Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in Jain Bhandars at Patan

SR No.: 011005
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Lalchandra B Gandhi
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1937
Total Pages: 591
Language: English
Classification: Catalogue
File Size: 32 MB

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( 37 ) being, deposited in the Sāgar's Upāśraya. It contains 521 MSS. most of which are 300 to 400 years old.
IX. The importance of the collection of the Khetarvasi is solely due to its 76 palm-leaf MSS. It is here that, I found the six 'dramas of Vatsarāja, the minister of Paramardideva of Kaliñjar. Besides some rare works of the Jains, it contains old palm-leaf MSS. of 'Gaudavaho, RRāvanavaho and Pulinda's *supplement to the Kādambarī. The MSS. in spite of their age, are in a good state of preservation; but owing to the carelessness of the keeper, they were lying bundled up in cloth pieces without wooden boards to pretect them. I impressed upon the keeper the importance of the collection under his charge, and I was assured, they would lienceforth be properly preserved.
X. The collection in the Mahālakṣmi's Pādā contains 8 palm-leaf MSS. and a few complete paper MSS. Among the palm-leaf MSS., there is a copy of an anthology® by Lakşmaņa who calls himself possessed of a hundred thousand Suktas.
XI. The collection in the Advasi's Pādā contains 2 palmleaf MSS. one of which was copied not very long ago on blank palmyra leaves gathered from old manuscripts and some paper MSS. of no importance.
XII. Himmatvijayaji's collection is a private collection and mainly consists of works on architecture of which the owner has made a special study.
XIII. Lāvangavijayaji's collection contains paper manuscripts of an ordinary interest most of which are now at Palanpur.
This finishes the list of the Bhandars existing at present in Pattan.
1 Published in the Gaekwad's Oriental Series (GOS), No. 8. 2 Printed in the Bombay Sanskrit Series as No. 31. 3 Printed in the Kävyamāla Series N. S. No. 47 as 2474. 4 Printed in N. S. etc.
5 By name Sūktāvali described in loterson's Third Report (1884-86) on p. 54 ct. seq.
6 It is reported that a Jain collection of MSS. was burnt by some Hindu fanatic out of sheer hatred. It is probable that these Mss. did not escape the wrath of the fan&tic,