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18/100 Mayimićcha o
Madimićchao (Ba) 19/85 Jati indiyāni
Jadindiyāni (Tā) 30/22 Sajogi
Sajoti
(Kh.) Manuscripts used: (A) Bhagawati-vritti (Pantapathi). Manuscript with original Text.
This manuscript is from the Gadhaiya Library, Sardarshahr. It contains 189 leaves and 278 pages. Each leaf is 13}" in length and 4" in width. There are 1 to 23 lines of the original text on each leaf and each line has 80-85 letters. The copy bas teen prepared in a beautiful and artistic manner. There is a Wāwași (kollow space) also in the centre. The year of the transcription has not been given. It is estimatedly written in the 15th-16th century. (Ka) Bhagwati Text (Manuscript)
This copy is from the Poonamchand Budhamal Dūdhoria, Chapar library. It has 333 leaves and 666 pages. Each leaf is 10%" long and 4!". wide. There are 15 lines on each ieaf and each line has 52-55 letters. The copy is a beautiful and artistic one. There are intermitant Pāis (full-stops) in red ink and wāwasi (hollow space). It dates back probably to the 16th ceuntry. (kha) The text on the palm-leaf (Manuscript)
This manuscript has been received from Madan Chand ji Gothi, Sardar Shahr. It belongs to Jaisalmer Library and is a photo-print of the original written on Tāla Patra. It has 422 leaves and 844 pages. Every page contains 3 to 6 lines and there are 130-140 letters in each line. The concluding eulogy has been written as 1| cha || Mangalam Mahā śrī || || cha cha || cha || Rā"
The year of the transcription has not been given but estimatedly it should be of the 12th century. (Ta) The text of the Palm-leaf (Manuscript).
This manuscript belongs to Jaisalmer Library and is a photo-print of the Script written on the Talpatra. This, too, has been received from Madan Chand ji Gothi of Sardar Shahr. It has 348 leaves and 696 pages. Each leaf has 5 to 9 lines and there are 130-140 letters in each line. The last leaf is illustrated. The concluding eulogy reads as follows:
cha || Bhagwati Samattā || cha || ll cha || ll cha || Sambat 1235 Višākhawad ekādasyām gurau aparāhạe lekhaka -waņa tandena likhitam"
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