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and the other from there to the end of the qaff. The Ms, is bound in half leather and is now in a good state of preservation. Complete as far as it goes.
Age-Not very old in appearance,
लघुशब्देन्दुशेखर
No. 161
Laghusabdendusekhara
118
1866-68
Size - 102 in by 4g in.
Extent – ( 37 + 108 = ) 145 leaves, 9 lines to a page, 41 letters to a line.
Description-Country paper, Devanagari characters; bold and clear and legible handwriting, fairly accurate. The leaves are very much worm-eaten. The first 37 leaves give the हृदन्त section and the last 108 leaves ( separately paged ) bring the text to the end of the उत्तरार्ध. The Ms. is bound in half-leather. Complete as far as it goes.
Age - Samvat 1844.
Begins—श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥ धातोः । सोपसर्गाणामङ्गत्वव्यावृत्तय इदम् ॥ Ends- अलला इति शब्दविशेषानुकरणमिति तद्भाष्यकृत इति सर्वेष्टसिद्धिः ॥
शब्देन्दुशेखरः पुत्रो मञ्जूषा चैव कन्यका । स्वमतौ सम्यगुत्पाद्य शिवयोरर्पितौ मया ॥ १॥ शब्देन्दुशेखरः सोयं फणिभाष्योक्तिभूषितः । सतां हृत्कमलेष्वास्तां यावञ्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ॥ २ ॥
इति श्रीमदुपाध्यायोपनामशिवभट्टसुत सतीगर्भजन ागेशभट्टरचिते लघुशब्देन्दुशेखराख्ये सिद्धान्तकौमुदीव्याख्याने उत्तरार्धं समाप्तम् ॥ श्रीसांब सदाशिवगंगादेव्यै नमः ॥ श्री ॥ संवत् १८४४ ॥ श्रीसरस्वत्यै नमः ॥ श्री ॥