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Dharmasastra
[991
B - Descriptive Catalogues :- I. O. Cat. No.
1270. Mitra's Cat. of Bikaner Mss., p. 420, No. 399. Burnell's Cat. of Tanjore
Mss., p. 126a. Calcutta Sanskrit College
Cat. II, 566. (2) Printed Editions :- Printed by Nirnayasagar Press,
Bombay.
मनुस्मृतिटीका
Manusmrtitikā
395 No.991
1891-95 Size -111 in. by 5t in. Extent - 212 leaves; 10 lines to a page; 38 letters to a line. Description - Country paper; Devanāgari characters; handwriting
good; two lines in red ink on either border; marks of punctuation, topics and colophons are irregularly tinged with red pigment; paper old, musty and worn out; last leaf is repaired; it is in complete; folios 1-58, 84-96, 98-291, 297-343,345-347, 354, 357,362-410, 481, 482, 519-564, 601, 629-657 missing.
The codex contains the famous commentary by Medhatithi on Manusmrti. For information about Medhātithi, sco
Kane referred to below. Age-Appears to be old. Author -- (Text) Manu.
, (Comm.) Medhātithi. Begins - fol. 59a
तीनां तन्मूलतावचनेन ज्ञाप्यत इति तदेयि तत्रापि पूर्वविज्ञानसापेक्षत्वात् स्मरणस्य भ्रांतिविप्रलंभादीनां महाजनपरिग्रहाद्विना निरस्तात्वाद
तींद्रियार्थदर्शनमशक्यभावाच्च ............ मूलतैवावशिष्यते etc. Ends -- fol. 6580
महममेति त्यक्रवाहंकारममकारस्य तदेकज्ञाननियततया निरतिशयपरमानंदरूपब्रह्म प्रामोति । भनिष्टवृत्तिशास्त्रप्रदर्शिताभिप्रेतप्रतिनियमजकंच पलसिद्धिर्भवति इत्यर्थः॥