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Nighantu and Nirukta
85
Extent-232 leaves%3; 10 lines to a page%3; 30 letters to a line. Description-Country paper; Devanagari characters with पृष्ठमात्राs; old
in appearance%3 handwriting on foll. 3-173 clear, legible and uniform but handwriting on the later folios is not clear and legible; borders ruled in double black lines; edges worn out; folios numbered in right hand margins; foll. 1-2 and 47 missing; folios brittle; especially the last 30 folios are extremely brittle; incomplete.
The Ms. contains a commentary on the Nighapțu. Age-Appears to be fairly old. . Author - Devarājayajvan (the colophon reads Devarājajvalana ). Subject -Nighantu. Begins abruptly - fol. 3a
........श्च पाठसंबोधनार्थ बालानां । सुगन्तञ्चायवतद्तानां पदानां क्रमेण प्रतिपदेन निर्वचननिर्गमा प्रदर्शयि स्वरादीनीतिपूर्वमुक्तस्य प्रकरणत्रयस्य नैगमं देवमाकांडं च भाष्यकारेण निरुक्तानां स्कंदस्वामिना कृतव्याख्यानानां प्रक्रियते । etc. fol. 89b अत्रिगोत्रस्य देवराजज्वलनकृते नैघण्टुककाण्डनिर्वचने प्रथमोध्यायः ॥छ। fol. 149b इति देवराजविरचिते नैघंटुककांडनिर्वचने द्वितीयोध्यायः ॥ छ ।
fol. 179b इति ......... तृतीयोऽध्यायः Ends abruptly - fol. ?
ॐ मना । अवनशब्दस्या ... खकारयोरोकारमकारौ विभक्तेराकारः भवनायावनेन वा ।......
निरुक्त
Nirukta
57 No. 83
1886-92 Size - 91 in. by 5} in. Extent - (159+21 ) 179 leaves; 8 lines to a page; 30 letters to a line. Description-Country paper: Devanagari characters%3 old in appear
ance; handwriting bold, clear, legible and uniform; borders
