of the Rigveda, Venkatamadhava was one of the foremost. A note on the first folio says that the manuscript (about 400 years old) belonged to Payyur Bhatta's family of great repute in Kerala, Lent by the Adyar Library and Research Centre, Adyar (Madras). RAMAYANA Foll. 337; size 31x4.5 cm; palm-leaf; Grantha script; 20 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Maharshi Valmiki. Begins : Ends: Suklambaradharam vishnum sasivarnam chaturbhujam; prasannavadanam dhyayet sarvavighnopasantaye. ayurarogyaputrabharyabandhusamuchchayah. bhavantu te sada vishnoh (prasa)dadrangasayinah. bhavabhayaharamekam bhanukotiprakasam karadhritasarachapam kalameghavabhasam. kanakaruchiravastram ratnavatkundaladhyam kamalavisadanetram sanujam ramamide. The manuscript, about 400 years old, has very beautiful letters - very minute but clear. The metal book covers contain illustrations. Lent by the Adyar Library and Research Centre, Adyar (Madras). ARTHASASTRA (A treatise on political science) Foll. 167 size 36x5 cm; palm-leaf; Grantha script; 10 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Kautilya (4th century B.C.). Begins: harib om. namasukrabrihaspatibhyam prithivya labhe palane cha yavantyarthasastrani purvacharyaih prasthapitani pra 22

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Ends: yasastani samskrityaikamidam arthasastram kritam tasyayam prakaranadhikaranasamuddesah. evam sastramidam yuktametabhistantrayuktibhih. avaptau palane choktam lokasyasya parasya cha. dharmamartham cha kamam cha pravartayati pati cha. adharmanarthavidveshanidam sastram nihanti cha. Colophon yena sastram cha sastram cha nandarajagata cha bhuh. amarshenoddhritanyasu tena sastramidam kritam. iti tantrayuktau prathamodhyayah. Ends: mantram yuktayah aditah panchasachchhatodhyayah. etavata kautiliyasyarthasastrasya tantrayuktih panchadasamadhikaranam samaptam. drishtva vipratipattim bahudha sastreshu bhashyakaranam. svayameva vishnuguptaschakara sutram cha bhashyam cha. Best known manuscript of the Arthasastra. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. MAHABHARATA Foll. 339 size 30x 34 cm; birch-bark (bhurjapatra); Sharda script, 24 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Vyasadeva (according to traditional belief). Begins: vaizaMpAyana svataH rAjendra nivasandevasamani pUjitastridazaiH sAdhyairmarudbhirvasubhistadA / purA hi nirbhanadaNDamohitA pramUDhacittA yadanena zudhyatA dadAti kasmaicidana ta varAjyapUrNAmiva'..... Unique and valuable manuscript containing the Adi, Sabha and Aranyaka parvas. Beginning of the Adi and end of the Aranyaka missing. Lent by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona. 23

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SLOKAVARTIKAVYAKHYA TATPARYATIKA (Commentary on the Slokavartika of Kumarilabhatta) Foll. 152; size 54 x 5 cm; palm-leaf, Malayalam script; 12 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Umbekabhatta (8th century A.D.). Begins : yee naam keecidih nH prthyntyvaaN jaannti te kimpi taa prti ness ytn utptsyte mm tu koottti smaandhmmaa kaaloohyyN nirvdhiipulaa c pRthvii grnthaarNbhsbhimtdeevtaaN prstuti vaattikkaar: --vishuddhti. tsy c kttvytaayaaN shissttaacaar : prmaannN. Ends : tuktN : "aadhaaraatmni vijnyaa sukhmaadheeyboodhnN" iti, Colophon : iti bhttttooNbeekvircitaayaaN taatpry ttiikaayaaN spoottaakhyN paadspaaneekN smaaptN. Umbekabhatta is said to have been the direct disciple of Kumarilabhatta, the famous philosopher of the Mimamsa school and author of the Slokavartika. Lent by the Adyar Library and Research Centre, Adyar (Madras). RIGVEDAPADAPATHA (Text of the Rigveda with words in independent form) | Foll, 230; size 40,7x4.5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 8 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Begins : agniN. rrNlle. pur: hitN. yjnysy. daivN. eRtvijN. hootaarN. rtn. dhaatmN. Ends : srsvti. abhi. n; nessi, vsy:, maa. apsrrrrrii: pysaa, maa, nH, aa. dhk. aasssv. n | 24 Jain Education Intemational

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skhyaa. veshyaa, c. maa, tvt'. kssetraanni. annaani. gnm. Colophon : iti ctutaassttkettssttmoddhyaayN. Svaras (accent marks) have been marked in excellent order. Lent by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. SLOKAVARTIKAVYAKHYA SARKARIKA (A commentary on Kumarilabhatta's Slokavartika) Foll. 152; size 54 x 5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 12 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Bhattaputra Jayamisra (c. 8-9th century A.D.). Begins : atr bhaassyN. ath g+ritysy shbdsy kootttttth: iti. ttraasy vaacyniruup. nnsy prkRtsNbndh+tpttiktt si. ddhaantaapyoogitaaN dshynnaah. Ends : eevmeeveendriyestulyN vyvhaarooplNbhnN Colophon : iti bhttttputrjymishrvircitaayaaN shlookvaattikvyaakhyaayaaN shrikaayaaN aakRtigrnth prthmH pricceedH. The commentary is incomplete. Lent by the Adyar Library and Research Centre, Adyar (Madras). RIGVEDA SAMHITA Foll. 69; size 35.5X3.5 cm; palm-leaf; Nandinagari script; 5 to 6 lines to a page. Begins : zrI gaNezazAradAgurubhyo namaH / hari: oM // agnimIle purohitaM yajJasya devamRtvijam / hotAraM ratnadhAtamam / / - 25 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends: indro yAto'vasitasya rAjA zamasya ca zRGgiNo vajrabAhuH / sedu rAjA kSayati carSaNInAmarAnna nemiH paritA babhUva / / hari: oM ayaM devAyA va yo va yanti yacciddhi zazvatA zazvadindro'STau / Colophon : iti prathamASTake dvitIyo'dhyAyaH / / Accent marks in Samhita in Nandinagari. Lent by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. RIGVEDA Foll. 14 sheets (first bundle) and 16 sheets (2nd bundle); size 28 x 11 cm; Devanagari script; 7 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Begins: hari: OM agnimIle purohita hari: oM / / ayaM devAya janmane zrI mahAgaNapatirjayati / / hariH OM // prava: pAMta hari: OM // suSumA yAtamadribhi: Ends : iti prathamASTake prathamodhyAya: / / 1 iti prathamASTake dvitIyodhyAya: // 2 // etAyAmopagavyaM ta idra / / iti dvitIyASTake prathamodhyAya: / / 1 / / suSumAyAtamadribhi: / / iti dvitIyASTake dvitIyodhyAyaH // 2 // vasurudrA purumantUvadhatA / / With illustrations. Lent by the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore (Madras). RIGVEDAPADAPATHA (Text of the Rigveda with words in independent form) Foll. 147 ; size 39.2 X 3.9 cm ; palm-leaf ; Telugu script ; 7 lines to a page ; Sanskrit. Begins : Kris058 ] 345508 | 3880 | 2010 | 268&01 cass|60|wasesol cha601630- 4500 // 26 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends : Important because of accent marks and padapatha in Telugu. Lent by the Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. ahN | | grbhN | addhaaN | oossdhiissu | ahN | vishveessu | bhuvneessu | aNtriti | bhN | prjaaN aajnyN | pRdhivyaaN | ahN jnibhyH|| aprissu | putraas|| SRIDEVIMAHATMYAM (Hymns in honour of the Devi, the supreme female goddess) Foll. 75; size 8 x 4 cm ; palm-leaf, Telugu script ; 24 lines per folio; Sanskrit. Begins: Ends : shrii gurubhyoonmH | shrii shaardaaNbaayainmH |... pursuNdryainmH | caamuNddaayainmH/.... eevNgunn shubhtidhau shrii mhaakaallii mhaalkssmii mhaasr svtii deevtaa priityrdhN - sptshtiistootr..... krissyeenni adh dhyaanN|| yaa deevii mdhu kaittbhprmdhinii yaamaahipoonnuullinii yaa dhuumreekssnncNddmuNddshmnii yaabh kti.... shinii | yaa shumaasurnishumbhdaitydmnii yaa siddhlkssmipraa | saa cNddi nvkoottimuurtivhitaa maaN paatu vishveeshvrii || siimNtee tee bhgvti myaa saadrN vystmeet duurmee hRdykmlee hrssvrssN tnootu, baalaaditydyutirip baalaadity dyutiiriv sdaaloohitaa ysykaaNti rNtrdhvaaNtN hrtu sklN ceetsaa ciNtyaami. A manuscript with beautiful handwriting in microscopic form. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. VIVARANADARPANA (A work on philosophy) Foll. 162; size 45x3.5 cm; palm-leaf; Nandinagarl script; 5 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Rangarajadhvari, father of Appaya Dikshita (16th century A.D.). 27

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Begins: Ends : pradhAnAdivAraNena Izvarasya siddheriti ca kA yojanA yA advitIya iti kRtaH vAstrayovidapekSayA st fab mdhyy hue / s h 3:01 taM pakSamAthizyemaM lokaM vyAkhyAsye dvitIye suve janmAdyasya yata iti // fafa faq / tasmAjjJAnagrAhakasAmagrImAtrasAdhyaM jJAnasya ta" na ca tatra pramANAbhAva iti vAcyam / fave a rma fam***** -f finant rf'''''**vivAdeti vizeSaNaM guNatvAdiSu vybhicaarprihaaraarthm|| Ends : A rare manuscript of a work of Rangarajadhvari known from a verse of Viraraghava-kavi in Achchandikshitavamsavali. Lent by the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore (Madras). SILPAPRAKASA (Canons of temple architecture in Orissa) Foll. 96 ; size 38,5 x 4 em : palm-leaf' : Oriya script ; 4 lines to a page; Sanskrit ; dated 11th year of the reign of Raja Gopinathadeva, i.e, A.D. 1731. Author: Ramachandra Mahapatra (between 11th and 13th century) ; scribe : Narasimha Dwija. Begins : shriimnnngku nim airaabsmaaruutN naanaamnni krussi tm Rsssstti klaa bd,nsujN ddnoji lm // prbstr pridhaan sribaar maa lm blluku kaargdebN prnnaam bdn mhinti // bhukthste suugrbhaa r aremaandhaarnn gdeb, mhaallii dkrm niyymik o RssikulyyaatraamiN shobhnpur baasin brNcll ghoddaayy nrsiN hrdd kosstt / likhitmid impoyyum gopiinaathnrottm gaaiire rudrrss melikrmd stllm / / 28

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Colophon : Q 6160700158mga m3194 0902 991816219612 shillpii prbre krcit shillpprkshaayyum gntu hN tiiyyu prkaashyy smaapt sbaayyunm This text gives principles and descriptions of the construction of the Vadabhi type of temples of Orissa in the medieval period, such as the Vaital Deul and the Gauri temple in Bhubaneswar, the Varahi temple in Chaurasi and the Gangesvari temple. The language of the text is corrupt at places. Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). SADHANAMALA (A work on Buddhist Iconography) Foll. in folder form; size 38 x 18.5 cm; Newari script; Sanskrit. Written during the reign of Jayaprakasamalla of Nepal (c.1760 A.D.). 155 illustrations of Nepal school. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. PRAYOGARATNAMALA VYAKARANA (A work on Grammar) Foll. 151; size 47x10 cm; Tula pat; Assamese script; 6 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Saka 1695 (A.D. 1773). Author : Mahamahopadhyaya Purushottama Vidya Vagisa Bhattacharya (16th century A.D.). Begins : om nmaae gnneshaay'| shriinndsuunaaebdnaar'bindmupaammhe ytr nitaantmeb| Jain Education Intemational

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Ends : Colophon : iti mhaamhaaepaadhyaay' bidyaar`aagiishbhttttaacaar'ynirmitaay'aaN pry'aaegr'tnmaalaay'aaN tddhitbinyaasH smaaptH // shriimllder`sy gunnaiksindhormhiimhendrsy ythaanideshm| pRfe ratr / om4 salt3 o 5(agar // bhuutgr'h r'sngkec shaake siNhgter'bau| shriishmbhunaathe bylikht, haashiite r'tnmaalkm // The manuscript contains the entire text from Sandhi to Taddhitavinyasa. It was written by the author at the instance of the Koch king, Naranarayana of the 16th century. Lent by the Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Gauhati (Assam). SILPAPRAKASA (Canons of temple architecture in Orissa) Foll. 73 ; size 34.5 x 4 cm; palm-leaf ; Oriya script ; 5 lines to a page; Sanskrit ; dated 4th Anka of Divyasimhadeva, Utkala era, i.e. 1198 (A.D. 1791). Author : Ramachandra Mahapatra (between 11th and 13th century); scribe : Bhuvanesvara Misra. Begins : shriignneshaayy nmii iishkrmaa-prti maadhaan airaabtsmaaruuddh' naanaamnnishbhussi tm rbhuss klaatidaanpunnyy bdnonm || Ends : srbshst mnnillp bishbkrmaashaasnm kii hmukt srb siddhi ! prdaayykm srbbhaagyy smaapunte srbkrmaa gh n bkssaa shillp skaar shillp-prkaash-mjny / Colophon : itishrii ashokmnnddllaantrgrtt naaraayynnpurbaasi n s sgotr bhubneshr mishrii likhit drbyysiNhdeb cturthiingk utkllre 118 knyyaa prbhRdshmyyutiaaN pnnddi t baasre liphnubaadyy smaapt / 30 Jain Education Intemational

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The language of the text is corrupt at places. The text gives principles and descriptions of the construction of Vadabhi types of temples. Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). SILPAPRAKASA (Canons of temple architecture in Orissa) Foll, 108 ; size 39x4cm ; palm-leaf ; Oriya script ;4 lines to a page ; Sanskrit ; dated Saka 1715 (A.D. 1793). Author: Ramachandra Mahapatra (between 11th and 13th century); scribe : Govindadasa. Begins : shriipyy nm o bishkrm nm shriiniillaadr naathaayy nm byy krmii-prddimaa dhyyaanm airaab smaaruuddh' naan mnni shbhussi tm cddhupt kllaabidyyaa nsukhii ddnoktllm / (1) yntr mu mhaakaallii srb shdii rupinnii srb shillmyyii ntyy srdaann prdaayy naa] / (6) Ends : prshmaami mhaash7 durgaa c pngkj likhityy pustkr shriindaas kRpaarthste khk dii5 jnn lhusindh nksstr myyutik likhitbhaayyudeg-dmbndhu ythaa shstaantr tthaa || 69 illustrated pages (Orissan school). The text gives principles and descriptions of the construction of the Vadabhi types of temples. The language of the text is corrupt at places. In private collection of Miss Alice Boner, Varanasi; lent through the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). Jain Education Intemational

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AMARUSATAKA (One hundred stanzas of Amaru on love) Foll. 26; size 28 x 4.2 cm; palm-leaf; Oriya script; 7 to 8 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Amaru (c. 8th century A.D.). Begins : jii -br- kaa yyu:-mnni pRsstth... Ends : skhiiki gunnmii kll ityyaadi 96 illustrations of the Orissan school, 18th century. Lent by the office of the Museum and Archaeology, Bhubaneshwar (Orissa). GITAGOVINDA (A lyrical drama depicting the love of Ktishna for Radha) Foll. 7 ; size 30 x 4 cm ; palm-leaf ; Oriya script ; 12 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Jayadeva (12th century A.D.). Begins : / shrii kRssnnaayy nmH / mghimembr bnbhub shyyaamaaptmaallmi bhiiru tmeb jdi raadhgRhpraapmbh Ends : kdmbntmb ityyaadi Colophon : itishrii giitgobind mhaakaabyy kbiraaj jyydeb kRheN mumdhus dno naam tRtiiyyusgii ! shriikRssnnaayy nm / 7 illustrations of the Orissan school, 18th century. The writing is disposed in such a way that from a distance it appears like the design of a Pidha temple. Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). Jain Education Intemational

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VIDAGDHAMADHAVA (A drama on Krishna ) Foll. 64; size 35.7x4.4 cm; palm-leaf; Oriya script; 6 to 7 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Rupagoswami (16th centuryA.D.). Begins: Ends : sudhm-baad kpi mdhubmaanmaad bhbnii shaimaas| ityyaat / 106 illustrations of the Orissan school. Lent by the office of the Museum and Archaeology, Bhubaneswar (Orissa). Ends : UKARA (An astronomical work ) Foll. 36; size 32x13 cm; paper; Devanagari script; Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1865 (A.D. 1808). Author: Nayanasukhopadhyaya. Begins: zrI gaNezAya namaH atha ukarAkhyo graMthasAvajUsakRto likhyate / tatrAsya trayodazAdhyAye ekona SaSTitulyAni 56 kSetrANi saMti / paraM ca kvacitpustakeSu paMcAza 50 nmitAnyeva kSetrANi saMti / tatra prayojanadvayasyaikakSetrameva kRtaMidaM yunAnIbhASAta: arava bhASAyAM zrabula accAsa sahasyAjJayA kustA vivikA yAhIsaMzena tRtIyAdhyAyasya paMcamajeparyaMta ti zeSamanyatiMnarasIrasaMjJena TIkA kRtA / sevaM saMskRtamukhopAdhyAyaM nivadhyate // atha prathamAdhyAyaH saMvat 1865 miti jyeSThazukla zanivAra zrIrAmacandrAya namaH zrI gaMgAdevyai namaH zrI vizvezrAya namaH zrI rAma jI 1 Contains several geometrical diagrams. The original of this Sanskrit text was in Greek. It was translated into Arabic by Kustabi-Biluka-valuvabi at the instance of Abul-AchchasaAhaska. Nayanasukhacharya translated it into Sanskrit with the help of Abida, an Arabic scholar. Lent by the Oriental Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Kerala ). 33

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TANTRASARA (Essentials of Tantric rites) Foll. 262; size 54 x 13 cm; paper; Bengali script; 8 lines to a page; Sanskrit; dated Saka 1733 (A.D. 1811). Author : Krishnananda Agamavagisa (17th century). Begins : ntb kRssnnpddbndN br'hmaadirbndit| guruN c jnyaandaataarN kRssnnaanne dhiimtaa| Ends: yd y my'aa naath bimuuddh'buddhyaa spssttiikRtN guhaatmN c tntre| kssntbymet krunnaanidhaan krodhe n caahH khlupaamressu| Colophon : aiti bImazamazAnAzAba kIkahAnamAyAkRSThahamAnaH mamAnuH / 10 illustrations; this manual of Tantric rituals is very popular in Bengal. Lent by the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta. GAJASASTRAM (On elephants of different regions) Foll. 332 plates; size 40 x 25 cm; paper; Devanagari script; Sanskrit and Marathi. Authors : Palakapyamuni, and Sarabhojiraja (A. D. 17981832) respectively of Sanskrit and Marathi versions. Begins : (Sanskrit) oMkArAtmakazAlAyAM nAdastambhe mahottare nibaddhya dhyAnapAzena kalaye kalabhAnanam / / (Marathi) zloka // oMkArAtmaka divyabhavya baravI zAlAvizAlAmahAnAdastaMbha abhaMgasuMdaralase tImAji bhArIpaNa / tyAzI zrIkalabhAnanA kabalunI saMdhyAnapAzIM paMdI dhyAMto tyA nijavallabhA prativazA jo Dola toMkI maMdI // 1 // Ends : (Sanskrit) AsanatritayepyevaM sauSThavaM parikalpayet / gajasya preraNArthAya purastAdAsanaM jaguH // 3 etdevmutkRssttmityaahu:|| (Marathi) maMdAdijAMtIyuddhArtha utkRSTAsana bolileM gajasAmAnyasaMgrAmI teMci paijANanemileM // 4 34 Jain Education Intemational

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Colophon : iti pAlakApye // 9 // navamaprakaraNaM saMpUrNam / / iti zrI zarabhedramahArAjaviracite gajazAstrabhASAprabaMdhe gajagatidoSaguNanirUpaNaM nAma / / 6 // navamaprakaraNaM saMpUrNam / Pictures, over 600 in number, illustrations of elephants with different temperaments and of how the elephants were captured, tamed and trained for fighting; some pictures are of ailing elephants. Lent by the Sarasvati Mahal Library. Tanjore (Madras). ASVASASTRA (On horses of different breeds and their chief characteristics) Foll. 174 sheets ; size 40x25 cm; paper ; Devanagari script, Author : Nakula (according to traditional belief). Begins: Ends: AliMgya devI haritAM niSaNNAM saMdhyAruNaM pAzasRNIrvahantam / parasparaspRSTakaTInivezaM bhayApahaM zaktigaNezamIDe / / vAhaneSu ca ye vargA : kurvanti harivAhanam / suhRdastava vAhAnAmanye tu harayastava / / iti vAhanAdhyAyaH / / Colophon : dRSTvA samastaM nakulaH zAstraM tacchAlihotrIyaM / brUte tattvArthamanaghaM zAstraM kRtvA samAsataH / / 275 illustrations of the Maratha school of Tanjore (A.D. 1800-1832). Lent by the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore (Madras). CHATURANGAVIHARA (Moves of dice in chess) Foll. 32; size 20.6x18.2 cm ; paper ; Devanagari script ; 15 to 25 lines to a page ; Sanskrit and Marathi. Author : Krishnendramaharaja of Mysore. 35 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : zrI cAmuNDA praznacakramhANAyAcA 324 gharAMcA cakrAMta 144 gharAMce ANi 64 gharAMce hI budhabalapaTabhita hoUNa 1 yA AMkhAsa vibhAgarItyA AThAdi zAMta hI gAMTha paDalyA azvagatI kaDUna saMpUrNa zsale Ahe yAcakAcA aMkoddhAra zlokAcA anuloma viloma gatI keDUna 1064 bhedacakre utpanna hotAta // Ends: yA 64 gharAMcA budhabalapaTAMta citra vicitravANI terIja vhAvayAcA yA jaganmohana cakrAMta madhye 16 gharAMta daMDapArzva ityAdi 56 prakArAnehi 154 terI jahoIjesava bhovateM 1 balyAMta bArA khaMDAMta hI cAra-cAra gharAMsa 122 terIja hoIje saMhI ekAzvagati cAlavilI AheyAce . 126 bhedacakeM utpanna hotAta // Colophon : zrImatsamastadharaNImaMDalapuNDarIkakaNikAyamAna karNATakajanapadamadhya-vidyotamAna ni: samAnavaibhavabhavanAyamAna zrImanmahIzUrapuravarAdhIza rAjAdhirAja cAmarAjadharmapatnI ratnake panaM jAM...... zrI cAmuNDAdayAsAMdra zrI kRssnnendrvinimmitaa| prAcandratAraka jIyAt praznacakre hayapluti: 64 / / shrii|| zrI // Lent by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. ABHINAYACHANDRIKA (On a classical dance of Orissa called the odisi dance) Foll. 47; size 39x4 cm; palm-leaf; Oriya script; 2 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author: Mahesvara Mahapatra (A.D. 1764); scribe: Gopipatra. Begins : nmohre ghRsh kl3dhdaasiin ddraamaasu bhr mhaakaayy dntii nRtyy shikhid taannddbpi yyu putr yyu taannddb phri yyu-dhuurj6 nmo cintaamnni n shuddh-bRddhi prdaayyik / Ends : nRtyybhaabddhthaaddhndhu ythaash strnumodityy khnndd br smaabeshe nRtyyaabhinyy lnnm / 6 Asmi PDIAN-AROO pritesh prsthaayyu knm jii modkm !! uuddideshaanusrnn ythcaarism / tthaashmiikaanubndhin khaabhinyy r k! || 36 Jain Education Intemational

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Colophon : itishrii gjpti naaraayynndeb annggbhiim mhaaraaj raajsbhaamnnddn p traaj birupaa mhaapaatrsN muN raaj byys go ddraayy mheshr mhaapaatr drt abhinyy cndkaa nRtyys it gopii paaddh'en likhitmidrntu / The language is corrupt at places. 50 illustrations of the Orissan school. The author was the son of Virupaksha Mahapatra, court poet of King Anangabhima. Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). PREMARAMAYANA (Sanskrit translation of the Hindi Ramacharitamanasa of Tulasidasa) Foll. 224; size 29 x 12 cm; paper; Oriya script : 8 lines to a page; Sanskrit and Hindi. Author : Dasarathi Kavichandra; scribe: the author himself. Begins : shrii gtishggjbkt deg mhaan ysyy mulyymaatrenn siddhi bti nnntth jm / sunn siddh hoi gn naayyuk kribr din Colophon : iti shrii daash kh, akhub dhaan dbitaa premraamaayyush sNpu: 5 / The language is corrupt at places. This is the only known Sanskrit translation of the Ramacharitamanasa. In private custody ; but lent through the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). | 37 Jain Education Intemational

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YAGAVEDI - CHITRANI (Diagrams of Srauta sacrifices) Size 62.2 x 47.1 cm; paper; Devanagari, Grantha and Roman scripts. 42 illustrations showing diagrams of altars for various sacrifices, like the Agnishtoma, etc. Lent by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. Jain Education Intemational

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SHATKHANDAGAMA (DHAVALA) (A work on the Karma philosophy of the Jainas) Foll. 777; size 75x6 cm; palm-leaf; Kanarese script; 12 to 14 lines to a page; Prakrit; dated 1113 A.D.; the commentaries are in Prakrit alternating with Sanskrit. Authors: Dharasena and Pushpadanta; commentator: Virasena (9th century A.D.). Begins: nnmoo arihNtaannN nnmoo siddaannN nnmoo aa iriyoonnN nnmoo uvjjhaa yaannN, nnmaa loopi sbb saahuunnN || 1 || 2 illustrated folios. Acharya Dharasena taught the Shatkhandagama and the Mahabandha to Acharyas Pushpadanta and Bhutabali. Acharya Virasena wrote an exhaustive commentary on the Shatkhandagama in 72,000 slokas and this is known as the Dhavala. Lent by the Trustees of the Siddhanta Basadi at Moodbidri (South Kanara) through the kind courtesy of Babu Chhotelal Jain of Calcutta. MAHABANDHA (MAHADHAVALA) (A work on the Karma philosophy of the Jainas) Foll. 219; size 72.5x7 cm; palm-leaf; Kanarese script; 12 to 14 lines to a page; Prakrit. Authors: Dharasena and Bhutabali (1st century A.D.); scribe: Ugraditya. Begins: majue no | o || nnmoo atijinnaannN || 1 || 7 illustrated folios. 41

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Acharya Bhutabali wrote the Mahabandha (Mahadhavala). It is the longest Prakrit Sutra consisting of 40,000 slokas. The colophon of the Mahadhavala manuscript states that it was copied through the munificence of Santisena's queen, Mallikabbe for the purpose of presentation to an erudite sage, Maghanandi. Lent by the Trustees of the Siddhanta Basadi at Moodbidri (South) Kanara) through the kind courtesy of Babu Chhotelal Jain of Calcutta. KASHAYAPAHUDA (JAYADHAVALA) (On the Karma philosophy of the Jainas) Foll. 516; size 68.5x7 cm; palm-leaf; Kanarese script; 12 to 14 lines to a page; Prakrit; the commentaries in Prakrit alternating with Sanskrit. Author: Gunadhara (1st century B.C.); commentators: Yativrishabha (6th century A.D.) and Virasena (9th century A.D.). Begins : pubbmmi pNcmmi du dsbhe jn saapdde tdinn vittttNti naahu ddmmi du hvdi ksaayaann paahuddN nnaa m || 1 || The colophon states that a certain Bhujabali Anna Sreshthi got it copied and presented it to Padmasena Muni. The teachings of the Jaina Tirthankara, Mahavira (6th century B.C.) were arranged into twelve angas by his pupil, Indrabhuti Gautama, and were orally handed down from generation to generation. But gradually they fell into oblivion.. According to the Digambara tradition the canons of the twelve angas are forgotten; only a portion of them was known to Acharya Gunadhara (1st century B.C.) and Acharya Dharasena (1st century A.D.) and whatever of it survived is preserved in the ancient scriptures known as the Kashayapahuda of Gunadhara and the Shatkhandagama and the Mahabandha of Dharasena. Acharya Gunadhara wrote the Kashayapahuda in 233 Gatha Sutras. 42

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Acharya Yativrishabha (6th century A.D.) wrote churni sutras on it in 6000 slokas. Thereafter, in the 9th century A.D., Acharya Virasena wrote an exhaustive commentary on it in 20000 slokas; this was, however, completed by his pupil Jinasena by the addition of another 40000 slokas. This commentary is known as the Jayadhavala, 14 illustrated folios. Lent by the Trustees of the Siddhanta Basadi at Moodbidri (South Kanara) through the kind courtesy of Babu Chhotelal Jain of Calcutta. SANTINATHA KALASA (Jaina text) Foll. 21; size 20.5 x 7.7 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 9 lines to a page; Apabhraisa; dated Samvat 1350 (A.D. 1293). Author: Jinesvarasuri (A.D. 1275-1300); scribe: Vinayasamudra, pupil of Jinesvara. Begins : ufafafagafat 9493# I afafafya ay safet Colophon : saMvat 1350 caitra sudi 1 ravau revatI nakSatra zrI jinezvarasUriziSyeNa vinayasamudra muni devarAjapurasthitena mahAdharaputra molaNanimittaM kalasabolipatrANi likhitamiti / Incomplete; the oldest paper manuscript in the collection. Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. UTTARAPURANA (Life-story of the Tirthankaras after Rishabhadeva) Foll. 398; size 30 x 10 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 10 lines to a page; Apabhramsa; dated Samvat 1391 (A.D. 1334). Author: Pushpadanta (10th century A.D.); scribe : Vahad Raja-deva. 43 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : OM namo vItarAgAya . vaMbhaho vaMbhAlaya sAmiya ho Isa ho IsaracaMda ho| ajiya ho jiyakAma ho paNavevi paramajiriMgada ho // cha / Ends : siriniraha ho vahuguNaho kaikulatilayaM mAsiu / supahANa purANu tisaTThihimi purisaha cariu samAsiu / / 14 / / iti mahApurANe tisaTThimahApurisaguNAlaMkAre mahAkai pupphayaMtaviraisa mahAbhabvabharahANu maNigae mahAkavbe vIraNAhaNivvANagamaNaM trAvitisaTThipurisa vaNaNaNaM NAma diuttarUsayasaMdhI smtto| uttara purANa samAptaM miti // saMdhi 102 // Colophon : saMvatsaresmin zrI vikramAdityagatAbdaH saMvat 1391 varSe jyeSTha vadi 9 guruvAsare adyaha zrI yoginIpure samastarAjAvalIziromukuTamANikyakhacitanakharazmau suratrANa zrI mahammadasAhinAmni mahIM vibhrati sati asmin rAjye yoginIpurasthita agrotakAnvaya nabhaH zazAMka sA. mahipAlaputra jinacaraNakamalacaMcarIkaiH sA. khetUphairA sADhA maharAjA rUpA, etaiH sA. khetA putra galhA AjA etau / sA. pherA putra vIdhA hemarAja etau dharmakarmaNi sadyodyamaparai jJAnAvaraNIya kSayAya bhavyajanAnAM paThanAya uttarapurANapustakaM likhApitaM / likhitaM gauDAnvaya kAyasthapaMDita gandharvaputravAhadarAjadevena / Second part of the Mahapurana written by Pushpadanta; one of the best works of Apabhramsa literature. The manuscript was written at Yoginipura (Delhi). Lent by the Shri Digambar Jain Atisaya Kshetra, Shri Mahavirji, Jaipur (Rajasthan). KALPASUTRA AND KALAKACHARYAKATHA (Biographies of the Jinas and rules for ascetics; the story of Kalakacharya) rakatha: is so som: Doanigan wrips tims on ram ranit Four folios from a manuscript of the Kalpasutra and the Kalakacharyakatha; size 30.5x9 cm; Devanagari script; 7 lines to a page; Prakrit and Sanskrit. Author of the Kalpasutra: Bhadrabahu (4th century B.C.). 5 illustrations in Western Indian style of the late 14th century; a very 44 Jain Education Intemational

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early illustrated manuscript of excellent workmanship. Lent by the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay. KAMMAVACHA (A Pali Buddhist text) 16 copper plates; size 55x10 cm; Siamese script; Pali. Begins: Ends: Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhassa pathamam upajjhamh gahapetabbo upajjham gahapetva pattachivaram achikkhitabbam. Sammata samghena itthannamassa bhikkuno nissayamutta sammuti. khamati samghassa tasma tunhi evam etam dharayamiti... 10 illustrations, good examples of Thai art of the middle period (c. 14th century A.D.). Lent by the Adyar Library and Research Centre, Adyar (Madras). UPADESAMALA WITH COMMENTARY (A poem containing moral instructions for laymen and nuns) Foll. 2-231; size 30.8 x 11 cm; paper; Devanagarl script; 15 lines to a page; text in Prakrit; commentary in Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1457 (A.D. 1400). Author: Dharmadasagani; scribe: Ramaka. Ends: ityAcArya zrI udayaprabhasUridevasaMghaTitAyAM upadezakaNikAyAM vizeSavRtto tRtIya: pariveSaH saMpUrNaH / graM0 3714 etAvatA saMpUrNA upadezamAlAyAH kaNikAkhyavizeSavRttiriti // cha // Adito granthAnaM 12374 / / zivamastu / / Colophon svasti zrI nRpavikramakAlAtIta (1) 1457 zrAvaNavadi 12 zanau zradya ha zrImaddana hilarenagare vApata rAmAkena dhIupadezamAlAvizeSavRttitikhitA // Two illustrations in Western Indian style; commentary unpublished. 45

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Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. KALPASUTRA (Biographies of the Jinas and rules for ascetics) Foll. 72; size 27 x 10 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 7 lines to a page; Prakrit; dated Samvat 1486 (A.D. 1429). Author: Bhadrabahu (c. 4th century B.C.). Begins : nama: sidvebhya: / / namo arahatANaM / / namo siddhAraNaM / namo AyariyANaM / / namo uvajjhAyaNaM / namo loe... ....."mo paMca nmukkaaroN.....| Ends : saMvat 1486 varSe zrI maNDapamahAdurge pAtisAhi zrI mahammadarAjye vAcanAcAryavaye..... kIrtigaNivarANAM vinayavaryo: zrI kSemahaMsagaNibhiH...... mudaharSagaNi..... bhAvarAjagaNikSemarAjagaNi pramukha muniparikarasa dhIkai: zrI kalya...... svavAcanahetolikhApitaM vAcyamAnaM cirakAlaM naMdatu / bhadra bhavatu..... zrIsaMghabhaTTArakaH // zrI // zrI / / 33 illustrations; the manuscript was written at Mandu. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. UTTARADHYAYANASOTRA WITH AVACHURI (A Jaina text containing sermons and admonitions to pupils and monks) Foll. 61; size 26 x 11 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 17 lines to a page; text in Prakrit; Avachuri in Sanskrit; dated Samvat 1551 (A.D. 1494). 46 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins: Ends : Colophon saMvat 1551 varSe mAdhavadi 7 some likhitaM pAliyAnagare || zubhaM bhavatu / The manuscript is an example of Rikta-lipi, i.e. copied in such a way that the blank space gives the designs. saMjogA vipaksa araNagArassa bhikkhuNo / ii pAukkare buddha nAyae prinibbue| chattIsaM uttarajbhAgae bhavasiddhI sammaetti bemi // 67 // Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. ADIPURANA (Life-story of the first Jaina Tirthankara, Rishabhadeva) Foll. 344 (some missing); size 28 x 12 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 13 lines to a page; Apabhramsa; dated Samvat 1597 (A.D. 1540). Author: Pushpadanta (10th century); scribe : Vishnudasa. Begins: OM namo zrI vItarAgAya / / Namo arihaMtANaM / Namo siddhANaM / mo AyariyANaM / Namo uvajjhAyANaM / Namo loe sabbasAhUNaM / Ends : eso paMca namukkA sabbapAvaraNAsaraNo / maMgalAraNaM ca sabbesi paDhamaM havai maMgalaM / siddhisa mAraMga paramagiraMjakamala sarasa paNa sAsarA risaha parame / / / bharahu vimaviddhamavihikammadhAhi phariyara kiNAra pavaranara puSpadaMta garaNasaMbuddha / / 25 / / iya mahApurANe tisaTThi mahApurasi guNAlaMkAre mahAkai pupphayaMta virayae mahAbhavva bharahAsumari gae mahAkabbe sagaNahara risahanAha hariNakvANa maraNaM NAma sattatIsamo paricheDa samatto // 37 // dipena jAtaraloka mAnenATahANi aMkato thA 8000 / akSaramAcapadasvarahInaM vyaMjana saMdhivivajitarekaM / sAdhubhireSa mama kSamitavya ko na vimuhyati zAstrasamudra / / 1 / / Colophon dhavatsarema zrInRpavikramAditya rAjye saMvat 1520 varSa phAgunamA zuklapakSe trayodazyAM 47

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12 tithI bhaumavAsare kuru zrI joginIpurumahAdurge surizaraNa zrI sAhiyAlambupAtisAhirAjyavartamAne zrIpAla zubhavAne zrI kASThAsane madhurAmyaye puSkaragaNe ubhayabhASA pravINataponidhi bhaTTAraka zrI devasenadevAn eteSAM madhye sarvajJadhvaninirgata jIvAdipadArtha SaTdravyaguNa paryAya zraddhApara zAstra dAnaniritaparopakArIsAdhu lAdha suta caudharI rAimala tena idaM mahApurANa Adi khaMDa praSTa sahastrapramidaM karmakSayanimittaM likhApitaM / jinazAsanaM / sacitra kArApitaM rAimala kRtaM harinAyakAyastha parivAre likhitaM viSNudAsa USA sutena brAhmaNena siSya zrI bA. zrI jayamera mizra zubhaM bhuyAta / First part of the Mahapurana written by Pushpadanta, one of the best works of Apabhramsa literature. 558 illustrations by the artist Harinatha Kayastha of the Delhi school. A striking feature of the composition is the enlarged pictorial area to cover sometimes the entire folio. Lent by the Shri Digambar Jain Atisaya Kshetra, Shri Mahavirji, Jaipur (Rajasthan). JASAHARACHARIYA (On the life of Maharaja Yasodhara) Foll. 94; size 29x11.5 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 9 lines to a page; Apabhramsa; dated Samvat 1647 (A.D. 1590). Author: Pushpadanta. (10th century A.D.). Begins: OM namaH siddhebhyaH // zratha yazodhara caritra likhyate // tihuyaraNa sirikaMta ho, zraisayavaMta ho arahaMta ho haya vammaha ho / pavitra parameTThi pavimalaTThi gjuraaho| koDiNNagota diyarAmu vallahAriMda ghara mahayarAsu / ho maMdire NivasaMtu saMtu, ahimAraNa meru kaI pupphayatu / cita ho raNaraNArI kahAe, pajjatau kayadukkiya pahAe / kaha dhammaviddha kavi kahami kahiyAe jAe lahu mokkhu lahammi | 1 48

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Ends : taM mAi mahAsai devi sarAi sisayana saM mahu khayau bhaDArI cihuraNasArI pupphayaMta jiragavayara rUha / / 30 / / iya jasahara mahArAya cariye mahAmallaNa haraNo kai puSkapata ciraiye mahAkave caMDamAriya devaya mAridattarAva dhammalAho avi sagga gamaraNaM NAma cauttho saMdhI parichetro sammatto // 6 // sandhi 4 iti yazodharacaritraM samAptaM / Colophon : zrathAsmin saMvatu saMvat 1647 varSe jyeSThe sudi tRtIyAyAM bhUmavAsare punarvasu nakSatre zrI neminAthAlaye ambAvatI vAstava mahArAjAdhirAja zrI mAnasiMharAjyapravartamAne zrI mUlace gaMvAnA banAkAra sarasvatI gacchedAcAryAnvaye bha0 zrI prabhAcaMdradevA tAtsiyya maM. zrI dharmacaMdradevA tatsiSya maM. zrI lalitakIrtidevA tatsiSya maM. zrI candrakIrti devAstadAnAve saMDelavAlAnveye godhA gove sA0 ThAkura lagAyeM deve pra0 DIDI dviva lAchi tayo putrAH sapta pra0 sA0 zrI tejapAla tebhAyeM deve pra0 tribhuvanade diva, lhoDI tayo putro ho pra0... 1 70 illustrations in Rajasthani style. The manuscript was written at Amber during the reign of Raja Manasimha. Lent by the Shri Digambar Jain Atisaya Kshetra, Shri Mahavirji, Jaipur (Rajasthan). Begins: Ends : GATHASAPTASATI (Anthology of 700 verses by Salivahana) Foll. 73; size 26.2 x 13 cm; paper; Maithili script, 5 to 6 lines to a page; Prakrit; dated Lakshmanasena Samvat 566 (AD 1685) Author : Salivahana (Hala); scribe Kamalanarayana Sarma. namo mahAgaNezAya / suvailorossApaDimA garin / candravaDA prabharaNa vaza aragaM gaMgA asahara / / 36 / / Colophon iti zrI mahArAja zAlivAhanaviracitaM saptazata patridgAyAdhikaM samAptam / 566 bhAdrasita trayodazyAM brahmapurA grAme || Lent by Patna University, Patna (Bihar). 49 la.sa.

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and Dan ADIPURANA (Life-story of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhadeva, his sons Bharata and Bahubali) Foil. 142 ; size 28.5 X 8.3 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 13 lines to a page; Apabhramsa. Author: Pushpadanta (10th century). Begins : THE TUTTI 142 illustrations. Pushpadanta was patronized by Bharata, Minister of the Rashtrakuta king, Krishna III (A.D. 939-968). So he has composed his verses with double meaning - applicable to the events in the life of Bharata, son of Rishabhadeva, as weil as to that of his own patron of the same name. Lent by Shri Panna Lal Jain Agrawala, Delhi. Jain Education Intemational

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Rajkumar and Mrigavati, miniature painting, Malwa School, 17th century, from the Mrigavati. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

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MAHABHARATA - SALYAPARVA Foll. 112; size 65 x 18 cm; Sanchi Pat (leaves made of bark of aloe wood); Assamese script; 10 lines to a page; Assamese. Author: Bholanatha Dvija alias Atmarama (A.D. 1740). Ends : dhRtr'aassttr' nr'pti aache jite thaane| bidyur'aae clilaa taak mhaa apmaane| 1747 baisyaashte jaat biir' juyusu naamt| thaakilaa r'jni site aapaaen gRht 4/4/ pr'dine snaan kr'i dhr'mm nRptir'| smipk cli gailaa juyusu sudhir'| 1748 dbij bhaaelaanaathe bhne edd'i aan km| sghne ghusiy'aae daamaaedr' kRssnn r'aam / taahaar' ar'thk suni aanndit mne| sir`siNh nr'pti bulilaa tekhn 4/4/ taasmbr' mdhye ek dbij aatmr'aam| bir'cilaa pd itaae shailprb naam / Colophon : Every page is illustrated. The illustrations present good examples of the Assam school of painting, based on weaving designs for which Assam has been so famous since early times. The manuscript is the author's original copy. Every page of the folios contains different varieties of floral and creeper designs in colours. The manuscript was compiled under the orders of the Ahom king, Siva Singha. Lent by the Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Gauhati (Assam). Jain Education Intemational

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Foll. 129; size 58 x 16cm; Sanchi Pat; Assamese script; 10 lines to a page; Assamese. Author: Sukumar Barkaith, Saka 1656 (A.D. 1734). Begins: Ends : HASTIVIDYARNAVA (On the science of treatment of elephants ) Colophon : pr'bbtr'pr'aa olaai aahi sonnr' sr'phue paaniir' mukht kNttaali khaalehi / sei pchr'epr'aa ktodin thaaki itaal, maadhu di duttaa haati hai haati bn-pclaa khaai phur'e / skl jur'itr' jr'i phur'e| taar'epr'aa anek laakh-bilaakh haati hl / ndii paar' hor`aa r'aaghr' maaNsgutti, pit l'b| mtaa bhaalukr' maaNsgutti, pit l'b / cikaa maar'i l'b| ji chttir' bNliy'aa leter'aa gdd'aai sei bliy'aa / mstk mili baatti l'b| jetiy'aa hsti jnmaablai nie ei aussdh kpaalt ghNsib| gndhmaatrte hsti plaai| aake mngglbaar'e deobaar'e hptir' yin kumbht ghsile kugu gur' hy'| saumaar' pitthr' ishbr' niiyut jiinnt shir`siNh naam ji mhaar'aajaa aar'u taane mhidii.... ji jiinii adikaa naam mhaade sei dui jnaar' aajnyaa r'tnmaalaak shir't dhr'i hukumaar' baadd'aathe ei hstibidyaar'nnr` saar'sNgr'hk r'cile / shk 1656 4/4/ aate citr' kr'iblai aajnyaa kr'ile dibr' dossaay' dui likhkk / / 167 illustrations of the Assam school of Painting with Mughal features by the artists, Dilbar and Doshai.. 54

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The work was composed under the orders of the Ahom king, Siva Singha. Lent by the Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, Gauhati (Assam). KRISHNAKIRTANA (Poems in honour of Ksishna) Foll. 206; size 34 x 9 cm; paper; Bengali script; 8 lines to a page; Bengali. Author: Badu Chandidasa (c. 15th century). Begins: sbhaapti taar sb sbhaasdjn / aalpmtii taaehmaate shrnn // Ends: mthuraa aail heN4/ teji gaaekuler baas| mn kaile| kribe mm kNser binaas| Supposed to be the oldest known manuscript in Bengali. Lent by the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta. VIKRAMADITYA - KHAPARACHORA-CHAUPAI (A popular story) Foll. 30; size 26.9 X 10.8 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 12 lines to a page; old Gujarati. Author : Labhavardhana, Samvat 1727 (A.D. 1670). Begins : gf waruit qfiqzfarar yrafarei samaraMtA sukhasaMpadA dina dina adhika pANaMda / / Ends : dhavaNe suraNe bahubhAvasu je catura sughaTa sujANa bha0 / kahe lAbhavaradhana tehanai huvai kalyANa bha0 13 iti zrI vikramAditya khAparAcorasaMvAdocopaI saMpUraNaM / / shrii|| shrii| 56 illustrations in late Mughal style. Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. Jain Education Intemational

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PANCHANAMA (A document) Foll. one; size 67x33.2 cm; paper; Devanagari, Kaithi and Arabic scripts; a sloka in 5 lines and signatures of more than thirty persons%3B Sanskrit, Hindi and Persian; dated A.D. 1669. Authors and scribes: Goswami Tulasidasa (c.A.D. 1543-1623) and others. Begins : zrI jAnakI ballabho vijayate / dvizzarannAbhi saMdhattaM dvissthApayati nAzritAn dviIdAti na cAthibhyo rAmo dvinna va bhASate // 1 // Ends : sAchI pItavara dasavadhI purana suta sAchI rAmarAi garIva.........ma0 pu riphanaMsura sAchI dhanIrAma mayurAye suta / Deed of arbitration regarding the settlement of property of a local Zamindar in which the poet Goswami Tulasidasa was one of the arbitrators and the first 5 lines are in his own handwriting. This is the only known handwriting of this great saint. The deed has been authenticated by the Quazi of Banaras. Lent by the All India Kashiraj Trust, Varanasi. RAMACHARITAMANASA (Poem on the life of Rama) Foll. 339; size 21.3 x 12.2 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 8 lines to a page; Hindi; dated Samvat 1704 (A.D. 1647). Author: Goswami Tulasidasa ; scribe: Raghu Tiwari. Begins : zrI gaNezAya namaH / zrI jAnakIballabho vijayate / / varNAnAmarthasaMghAnA rasAnAM chandasAmapi / maMgalAnAM ca kartArau vande vANIvinAyakau // 1 // Ends : zrImadrAmacaritramAnasamidaM bhaktyAvagAhanti ye / te saMsArapataMgaghorakiraNadahyanti no mAnavA: / / 2 / / Jain Education Intemational

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Colophon : iti zrI rAmacaritamAnase sakalakalikaluSavidhvaMsane aviralaharibhaktisaMpAdinI nAma saptamasopAnaH samApta: / zubhamastu / maMgalamastu / Only copy of the complete Ramacharitamanasa (an original composition on the life of Rama) written in A.D. 1647, only 24 years after the death of the famous poet and saint, Tulsidas. Lent by the All India Kashiraj Trust, Varanasi. MRIGAVATI (Romantic poem of an Indian love story) Foll. 250; size 18.7x17.4 cm; paper; Kaithi script; Hindi (Avadhi dialect). Author: Kutban (A.D. 1615). All the 250 folios have on their obverse appropriate full-page paintings of the Malwa school. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. AVATARAGITA BHASHA SIROMANI (Describes incarnations of Vishnu) Foll. 629; paper; Devanagari script; Hindi (Avadhi dialect); dated Samvat 1733 (A. D. 1676). Author : Naraharadasa (middle of the 16th century). Begins : // 10 // zrI gaNezAya namaH / zrIkRSNAya namaH // atha avatAragItAbhASA bArahaTa naraharadAsa kRta likhyate / / atha sAThaka // suMDAdaMDapracaMDamekadasaNaM madagaMdhagalasthalaM / sindUrAruNatuMDamaMDita mukhaM bhRgasya guMjAravaM / / Ends: duhA-soraha sahasa aru AThasai, ikasaTha Upara AMna / chaMda anuSTupa kari sakala, pUrana graMtha pramAMna // 1 // Jain Education Intemational

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mai joI sunyau purAnamahi // kraka joI varNana kIna / zrotA pAThaka hetisauM, pAvai bhakti pravIna / / 2 / / iti zrI caturviMzatiavatAracaritre mahAmuktimArga bhASA bArahaTa naraharadAsena viracita graMthAnAma avatAra caritraM bhASA ziromaNI saMpUrNa // shrii|| zubhaM bhavatu / / kalyANa mastu // shriirstu|| 31 illustrations of the Rajasthani (Mewar) school. Lent by the Allahabad Museum, Allahabad. VIDYAPATI - PADAVALI (Poems of Vidyapati) Foll. 34; size 32x5.5 cm; palm-leaf; Maithili script; 5 lines to a page ; Maithili. Author : Vidyapati Thakur (14th century). Begins : ....."so rahava aadhi bhae lAje / Ends : prathamahi hAtha payodhara lAgu pulake pramode manobhava / These are collections of Vidyapati's poems. The manuscript seems to be 300 years old. Lent by Patna University, Patna (Bihar). SAKUNTALANATAKAKATHA (Hindi version of the well-known Sanskrit drama, the Abhijnana Sakuntalam, by Kalidasa) Foll. 47 ; Size 23.5 X 15.3 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 16 lines to a page ; Hindi; dated Samvat 1845(A.D. 1788). Author: Kavi Nivaj. Begins : zrI gaNezAya namaH / / atha sakuMtalA nATaka likhyate // kavitta // rAkhata na sUraja sasI kI paravAhi nisivAsara praphullita rahata eka bAnI ke // dhyAna hUkiyete deta gyAna makaraMda vAsa nAka meM lahai kahai yA jinakI kahAnI ke / 58 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends : iti zrI sakuMtalAnATakakathAyAM caturtha : taraMga: samApta zubhaM / mAghamAse zuklapakSe tithau pUrNimAyAM saMvat 1845 / 12 illustrations in Mewar style. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. ADIPURANA (Life-story of the first Jaina Tirthankara, Adinatha) Foll. 189; size 51.7 x 4.5 cm; palm-leaf; Kannada script; 7 lines to a page; Kannada; Saka 1301 (A.D. 1378). Author: Pampa, Saka 863 (A.D. 941); scribe: Abhayachandra Saiddhanti. Begins : shrii deeveeNdrmuniiNdr vNdit gunnvaatNjgaamisNdaadibrhmngaadhboodhnily.0 durvaar sNsaarvi- | caidoopaayniyukt suuktivRss maargaagreesrN paap taadaabbN dyegaiyy nkke mge mukti shriisukhaavaahiyN|| Ends : bhaasurdeevkoottivibhuvpp mhaadhiknpp vaasvNgaasn kNpmN pddedu tiirthkr mnittnpp raavaasvnaidisduve ssooddsh bhaavneyiNd ssooddshaashyaasvneye bhaavisuge bhvyrnNt sukhaabhilaassigll|| gdy:- idu deeveeNdrmuniiNdrvNdy prmjineeNdrmukh cNdr vaak0drikaaprsrprsaadoodiirnn suukti kllool maalaakiirnn kvitaa gunnaarnnv prnniit muppaadipuraanndoll prinirvaann klyaann vrnnnN ssooddshaashyaa svm || Colophon : svstishrii vijyaabhyudy shkvrss 1301 ney shukl sNvtsrd rkaatik su 1 guruvaardNdu shriimdraay raajguru mNddlaacaar ruN mhaavaad vaagiishvrraad vaadipitaamh skl vidvjjn ckrvrti saartryaadi veedig lluN diissiy gnnaagrgnnyrumpp shriimldhaari naagcNdr bhttttaarkr priyaagrshissyru khNddssu ttik jiirnn jinaalyooddhaarkrumpp shriidhrm

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bhuussnn shriimdbhy cNdr saiddaaNti deevru brd aadi puraanngrNthkke mNgll mhaa shrii || Contains some geometrical drawings. This is the earliest known Adinathacharitra in champu style (a kind of elaborate and highly artificial composition in which the same subject is continued through alternations in prose and verse'). The author, Pampa, was one of the foremost Jaina poets. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. GADUGINA BHARATA (Popular version of the Mahabharata in Kannada) Foll. 281; size 32 x 5 cm; palm-leaf; Kannada script; 15 lines to a page; Kannada; Saka 1476 (A.D. 1554.). Author: Naranappa. Begins : viirnaaraaynnne sukvisee khrikumaarvyaas keelluv suurigllu snkaadigllu jNgm jnaardnruu|| caarugvitey bllkeyllvi caarisuvrllvll citrv dhaaru hoo rsvjnyraadrige sluge binn pvaa || Ends : skl Rssimutdli kthaanaa ykn gNdhaakssteyollrcisi mktt krnnaabhrnn venisuv vstr knkvnuu|| bhktiyiNdliyrgh...dyaa nikrdli mnnisidraa muni yukuti mige hrsidnu jnmeejymhiiptiyaa || Colophon : ...maan aanNd sNvtsrd shraavnn b 3 soomvaardlu saaligraamd cikkdeevrsr mkkllu boodhaansuutr

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shrii......ssmprv * * dshprvvu 10 ke sNdhi 147 kN pd saa 7971 kN shubhmstu Contains some floral designs; oldest known manuscript of the work. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. RAJANITI (A treatise on political science) Foll. 4; size 26x5 cm; palm-leaf; Kannada script; Kannada. Begins: sbheyolloolgdlli viriNci prbhuvin mtdiNd dhrnni vibhumhaakrtu raajsuuyvnolidu kaikoNdd Ends: vldoldu bidde bhaavdli kll vllisi hdullisi mtte bhuupti tilk ciNtisi nenvutiddnu viirnreynnnaa|| * raajniiti smaavr mNgllmhaa shrii* About 400 years old: these leaves are interesting for the writing in patterns. Lent by the Oriental Research Institute, Mysore. CHITRARAMAYANA (Ramayana in pictures) Foll. 98; size 36x5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; Malayalam; dated 697 ME (A.D. 1522). raamaaynnN kthyi ollll ruupngng elllutiy grnthN i mkrmaasN uaa elllutitiittpustkmidN tsv baalkvi biNbli bhuusurs 61 Begins: Ends:

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shissyaasti kottttpi crnnaayudhnaasdeeshy | kaaysthkaampybhvssc leekhkaarii. tsaiyv pustkvrsy guronniyogaa || The story of the Ramayana is completely illustrated by pictures in the mode of the Kathakali costumes incised on palm-leaf. It is an old and rare manuscript. Lent by the Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Kerala). NAMALINGANUSASANATIKA AMARAPANCHIKA (A gloss on the Namalinganusasana of Amara, the Sanskrit lexicographer) Foll. 107; size 32 x 4.5 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 11 lines to a page; Malayalam. Author : Vasudeva (A. D. 1541). Begins : kleeshaadyoo yN n praamRshnti yoo vaa bibhttiishvrshbdmeek: puraatnaanaaN gurvee guruunnaaN tsai nmoo naagvibhuussnnaay. aayussnuveednighnnttusaarN vaastugrhaashvaadigjaadishaasnN smtii : puraannaanykhilaa: shsrsh : smiikssy vkssys mrkooshpnycikaaN. Ends : prN viroodhee puuvaaprviroodhee...... shissttpryoogt : Colophon : shshdhrvsubaannpraannrkssaashai: primitimupyaate vaasraannaaN smuuh ih kliyugbhaajaaN vaasudeevoo dvijnmaa vylikhdmrkooshgrnthtaatpyysaarN. The introductory verses are in Sanskrit, the rest in Malayalam. Lent by the Adyar Library and Research Centre, Adyar (Madras). aa

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ARTHASASTRA KERALABHASHA VYAKHYA (A commentary in Malayalam on the Arthasastra, a - book on political science, of Kautilya, 4th century B.C.) Foll. 123; size 31 x 3 cm; palm-leaf; Malayalam script; 5 to 6 lines to a page ; Malayalam. Begins : maanNkllollliccu avrllaa apkaarvitu. anntrN kaap. ttiknaayollllaanoru shaastr pinne raajaavinaa prikk...tthmaa nNklle uttynaayirikkumr amaanNklle orikkppetttt amaatyrorottreye ... ... pituasprvRtt ... ... ivne kko mrrerraaruttne vaalllippoomitu ellaakkumoru paattenin. kkentupkssmerru viyaarippnnitu...... Ends : aakrkmmaant prvttnmempitusuutrN. aakrmaavi suvaadik jnikkundeeshN.. ........ velllliyuN ponnuN puunnlpaanullll A rare manuscript ; the commentary is considered to be a work about 1000 years old. Lent by the Oriental Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Kerala). KATHAKALPATARU (An important Marathi text) Foll. 103(of which some are missing); size 25.5 x 15 cm; paper, Devanagari script; 16 lines to a page; Marathi. Authors: Krishna Yajnavalkya (A.D. 1548-1613) and Madhukara Yajnavalkya (c.A.D. 1618). Begins : jt 161 19: 11 , 19 jnt::.. #art 11 ? | Hafifte: it''''''11 3 11 1949 9tIRI: 2194; t"::::"11 3 11 49441: 29T11TH ''''''11 4 11 1991 11THT: 1:11:11 9 1 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends: jaise tuMbIce phala ApaNa tare kASTe... kAMtArIka loka : mAhApurAcA // 73 / / kavIcA bhAva aisA dRSI.....'na karIlatuTI / / 74 / / hA graMthakathAkalpataru yezAjIrAma morArakarAMcA hAlI 184 illustrations of the 17th century A.D., showing the extension of Rajasthani styles into Maharashtra. Lent by the office of Archives and Historical Monuments, Government of Maharashtra, Bombay. MAHABHARATA Foll. 3 illustrated leaves; size 42 x 18.5 cm; paper; Devanagari; 13 lines to a page; Marathi; Saka 1798 (A.D. 1876). Begins : koni bhuumnnddliiN| puDhe nyAyaprakAre prajApAlaM / / mA gahmaNatAM ci IzvareM vara // paMcavAra bhrAtAra yA cile / / 62 zalI nagarI // puSpeMce (me) bonipaharaNa nArI / / varSatI arjunasabhadra vrii|| Illustrations are fine examples of Marathi painting of the Tanjore school. Lent by the Oriental Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Kerala). GAJATHAMBHA (HASTIROGACHIKITSA) (On the science of treatment of elephants) Foll. 14; size 22.3x12.3 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 12 lines to a page; Maru-Gurjara; dated Samvat 1747 (A.D. 1690). Scribe: Dayalagira. Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : athA sItajura koma jANije tenI kasI pArIkhyA ? ughe ara kAMpe tehanI vicAra / / dUhA kAMpe ughe sIsajvara ara romaja ubhA hoya, daMtaja dhavalA kuMbhastha moTA aihavai vAra karo mati koya // Colophon : saMvat 1747 mahAsuda 1 maMgalavAra pothI lIkhataM gusAI dayAlagIra paThanArathe aatmaa| zubhaM bhavatu / / 11 illustrations. Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. VAIDYAVINODA (A work on medicine) Foll. 80; size 25.5 x 10.5 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 17 lines to a page; Maru-Gurjara; dated Samvat 1753 (A.D. 1696). Author : Ramachandra Kharatara, Samvat 1712 (A.D. 1655); scribe: Vidyavimalamuni. Begins : dohA / / zrI sukhadAyaka salahIya jotirUpa jgdiis| sakati karI sobhai sadA zrI zaMkara nisidIsa / / Ends : dohA--sAhAnasAhi patirAjato auraMgasAhi naridda / tAsu rAjamai e racyo bhalograMtha suSakaMda / / 72 / / gaccha nAyaka hai dIpatA zrI jinacaMda rAjAna / sobhAgI siraseharo barDa sakala jahAna / / 73 / / maroTakoTa zubhaThauDahai vase loka suSakAra / paracanA tihAMkina racI sabahI kuM hitakAra / / 74 / / para upagArI graMtha hai sakala jIva suSakAra / thira rahA jyoM lagi sadA tAM lagi dhU ika tAra / / 75 / / iti zrI vANArasapadamaraMgagaNiziSyarAmacaMda viracite zrI vaidyavinode netraprasAnaM kalpanA adhyAya uttaraSaMDa tRtIya saMpUrNa // Colophon : saMvat 1753 varSe phAlguNa mAse kRSNapakSe dasamItithau 10 zanivAsare zrI navarAMgaSanarA koTTamadhye lipokRtvA vA0 zrI pU zrI jJAnanidhAnagaNibhiH ziSyavidyAvimalamuni likhitaM / / The manuscript was written during the reign of Aurangzeb. Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. 65 Jain Education Intemational

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Foll. 628 illustrated pages; 42.5 x 26.5 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 2 to 4 lines to a page; Rajasthani. Author: Chand Bardai, Samvat 1183 (A.D. 1126). Begins: Ends : PRITHVIRAJA RASAU (Historical romance ) rAse ko patra / / 1 / / SaTaritu / rAjA prIthIrAja prAge savA ne saMjogatA ro varanana kIno / savacana rAjA re bAga sarIkho lAgo / pina pina sAle suveda pusataga dekhe pana rogu pAve nahIM / caMda su rAjA kahe hai mohe kanavaja dISAvo / rUpaka | rAse ko patra / 637 / rAta ghaDI chara hI tiNI velAM paMga rajapatA heM desa hAthI ghor3A dene sucatA kIghA | pacha cyAra phauja kare ne cyArI prADI thI- prathI -re zrAyo tadI prathIrAja he suto mele ne sUraja uge nahIM taThA pelA sAmaMte loha kADhe ne paga rI phauja so milyA / prathIrAja nisaMka sUto he ne gajara vAjI / 628 illustrations of the Mewar school of the 17th century. Lent by the Saraswati Bhawan, Udaipur (Rajasthan). Ends : MADHUMALATI-CHAUPAI (Romantic poem of an Indian love story) Foll. 86; size 26x23 cm; paper; Devanagari script; 20 lines to a page; Rajasthani. Begins: sarasvatI nAma lei karI kare guNapata juhAra / kIvajanAMcA parI kahe madhumAlatI ko pyAra // sakala budha dau surasatI baMdu gura ke pAMca / madhumAlatI bolAsako kahe cutrabhuja rAM // 2 // dInadasa madhunAma le naye byAha ke baMdha / asate tana anaMga caDhyo driga na pare jagadaMga / / 1366 / / kAma sarapa pAi save leharaje murakI deta gharI cyAra "apUrNa.. 87 illustrations in Mughal style. 66

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Lent by the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad.. VAIDEHISAVILASA (Ramayana in Oriya) Foll. 171; size 37 x 4 cm; palm-leaf; Oriya script; Oriya. Author: Upendra Bhanja ; scribe : Michchha Pattayosi (A.D. 1800-1865). Begins : shriimnnr shrii gnneshaayy nmii / saag paahaadd'kedaar shriidptrntu / bndi diinbaandhb...... Ends : diirdrpd upindr bhiiu mor naam daare baare se baare mnaai siitaaraam ! bicitrkbimne prsrilaa bRddhi birlaa rmaayyu e ddd'siddh je / / Colophon : grnthkuN: syyu byyaase lekhntu binaayyungk jyyurbclitaa bRddhi mnussyynnideg c k kthaa ; rhmaane jaanaati rktnprishr nh bndhyyaa bjaanaati gurbdeg prsbbednaa shriimukunddebNk 19 aNk lekhibaar helaa / Contains more than 250 illustrations; the whole Ramayana is in verses and each verse begins with the letter 'va'. Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa). SRI GURUGRANTHASAHIB (The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs) Foll. 894; size 54 x 51 cm; paper; Gurumukhi script; 21 lines to a page; Punjabi Bhasha, dated Samvat 1896 (A.D. 1839). Scribe: Tameshwar Prakash. Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : | 1oo stinaamu krtaa purkhu nirbbu nirvairu akaal muurti ajuunii saibbN gur prsaadi // Ends : ttraa gun gaaee sNgi raagnii tiis // sbbai putr raagNn kee atthaarh ds biis // 46 illustrations of the Kashmiri-Sikh school of the 19th century. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. TOLKAPPIYAM WITH THE COMMENTARY OF ILAMPURANAR AND NACHCHINARKINIYAR (A work on Tamil Grammar) Foll. 119; size 42.7 x 3.5 cm; palm-leaf; Tamil script; 8 lines to a page; Tamil. Author : Tolkappiyar (c. 1st century A.D.). Begins : | ilkknnttottu tolkaappiynycollt tulkkiy knnptituuy taattttunnaiyee, kurukutaamraiyurraikoomllvnnnn perukukaavruptm peennittolkaappiym (paayirm) vttveengkttntennnkumriyaayittaittmilllkuurru nllulkttu. Ends :) killntvll ceyyulluttttiriruvum - vlllngkiynnnmrungkinnn mruvottu tirinvum - villmpiyviyrrkaiyinnn veerrupttttoonnnrrinnn vllngkiynnn mrungkinnninnnunnrtnnn rolllukk nnnnmti naattttttennnmnnnaar pulvr. Colophon : pirrvumnnnnnn - 77. onnnptaavtu, kurrrriylukrppunnriyl murrrrum. elllutttikaarm, illmpuurnnrviruttikaannttikai murrrrum. muruknnn tunnai. Tolkappiyar was a member of the Second Tamil Sangam. His grammar is an authority for the Tamil language as Panini's Ashtadhyayi is of the Sanskrit language. Lent by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. 68 Jain Education Intemational |

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TIRUVOYMOLI VIYAKYANAM (Commentary on the Tiruvoymoli, the collection of the hymns of the Alvars in honour of Vishnu) Size 50.5x6 cm; palm-leaf; Tamil script; Tamil. Author : Vadakkuttiruvidippillai. Begins : sriiy:ptiyaay avaaptlmstkaamnnnaay, smst klyaann kunnaatmknnnaannn sr veecuvrnnn, maarrimaarrip plpirrppum pirrntu ennnkirrpttiyee jnmprmpraikllilee toollmaarri nitysmsaariyaayppoont ivrai 'attiyaiyttaintullllnteerri iirri linnnpt tiruvellllm yaannn muulllkinnnnnn'' ennnrru mutlilee tnnn tiruvaayaalee collvllraam pttiyaak mutlttiyilee viceesskttaakssttaip pnnnniy rullinnnaannn. Ends : itnnnrree naannn ungkllaik kuttikkc collukirr veeppngkuttiniir! teennneemlruntiruppaatttaiyirree ceerccollukirrtu. hri oom. aalllvaartiruvttikllee crnnm. vttkkuttiruviitippillllai tiruvttikllee crnnm. jiiyrtiruvttikllee crnnm. This is a commentary on Nammalvar's Tiruvoymoli. The commentary is also called Idu or Nampillai Idu. Lent by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. TIRUVOYMOLI VACHAKAMALAI (Collection of hymns of the Alvars in honour of Vishnu) Foll. 64; size 40x3.5 cm; palm-leaf; Tamil script; Tamil. Author : Koneridasai (14th century A.D.). Begins : tt aacrynniiynnn aarennn nnnmyrvrr mtinlmrullinnnnnn. attaalee teevtaantr pjnmrrrru arullinnn pktiyaalee sukrmaak pkvtsmaacrynnm pnnnnp perrrreennn. Ends : aangkiirs vrussm maarkllli maasm 26nteeti uyrvrr uyrnlmuttaiyvnnn ennnkirr mutl paattttinnn vivrnnctkmennnrru tirunaammaannn vaackmaalaiyai apr yaaptnnn tiruvttikllilee sntrppmaannn maalaiyaic ceytttimai ceytaall tirukkooneeri taasyai krkrutmpraatm kssntumrhnti snt: hri oom cupmstu. 69 Jain Education Intemational

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One illustration showing Vishnu in late Nayaka style (about 300 years old). Lent by the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore (Madras). RAMAYANA IN PICTURES Foll. 3 sheets illustrating the Balakanda, the Ayodhya-kanda and the Aranyakanda ; size 40X15 cm ; paper ; Telugu script ; 5 rows of panels on each sheet ; Telugu. Begins : vinaaykulu | naarduNddu | vaalmiiki tmsaandiki poovutt | vaalmiiki vdd brhm vccutt ! dshrdhuddu putrkaameesstti ynu | rissyshiNguddu vccuttyunu. Ends: svaami shbri aashrmaaniki vccutt | svaami pNpaatiirN vcci ceerutt. Paintings in the Nayaka style of Tanjore (17th century A.D.). Lent by the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore (Madras). Jain Education Intemational

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DRI-MED-SEL-PHREN-NAS-BSAD-PAHI-SMAN-GYI HKHRUNS-DPE-MDZES MTSHAR-MIG RGYAN-CES-BYA-BA BZHUGS (A work on medicine) Foll. 47; size 60 x 13 cm; Tibetan paper; Tibetan script; 6 lines to a page; Tibetan. Begins : Gan-zhig-snon-du-yons-su-bsno-ba-rnam-dag-pa. Ends : Mangalam Mangalam. The colophon says that the work was xylographed in 1910. Profusely illustrated. Lent by the International Academy of Indian Culture, New Delhi. STAG-GZIG-NOR-RDSON-STOD-CHA (On adventures and exploits of King Gesar) Foll. 279; size 39 x 8 cm; Tibetan paper; Tibetan script (Umed); 6 lines to a page; Tibetan. Gesar's exploits are described in a saga of several volumes. The present volume narrates Gesar's expedition to Ta-zig (Turkistan). Lent by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok (Sikkim). Jain Education Intemational

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Illustration, Mughal School, dated 1567, from the Deval Rani Khidr Khan Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi.

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HOLY QURAN Foll. 90; size 40x30 cm; parchment; Kufic script; 10 lines to a page; Arabic. Begins : 2 illuminated folios. This manuscript is attributable to the 8th century A.D. and like other early copies of the Quran, it is written on parchment. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. MUKHTASAR-UL-KAFI Foll. 220; size 32x19 cm; paper; 55 lines to a page; early Arabic Naskh script; Arabic; dated A.H. 417 (A.D. 1027). Author: Abu'l Fadl Muhammad bin Muhammad; scribe: Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Ahmadud-Damghani-al-Ansari. Begins : llh lrHmn lrHym lHmdllh rb l`lmyn bsm Ends: lHmdllh rb l`lmyn wl`qb@ llmtqyn wSly lll`ly Hmdw`ly all lTybyn ql bwlfDl mHmdbn Hmd rDy llh `nh qdwd`t ktby hdh... ... lkh ... bwHnyf@ ql ynTlq mthl mnh... kl wHd mnhm lqr@ lty wqt Zhrh...Sl~ `l~ mHmd nby... lkh 77

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Colophon: tm nskhh sm` `nh wkhT 'Hmd bnkhmd bn 'Hmd ldmGny lnSry b`wn llh wtwfyqk ywm lsbt qbl lZhr lsds `shr mn sh`bn snh 317 sb` w`shr@ w'rb`my'd hjr~ Gfrllh llwlwldyh jmy` Hy w mwth mn lmwmnyn wlmwmnt ... lkh A concise work on Hanifite jurisprudence, being an abridgement of Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Hasan al-Kaifi. According to Haji Khalifah, a most reliable work accepted as authority by famous jurists for their commentaries, annotations and glosses. Oldest manuscript in the collection. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad. Naskh sabul Hasa.cor bin 'All AN-NUKATUWAL-'UYON (A rare commentary on the Holy Quran) Foll. 214; size 26 x 20.8 cm; paper; Naskh script; 17 lines to a page; Arabic; dated A.H. 577 (A.D. 1181). Author: Abul Hasan 'Ali bin Mohd. bin Habib Albasari (A.H. 450=A.D. 1058); scribe: Jafar bin `Ali bin Abi Muhammad; known as bin Abi't Tayyib. Begins : lHmdllh ldhy hdnldyny lqym wmn `lyn bktbh lmbyn Ends : wn kn fy kl lym nf` Colophon: kn lfrG mn nskh@ lsb` mn jmdy lkhr snh sb`w sb`yn wkhmsmy` m 'mr bnskhh ldwl lfqyr ljlyl khmd bn lzhd lwHd lsn ldyn rshyd lzmn m`hd lblkhy bh sjdh ldhy bjwr drk lkh Jain Education Intemational

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A very valuable copy of rare commentary on the Holy Quran of which only a few copies exist. Lent by the Raza Library, Rampur (U.P.). MA'UNAT-UL-MU'IN-AL-MUKHTASAR MIN SIYASAT-ID-DUNYA WAD-DIN (A treatise on Islamic politics) Foll. 170; size 16.5 x 10 cm; paper; Archaic Naskh script; 15 lines to a page; Arabic; dated A.H. 586 (A.D. 1190). Author: Yusuf bin Muhammad bin Ishaq-al-Khurasani, Begins : j`l lstyn blymn bTl@ khlq fkhml rzq ffDl ldhy lHmdllh ldhy wqlw bn `l~ m`rfth mtT bqh... lkh Ends : fn mtn` `n lslm fqd bynt Hkm kl wHd mnhm fy Sdr hdh lbb wllh `lm blSwb Colophon: tmt lktb bHmd llh `wnh......wq` lfrG mn nskhh fy...... rmDn sn@ st wthmnyn w khmsmy'@...... 12 Seals A treatise on politics based on fiqh. Salar Mu'inu'd-din. The work is dedicated to Sipah It bears autographs and seals of the King of Yemen and other celebrities of the Mughal court. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. 19 Jain Education Intemational

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KHARIDAT-AL-QASR (A collection of verses) Foll. 307; size 18 x 14 cm; paper; Taliq script; Arabic. Author: Imad-al-Din-al-Katib al-Isfahani; scribe: the author himself. Begins : blshm `lb w mny lys `lb `md lkhrT hwHmd bn mnSwr lbz`y w bz` byn fy `Srn hdh mthlh Ends : wqwlh knt...... `dymly mGlwnd ym tm shryt w`rm wlmr tr` qdym llh l~ wly mdywn Grym rd This is an anthology of contemporary poets who flourished during the years 1106 and 1176 A.D. in different parts of the Muslim world. It also deals with their biographies. The manuscript was copied in the 12th century. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. KITAB-UL-FUSUL (A rare manuscript on medicine) Foll. 281; size 25.5 x 16.5 cm: paper; Spanish Naskh script; Arabic; dated A.H. 657 (A.D. 1258). Author: Musa bin 'Abdullah A. H. 601 (A.D. 1204); scribe : Yusuf bin 'Abdullah, a brother of the author. Begins : lkyl lwHd l`lm mwsy bn `bdlll ql l`kym lfDl lfylswf lqrTby tnydh llh brDwnk kthyr mlf lns twlyf lkh Ends : whdh lm`ny hw ldhy lHZ `nd klmh fy lHyl ftml hdhstmt 80 Jain Education Intemational

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Unique copy of a work on Tibb-i-Unani with notes in Hebrew on the margin. Lent by the Raza Library, Rampur (U.P.). HOLY QURAN Foll. 286; size 33 x 25 cm, paper; Naskh and Thulth script; 13 lines to a page; Arabic; dated A.H. 661 (A.D. 1264). Scribe: Yaqut-ulMustasimi. Colophon : khtbr yqwt lmst`Sy fy mn` wstyn wstmy` Hmd llh t`ly Hdy Ten seals on the first page, of which the three important are : Sultan Qutub Shah of Golconda; Muhammad Shah, the Mughal Emperor (A.H. 1133); and Raja Holkar (A.H. 1257). Specimens of excellent calligraphy by the celebrated master of Naskh script, Yaqut-ul-Mustasimi, who was court calligrapher of Mustasim Billah, the last Abbasid caliph. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad. AT-TAHDHIB FI TAFSIR-AL-QURAN (A commentary on the Holy Quran) Foll. 221; size 25.4 x 18.3 cm; paper; Arabic, Naskh script; dated A.D. 1275. Author: Abu Saeed al-Muhsin-al-Baihaqi (11th century A.D.). Begins : lHmdllh Hq Hmdh w lSlw@ `ly mHmd w lh qwlh t`ly ...pedija Jain Education Intemational

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This is a commentary on the Quran beginning from the latter half of the 8th chapter to the first half of the 11th chapter. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. KITAB AL-MUKHTRA FI FUNUN MIN-AS-SAN'A (A treatise on mechanics and technology) Foll. 118; size 23 x 15 cm; paper; Naskh script; Arabic; dated A.H. 877 (A.D. 1472). Author :Yusuf bin Sulaiman al-Kurki; scribe: Muhammad bin Quwami bin Safi bin Muhammad Zia Turk Nagori alias Qazi Khan. Begins : lmdll lmkmwd bkl lsn lmnyl fwDl lHsn lmtHSl `l~ kl nsn Ends : ykwn khshb lrkhm wlkbws mn ldywl wlmdn l`b wlqwym Colophon : tm lktb b`wn lly lmlkr lwhb byd lkhT lfqyr khmd bn qwm bn Sfy bn mHmd Dy lD`yf l`qyr lkhyf qDy khn btrykh byst dwm mh rjb trkh ngwry `rf rjb lmrjb qdr@ sn@ sb` wsb`yn wthmnmyd Illustrated with 31 figures. A rare and valuable work on mechanics, technology and other industrial sciences; deals with metallurgy, assaying, tanning, textiles, ink, colour paints, soap, oil, paper making and alchemy. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad. | 82 Jain Education Intemational

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SCROLL WITH THE TEXT OF THE COMPLETE QURAN Size 380 x9 cm; paper; Ghubar script; Arabic; dated A.H. 955 (A.D. 1548). Scribe : Shaikh Hamid, son of Mahmud. Begins : bsm llh lrHmn lrHym l lHl lly mHmd rswl llh Ends : bsm ll@ lrHmn lrHym swr@ khlS) ql hw llh 'Hd lly lSyd... lkh Colophon : ktbh wdhhb l`bd lD`yf rjy ly llh lGny shykh Hmyd bn mHmwd 955 The writing is so minute that it is difficult to read it without the help of a strong magnifying glass. Outwardly, it looks like a fleck of dust (Ghubar) and hence the style is called Khatt-i-Ghubar. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. HOLY QURAN Foll. 284; size 41.5 x 30 cm; paper; Naskh script; 7 lines to a page; Arabic. Begins : bsm llh lrHmn lrHym l`bd llh rb l`lmyn Ends : wdhkrw 'dh kntm qlyl fkthr khm 83 Jain Education Intemational

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The manuscript, attributable on stylistic and other considerations to the 17th century, is richly illuminated in gold and colours. The illuminations, with Safavid Iranian influence, were done presumably during the Mughal period. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. FATAWI-AL-PURANIYAH (Some theological questions and their answers) Foll. 490; size 24.5 x 14.2 cm; paper; Naskh script; 23 lines to a page. Author: Abdul Wahhab bin Bayazid bin Abi Saeed-al-Purani. Begins : lHmdllh ldhy ...... ykht bh Swl lshry`@ lGr wrf` khT bh frw` lHnyfy@ l` Ends : fnh lyld wThrh bmnshy'y dh Htyj l~ nSb l`d@ lh mrdt wn mtd dh stmr bh ldm wSl@ ymh lknh shy'y `l~ w`m@ mtht y'khn rHmhm llh - Seals : Khadim-i-Adil Khani Jamaluddin 'Uthmani khdm `dl khny jml ldyn `thmny Contains decisions on some important religious questions pertaining to the first two kitabs (Taharat and Salat). Only known copy of the work. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. 84 Jain Education Intemational

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AL-IKHTISAR-WAL-TAJRID (A collection of traditions) Foll. 258; size 26 x 19 cm; paper; Naskh script; Arabic. Author : Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad bin Uthman bin 'Umar-al-Shafi'i. Begins : bsm llh lrHmn lrHym `lyh twkl wbh nst`yn whw Hsby w n`m lwkyl, lHmdllh ldhy rsl mHmd Sl~ llh `lyh wslm rHm@ ll`lmyn bshyr wndhyr llkhlq kf@ l~ ywm ldyn l` It is a large collection of Prophet's sayings which are narrated by Imam Muslim and Bukhari. It is an abbreviated and partly revised edition of Al-jam-baynas Sahihayn by Abdul Haq bin Abdur Rahman bin al-Kharrat. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 85 Jain Education Intemational

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pr n mlkhwby mrykhn ntwny by ty pshkhyn y bh khmr twrkhr twp tnwyt w khwn fwt sh dy bsny tyn w b khnt drkht bh ndzh khwr r wkhr mrd khy The meeting of two saints, miniature painting, Herat School, late 15th century, from the Bustan, by Sadi. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi.

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MUQADDAMATUL ADAB (An Arabic-Persian Dictionary) Foll. 285; size 26.5 x 16.8 cm; paper; excellent archaic Naskh script; 18 to 23 lines to a page; dated 7th Ramadan, A.H. 603 (7th April, 1207 A.D.). Author: Mahmud bin 'Umar-az Zamakhshari, dated A.H. 538 (A.D. 1143). Begins : lHmd llh ldhy fDl `l~ jmy` llsn@ lsn l`rb mrkhdy r nkm fzwN khrd brhmh zb nh zbn tzy r sps Ends : wlmslT wlmjwzw lmHshr lmshrq wlmGrb fshnh wkn lqys lft` lnh mn bb yf`l - Colophon : tm lktb bHmd llh wmnh w`n twfyqh fy lywm lsb` mn shhr rmDn sn@ thlth w stm ph - An Arabic-Persian dictionary compiled by the command of Alsiz bin Khawarizm Shah (A.H. 522-551=A.D. 1128-1156) for his library. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. KULLIYAT-I-IBN-YAMIN (A collection of poems) Foll. 230; size 23.6 x 15 cm; paper; old Nast'aliq script; 25 lines to a page; Persian; dated A.H. 753 (A.D. 1352). Author: Fakhruddin Mahmud bin Amir Yaminuddin Muhammad Tughra-i Mustawfi, A.H. 745 or 769 (A.D. 1345 or 1353). 89 Jain Education Intemational

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egins : y dydh dr shnkhtn Hl khy'nt bnyd khr hm brft wchr jN byd khh b shdt nZry z srn Hs ny z srmstmkhw ny z rh thbt nds : `mr shdh dr khmrly t bd bd w bwd.wrd mn chkhr d` shh b Hjb b mdst dr chnd nqd dywn w khlmt anr drsth bzr nqdn.................. sh`r prgndh chwhft wrngm mndh prwyn bnZm arm bz lqS@ bTwlh byty chnd......mfkhrlhr anst chwn yn mTwlt by Ty'l r btshryf mTl`h mshrf wyN `rws by bh r bzywr ml `Zh mshrf grdnnd... wld ` khyr mdl dhnd jry dhk fy Grh shwl snt thlth wkhmsyn w sb` y'n ...... 'olophon : dhlk fy Gr@ shwl sn@ thldf w khmsyn w sb`my'@ ytrmqlt lSHb lfDl......... lmstwfy ................. nshr w mnshwrt......... Contains a seal of Al-Abd Mukhtar Knan bin Nasir Beg. The oldest known copy of the work. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. DIWAN-I-HAFIZ AND OTHER WORKS (A collection of verses) Foll. 231; size 20.3 x 12.4 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian; da 1.H. 818 (A.D. 1416). Author: Khwaja Shamsuddin Hafiz Shirazi. egins : ly yh lsqy dyks wnwlh khh `shq asn nmwd wl wly ftd mshkhlh inds : gftm dhnt gft zmn 'b Hyt gftm skhn gft khh HfZ Hq gftm khh lbt gft zmn ab nbt shdy hmh lTyfy gwdN Slwt Jain Education Intemational

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Colophon : This is a composite copy of three works, Kalila-o-Dimna, mantaq-utl-Tair and Diwan-i-Hafiz. The Diwan begins on the margin on page 273, copied only 26 years after the death of the poet. This is probably the oldest copy of the work. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad.. mHmd HfZ lshyrzy tmm shddywn mwld lshms ldyn , bHmd llh wHsn twfyqh ZIJ-JADEED-E-SULTANI (Astronomical and chronological tables) Foll. 202; size 24 x 17 cm; paper; Naskh script; 19 lines to a page; Persian; dated A.H. 848 (A.D. 1442). Author and scribe: Sultan Ulugh Beg bin Shahrukh bin Timur Gurgan, dated A.H. 853 (A.D. 1449). Begins: Ends: lsm brwj wj`l fyh srj w qmr mnyrw tbrk ldhy j`l fy hwldhy j`l llyl lnhr khlf@ lmn rdn lkh Colophon : `h 170 235 301 383 436 498 562 635 702 bshrkht shms ktbh wrqmh lG byg bn shh rkh n tymwr bn kwr kn fy sn@ Two seals of which one of Asadullah-al-Ghalib bin Abi Talib is clear. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. 91

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KULLIYAT-I-SULTAN MUHAMMAD QULI QUTB SHAH AND 'ABDULLAH QUTB SHAH (A royal copy transcribed by the court calligraphers) Foll. 194; size 12 x 6.5 cm; paper; excellent Naskh script; 14 lines to a page; Deccani. Author : Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, dated A.H. 989-1020 (A.D. 1581-1611) and A.H. 1035-83 (A.D. 1626-74); scribe: Zainud-din 'Ali Shirazi (17th century). Begins : tmn mn khy mrdN khy bhry jm dwyg s`dtky try ht sr njm dwy khr khd khm dwyg fdkn dlmdkh hw khh Hq arm dwyg dl Hq khy Trf Ends : mnjy hyw y dthy asysh w skhh dl nyn bhry `ysh kh wqt ahy Gm kh jns rny jny khy Sdqy sh`bdllh khy mnkhwN rjhny aj nby hzrwN chhndswN tyr nyn mst nh hy b`th With a seal of Sirajul Mulk; the Kulliyat-i-Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah contains on folio 4 by Qasim 'Ali-al-Muddahib, seven paintings of the Persian Safavide school (16th-17th century). Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. KULLIYAT-I-IMAD (A collection of poetic verses) Foll. 225; size 20 x 11.5 cm; paper; fine Nast'aliq script; Persian. Author : Khwaja 'imaduddin Faqih Kirmani. Begins : y Hkhmtt zbn wfSl lkhTb dd khsht myd m r z dydh 'bdd Jain Education Intemational

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Colophon : ykh lHZh `md z `shq gwry bgrdnd mshhwrshwd......... dr shhr bny ghsh A rare and old copy with illumination. The floral work of the first four pages is probably that of the Bukhara school. The transcription date may be of the early 9th century A.H. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad. DIWAN-I-SHAMS TABRIZI Foll. 492; size 39.5 x 24 cm ; paper; Naskh script; 25 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Shams Tabrizi, A.H. 642-645 (A.D. 1244-1247). Begins : slTnh mshhs lHmd llh ldhy khlq lthry wlthry lfTr lfrd ldhy rf` lsmwt l`l~ l`T Gfrnh mHy lkhT `wnh, nwrlhdy Hsny mrwD lDgy Ends : chh `Ty'y chh chh dwlty chh `Ty'y chh dwlty ftwHy Gm tw dmn jny khshydh dmn khny bswy gnj nhny rHty wchh rwHy chh khshty wchh nwHy chh n`mty The text is written on a ground dusted with gold. The calligraphy is superb. It is possible that the manuscript was written during the 15th century. Lent by the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay, MATHNAVIYAT-I-JAMALI (A collection of verses) Foll. 260; size 19.8 x 12.4 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 21 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Jamaluddin Muhammad better known as Jamali Ardastani, A.H. 879 (A.D. 1474). 93 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : khh `shq st w bs hrchh hst y Hkhym khrd drjry ab bykh sr dshmn .... wdht qdym z`shq yn `nSr bhm khwy khrd Ends : hdyt Gryb yf`t tmm yn shkhr khn y dl khy drjt Hbyb Sultan Muhammad Qutub Shah in his note dated Shaban 1024, August, 1615 has listed eleven works, namely : 1) Ruhul Quds, 2) Mihrul-Qulub, 3) name missing, 4) Qudrat Nama, 5) Misbah-ul-Arwah, 6) Ahkamul Muhibbin, 7) Nihayatul Hikmat, 8) name missing, 9) BidayatulMuhabbat, 10) Hidayatul Marifat and 11) Fathul Abwab. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. BUSTAN (A didactic composition) Foll. 229; size 34 x 24 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 9 lines to a page; Persian; dated before A.H. 908 (A.D. 1502). Author: Sa'di, A.H. 655 (A.D. 1257); scribe: Shahsawar. Begins : bnm khdwnd jN afryN Hkhym skhn brzbN afryN Ends : bD`t nywrdm l myd khdy z`fwm mkhn n myd Colophon : lwhb tmt lktb b`wn lmlkh fy 15 rby` 908 lthny Gfr dhnwbh ktbh shhsw wlktb `wD 94 Jain Education Intemational

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43 illustrations by the artist, Haji Mahmud, of the Herat school; 3 seals on the frontispiece, and one (erased) at the end. This excellent copy was made for Sultan Nasir Shah of Malwa, illustrated by excellent paintings. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. RISALA-I-TURKI MANZOOM (Emperor Babur's Turkish poems) Foll. 20; size 15.7 x 9.5 cm; paper; Naskh script; 13 lines to a page; Turkish. Author: Babur Badshah, A.H. 937 (A.D. 1530). Begins : Hq t`ly Gm dyn Hmdw sps w hm wqys nykh khhny Gmh tyms Ends : wskn wqy'` wl dwr drkym tqryr qlb twrmyn nwkh khym lw wrq nh msTwr rwz wr~ 'khr 'dh mqys Colophon: Hwrh bbrd. shnbh 5) rby` lakhr snh 935h A unique copy of Babur's Turkish poems, bearing four lines at the end in the hand of Babur himself. It is annotated by Bairam Khan and Shahjahan. Lent by the Raza Library, Rampur (U.P.). WAQI'AT-I-BABURI (Autobiography of Emperor Babur) Foll. 457; size 30 x 20 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian; dated A.H. 937 (A.D. 1530). Author: Emperor Babur; scribe: Ali-ul-Katib of Herat. 95 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends : sn@ sb` wthlthwn wts`myh mn lhjr@ bfDlh wHsn twfyqh `l~ lktb Gfr llh dhnwbh Swrt tmm w Tryq khttm yft byd l`bd lD`yf 18 illustrations by the artists, Sadullah, Muhammad and others of the Delhi school; 6 seals, one of Humayun, two of Akbar, one of Jahangir, and two of Shahjahan. The original is in Turkish; the present one was copied during the time of Humayun. The Persian translation is by Khan-i-Khanan. Lent by the Government Museum, Alwar (Rajasthan). DEWAL RANI KHIDR KHAN (A romantic poem) Foll. 157; size 32 x 21.3 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 14 lines to a page; Persian; dated A.H. 976 (A.D. 1567). Author: Amir Khusrau; scribe: Sultan Bayazid bin Mir Nizam. Begins : srnm bnm 'y khd wnd khr dlh r bkhwbn dd pywnd Ends : Hjt arnddrysh hmh khs chh Hjt mn khh gwym Hjt khwysh Colophon : lfqyr l`qyr lmdhnb slTn byzyd bn myr nZm mshhwr bdwry btryn shhr mHrm lHrm snh 5979 Two illustrations of the Mughal school; several seals, the earliest being of Shahjahan. 96 Jain Education Intemational

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It is the earliest known illustrated and dated manuscript of the Akbar period. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. DIWAN-I-HAFIZ (A collection of verses) Size 21 x 14 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian; dated A.H. 985 (A.D. 1566). Scribe: 'Inayatullah of Shiraz (16th century). Begins: Ends : Colophon : w nwlh ly yh lsqy dr khs khh `shq asn nmwd wl ry ftd mshkhl h `ly hm lTbqh wyn Slwt gftm skhn twgft HfZ gft btrykh nwzdhm mh sh`bn lm`Zm sh jlws On the first page are three seal impressions and several endorsements; on the margin of the last page, a seal impression, dated A.H. 1186 (A.D. 1772) of Rai Kunwar Sain, an official of Shah Alam II and an endorsement stating that the book should be placed in the wardrobe. Lent by the Archaeological Museum, Red Fort, Delhi. SIFATUL ASHIQIN Foll. 62; size 25.5x 18.2 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian, dated A.H. 986 (A.D. 1576). 97

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Begins : khdwnd dry z Gyb bkhshy'y bnmy lryb shhd jml Ends : khTy mn mbyn wdr`Tkhsh `T khn prdh brzwy khT pwsh Colophon : lwhb tHryr tmt lktb b`wn lmlkh sn@ st wthmnyn fy shhr rmDn lmbrkh ts`hy qqshly drtrynh bh qymt ykhhzr w nhSd w chhl w pnjm rwbyh bm`rft mrz frkh byg wl khryd dkhl ktb khnh nmwdh shd byst w pnjm mkrm lHrm sh25 jlws Two illustrations of the Khorasan school; the manuscript belonged to the Emperor Akbar's library. The colophon states that in the 25th regnal year of Akbar, this manuscript was purchased through Farrukh Beg Qaqshal, the famous painter, for Rs. 1945. The date of copying is given as A.H. 986 (A.D. 1578) and it is presumed that the painter was Farrukh Beg Qaqshal himself who painted this manuscript before coming to the court of Akbar in 1578. Lent by the Sayeedia Library Association, Hyderabad. GULISTAN (A didactic composition) Foll. 137; size 27.5 x 16.5 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 12 lines to a page; Persian; dated A.H. 986 (A.D. 1578). Author: Sadi Shirazi (died about 1291 A.D.); scribe: Hasan ash-Sharif Ibn Husain ash-Sharif Al-Husaini al Mashhadi. 98 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : khdy r `z w jl khh T`tsh mwjb qrbtst w bshkhr mn hr nfsy khh frwmy rwd lkh ndrsh mzyd n`mt Ends : qlt y mwln ywm lthlthy mkf@ `nd lrwf lwn ly ny lmsty wnt mwly mHsn lkh 6 miniatures of the 16th century, Shiraz school; double frontispiece richly illuminated. One of the best few examples of manuscripts in the world, with old lacquer binding, excellent Nast'aliq script and fine paintings of the Persian school. Lent by the Sayeedia Library Association, Hyderabad. TUHFA-I-SAMI (Biographies of poets) Foll. 229; size 25. 7x 15.9 cm; paper; fine Nast'aliq; script 12 to 13 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Prince Sam Mirza bin Shah Isma`il Safawi, A.H. 923-984 (A.D. 1517-1576); scribe: Muhammad Qiwamush Shirazi (late 16th century). Begins : qfyh sdn sr Trz ...... wHsn mTl` TwTy Sftn shyryn khlm sHr prdz HmdnZmyst khh lkh ww Jain Education Intemational

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Ends : knd bshr shgwfh drm mdm tkhh al `ly b dst wzr: nzr `dw~ hmyn t bchmn khl znd srprdh mHb al `ly bd srfrz jhn Colophon : tmt lktb b`wn llh wHsn twfyth ktbh mHmd qwm lshyrzy Gfrlh 10 illustrations of the Shiraz school of Persia; 4 seals; of which one is of Muhammad Qutb Shah of Golconda and the rest are illegible. This copy which once adorned the Qutb Shahi Library is a collection of the works of the poets who flourished from the end of the 9th to the middle of the 10th century A. H. It is more or less a continuation of Daulat Shah's Tadkiratush Shu'ara and Nawai's Majalisu'n-Nafais. It contains notices on the lives of 652 famous as well as unknown poets. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. DIWAN-I-HAFIZ (A collection of verses) Foll. 203; size 26.5 x 19 cm; paper; Nastaliq script; Persian. Author: Shamsuddin Muhammad Hafiz Shirazi, A.H. 792 (A.D. 1373). Begins : byqys lkh Hml by`dw thn byl, msds shd `rSh zmyn chwsT m khwn lm Ends : zfz gy ntwn rsyd zll khrh dr ab z synh dsh sng mnnd 11 illustrations of the Mughal school; a unique copy prepared for 100 Jain Education Intemational

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Akbar by his court painters, Kanha, Sanwala, Farrukh Chela, Manohar, and Narsingh Chitra. Lent by the Raza Library, Rampur (U.P.). BUSTAN (A collection of didactic poems) Foll. 257; size 25 x 15 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian, dated A.D. 1538. Author: Shaikh Sadi (died A.D. 1291); scribe: Muhammad bin Ishaq Begins : Hkhym skhn brzn afryN pdhyr w prsh khrym khT bkhsh bnm khdwnd jn afryN khdwnd bkhshndh dstgyr 10 illustrations of the Mughal school; and seals of the Alwar State. The calligraphy of this manuscript is remarkably fine. Lent by the Government Museum, Alwar (Rajasthan). GULISTAN (A didactic composition) Foll. 156; size 21.5 x 13.5 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian; dated A.D. 1564. Author: Shaikh S'adi, scribe : Muhammad Baqir. The fly-leaf has a pear-shaped Imperial seal of Shahjahan; the manuscript is written in a most exquisite hand and has decorated margins with rich floral and animal designs in gold. The manuscript is of great historical value inasmuch as it bears two inscriptions of Shahjahan. According to the one, he ordered deposit of the manuscript in his personal library as a volume of the first category, while the other shows that he presented it to his first son, Dara 101

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Shukoh. An oblique inscription at the top indicates that later on, the manuscript came into the posession of Dilawar Khan. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. ANWAR-I-SUHAILI (A book on good counsel illustrated with animal fables) Foll. 239; size 29 x 19 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 15 lines to a page; Persian, dated A.H. 1005 (A.D. 1596-97). Author: Mulla Husain ibn 'Ali, Waiz-al-Kashifi (A.D.1495); scribe: Maulana 'Abdur Rahim al-Harwi. Colophon: In translation reads : "Finished at the hand of the humble and the sinner Abdur Rahman-al-Harwi. May God conceal his defects and forgive his sins. Written in the Metropolis, Lahore, A.H. 1005 Finis," A royal copy with 27 illustrations of the Akbar school. The names of the artists include: Basawan, Jagannath, Farrukh Chela, Dharamdas, Mukund, Miskin, Mahesh, Sanwala, Manohar, Shankar, Lachhman, Madho, Bishandas and Anant. Lent by the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. ZIJ-I-SHAHJAHANI Foll. 328 (some missing); size 25 x 40 cm; paper; Nast'aliq and Naskh script; Persian, dated A.H. 1037 (A.D.1627). 102 Jain Education Intemational

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Begins : bsm llh lrHmn lrHym qlwHt shmlh sh dr tqwym drjt Hmd by Hd khlqy rsl khh mhnds mkhlwqs dqyqh z dqy'q frwngdhsht w dr tqdyr mrtb mwjwd s...... Ends : bsm llh lrHmn lrHym ldryn khh chrN khwhym khh bdnym khh tSl llh t`ly fy bdr s`d qmr .................. bh s`t wdqy'q z wl ... bwd khh b`d z shb st wllh `lm blSwb Lent by the Maharaja of Jaipur Museum, City Palace, Jaipur (Rajasthan). KULLIYAT-I-SA'I (A poetic composition) Foll. 284; size 24.5 x 15 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 14 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Sa`i Sadullah, A.H. 1081 (A.D. 1661). Begins : chw shh mshrq wtj sphr khDr bq kzwst shkh shb dr gryz wdr swd Ends : bny dhrh z mhr ndry zyr tst mHnt z mrwny S'adullah, with the nom de plume Sa'i, came to India from Iran and was attached to the court of Sultan Muhammad Shuja of Bengal, second son of Shahjahan. 103 Jain Education Intemational

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S'adullah's poems contain references to the adventure of his patron and his love for building. This copy has been corrected in the poet's hand with additions on the margin and is, therefore, considered a rare copy. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. RAMAYANA (SUNDARAKANDA) (A Persian translation of the Ramayana) Foll. 188; size 31 x 19.5 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian, dated A.D. 1729. Begins : ln lndwmdhkwr 'Gz knd pnjm mrdy bh snd rnd `rf jng w khshtn rjhn w mlqt sndr rj......lh Ends : bkhTrmn chny ayd khh sytr brm yh dhyd shdn szwr `wrt syr r z zyr mtSrf mnd nyst yn bgft wkhmwsh Colophon : tmm shd nd pnjm khsy bh snd nd wslm khwh rjb sny 0 mkhml shdy 88 illustrations in Deccani style. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad. DIWAN-I-HAFIZ (A collection of verses) Foll. 201; size 22 x 14.5 cm; Persian script; 15 lines to a page; 104 Jain Education Intemational

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Shamsuddin Muhammad Hafiz-ash-Shirazi, Persian. Author : Khwaja A.H. 791 (A.D. 1388). Begins : khh `shq asn nmwd wl wy ftd mshkhlh l y yh lsqy dr swn wlh Ends: gftm skhn tw chyst HfZ gft shdy hmh lTyfh gwyN Slwt The typical poems of the celebrated Hafiz of Shiraz. This extremely rare manuscript bears numerous marginal notes in the handwriting of the emperors Humayun and Jahangir. Contains seals of distinguished persons, like Sultan Husain Baigra, Maimanat Khan, Muhammad Baqir, 'Abdullah Chalpi, and others. Lent by the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna. TUZUK-I-JAHANGIRI (Autobiography of the Emperor Jahangir) Foll. 273; size 26.5 x 16.5 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian; dated A.H. 1032 (A.D. 1622). Author: Mughal Emperor Nurud-Din Jahangir; scribe: the Emperor Begins : llh kbr z `nyt byGyt lhy ykhs`t njwmy z rwz pnjshdh bystm jmdy lthny w chhr dh hry gzshth... lkh Ends : dyr bmnSb chhr hzry dht rjh nrsng w dw hzr w dwyst swr mqrr gsht 105 Jain Education Intemational

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Contains a seal of Aurangzib Marginal decorations consist of floral designs and miniatures of birds and animals in the Mughal style. The manuscript is considered by some scholars as the original copy in the Emperor's own hand. Incomplete. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. BABUR NAMA (Autobiographical Memoirs of Babur) Foll. 382; size 26 x 21.5 cm; paper; Nastaliq script; 15 lines to a page; Persian. Author: Mughal Emperor Zahirud-Din Babur, A.H. 937 (AD. 1530). Begins : dr mh rmDn sdh hshtSd wnwd w nh dr wlyt frGnh pdshh shdm dwd dwzdh slgy Ends : rbgwlyr byshn shykh khwn wnwbyg frstdh shd khh gwlyr rbyshn sprdh 145 illustrations in Mughal style of late Akbar and early Jahangir period; 3 seals, one old and two modern. This is a Persian translation of the original work in Turkish, made at the instance of Emperor Akbar by Mirza Khan 'Abdur Rahim Khan-iKhanan bin Bairam Khan. It contains accounts of Babur's reign from his accession in A.D. 1494 to A.D. 1529. Lent by the National Museum, New Delhi. 106 Jain Education Intemational

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ADOXOX ADO VAAVA ADDT DO 200 00 The Presentation of the sons of Amirzada Muhammad Sultan, before Timur at a place called Uni, Mughal School, late 16th century, from the Tarikh-i-Khandan-i-Timuriyah. Lent by the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna (Bihar).

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TARIKH-I-KHANDAN-I-TIMURIAH (A historical account of the Timurid dynasty) Foll. 338; paper; Nast'aliq script; 21 lines to a page; Persian. Begins : Ends: lmwjb Hkm jhlmT` ms`wd wrq jz shrH Hwl khh mqSwd bldht fy trykh st nmy nwysd mhmt gjrt bt`lq khn `Zm m`yn shd w ryt nSrt HDrt bb mqrwn flm w Zfr `zm m`wnt khshyd The work was compiled during the reign of Akbar (A.D.1556-1578); an excellent and richly illustrated copy of an otherwise unknown history of Timur and his successors down to Akbar (up to his 22nd year); a unique and rare work; only known copy. 132 illustrations by the court painters of Akbar. The names include Lal, Madhu, Basawan, Kesu, Daswanth, Ramdas, Tulsi, Shankar, Husain, Muhammad Kashmiri, Farrukh, Kamal, Bhagwan, Anant, Bahzad, Manohar and others. Many official seals of the nobles of the Mughal courts and an autograph of Shahjahan embellish this copy. Lent by the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna. SHAHJAHAN NAMA (History of the first ten years (A.D. 1628-38) of Shahjahan's reign). Foll. 473; size 25.5x16.6 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; 15 lines to a page, Persian. Scribe: 'Abdur Rashid Dailami (17th century). 108

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Begins : ngrsh trykh rwznmh bhrwzy w bkhtyry wfhrst jryd@ fyrwzy w khmgry y`ny jlws bd mnws lkh Ends : any khh sryrt asmn pyh bwd t hst khd tw nyz khwhy bwdn brmlkh jhN `dl tw pyryh bwd zyrkhh hmyshh dht bsy bwd Colophon : chrd hm dhy q`dh sl hzr w pnjh w chhr chry Hwl khrmt shtml... frsh fl jlws mqds khy dwr nshyn st z ...... by shmryN `Tyh snyh drmstqr `lfh...... khbrbd `n lftn@ wlfsd ngshd bqlm...... fyrwz mndy skhn rddm z dwlt blndy Trz afryN ...... stm qlm rzdm brnm shhnshh rqm r shhb ldyn mHmd shh afq jwbrw psy hm jft w hm Tq This account is accompanied by Shahjahan's horoscope drawn by Mulla Farid and a list of honours and notes on high nobles, Shaikhs, learned men, physicians and poets. This work is quite distinct from other histories of the period. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. PADSHAH NAMAH (History of Shahjahan's reign) Foll. 416; size 32.5 X 20.5 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian. Author: 'Abdul Hamid Lahuri (17th century); scribe : Muhammad Salih. Begins : sps wl ss dwr khrsz w khrdr by nyz mddkhry ndyshh skhn snj wdstyry l` 109 Jain Education Intemational

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Ends : rqmh bndh drgh khly'q pnh mHmd SlH lktb A comprehensive Persian manuscript dealing with the historical account of Shahjahan's reign from A.D. 1638 to 1647. It contains the autograph of the Emperor himself on the first page. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. A'IN-I-AKBARI (Statistical & historical account of Akbar's reign) Foll. 220; size 54 x 30 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Persian. Author: Abul Fazl A.D. 1655. Begins : by khbr njm z aGz nw y hm dr prdh nhN rz tw dr tw hm aGz w hm njm khm hr dw shhr qlmy nm gm Ends : rwzgr shkhr khry llh lHmd khh zyN mrlb z tmshy sryn z khyr sgly byrwn nmy rwd wbr nkhwhydn w mdH w afryN nmy alyd l` shwd w zbn w dl r byfry byrwn nmy A celebrated Persian book giving a statistical and historical account of Akbar's reign. Lent by the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. TARIKH-I-RASHIDI (A general history in the Turkish language) Pages : 676; size 36 x 23 cm; paper; Nast'aliq script; Author : Muhammad Niyayuhi, son of Abdul Ghaffar. Lent by the Archaeological Museum, Red Fort, Delhi. Turkish. 110 Jain Education Intemational

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SAIRUL MANAZIL (A treatise on archaeology of Delhi) Pages 166; size 28 x 15 cm; paper; Naskh and Nast'aliq script; Persian. Author : Sangin Beg. Begins : m`mry khh bm`mry khn wjwd ky'nt wbhzry nqsh w ngr bnfrmwdh wywn rfy` mkhn hsty khlq rbchr dywr `nSr wstwnhy mwlyd thly'm mrtb Ends : sl n Sf qdr hl m`rft nwr dw`yn mrtDy khws chwfDl zrkhwrd sl nft brnt z jhN qTb jhN bwl`l n wly llh ymwtwn bl yntqlwn mn ldr ly ldr Lent by the Archaeological Museum, Red Fort, Delhi. TIBB-I-SHIFA MAHMOD SHAHI (A valuable work on Indian medicine) Foll. 337; size 23 x 14.5 cm; paper; Naskh script; Persian. Author : 'Ali Muhammad bin Isma'il Asawali Asili. Begins : bb wl. drbyn nmTy khh `lm w `ql 'y mmd `mr w Hyt bwd.........lkh Ends : ps bkhzy'n hrdw bh hndw brkhh chr bkhwnd dn khsy nykhr rkhtyr khnd Colophon : tmm shd Tb shm mHmwd shhy khh jn Tbyb st br qbl khdy...... bwlftn mHmwd shhy lslTn khldllh mlkhh ...... lm 111 Jain Education Intemational

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A valuable work on Indian medicine; Persian translation of the second book of Vagbhata's Ashtangahridaya. The translation was done at the instance of Sultan Muhammad Shah, Ahmedabad. Lent by the State Central Library, Hyderabad. SHARH-I-AWARZF-UL-MA'ARIF (A famous sufic work) Foll. 392; size 27 x 17 cm; paper; ordinary Nast'aliq script; 25 lines to a page; Persian, dated 7th Ramadan 1110 A.H. (27 Feb. 1698 A.D.): Author: Sayyid Muhammad Husaini Gesudaraz Khawaja Banda Nawaz of Gulbarga, A.H. 721-825 (A.D. 1321-1431). Begins : mkhdy rst khy bzrg st lHmdllh l`Zym shnh stwdh mkhtS khrw `Zym shnh nh ykyy Hd wymyt akhr l` Ends : ql hy lrjw` l~ lbdy@ wqd fsr b`Dhm qwl ljyd ql m`nh 'nh kn fy btd Colophon : 7 shhr rmDn lmbrkh sn@ 1110 hjry b njm rsyd A Persian commentary on Shihabuddin Suharwardi's famous sufic work, the Awarif. Only known copy. Lent by the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad. 112 Jain Education Intemational

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DARAB NAMA Foll. 326; size 32 x 21 cm ; paper; Nast'aliq script; 23 lines to a page; Persian. Begins : lHmdllh rb l`lmyn wl`qb@ llmtqyn lSlw@ `l~ khyr khlqh, 'm b`d rwyn khbr wnqd n srr w khwnndgn qSS w twrykh std fDl w khml bwTr yn Hsn bn `l~ bn mws~ lTwsy..... Ends : khn w zN ph shd `dl `brty gyr dr Hl skhnlr nZry dl bstgy rnshyd ynkh yn bwd khbr drb skhndr w b`d ndsht tmt tmm 50 illustrations in Mughal style (c. A.D. 1620-1630); a rare text; very few illustrated versions of this early date are known. Lent by the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay. LAUR CHANDA (A popular North Indian ballad) Foll. 6 illustrated leaves; size 19 x 14 cm; paper; Taliq script; 10 lines to a page; Hindi (Avadhi dialect). Author : Mulla Daud, A.H. 781 (A.D. 1379-80) . The illustrations are of the first half of the 16th century; they represent a highly advanced pre-Mughal style of painting in India. Lent by the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay. 113 Jain Education Intemational

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