Alphabetical List of Manuscript in Oriental Institute Part 01

Author(s): Raghvan Nambiyar, Rajendra I Nanavati
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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from criticism. The work, therefore, goes out to the world of scholars with all its imperfections, although it is not devoid of its obvious advantages.
This alphabetical list is divided under thirteen heads or subjects. These are:
(1) Veda; (2) Vedalaksana; (3) Upanişat; (4) Srauta Sūtra and Prayoga; (5) Gșhya Sūtra and Prayoga; (6) Dharma Sutra, Prayoga and Sastra; (7) Sinrti; (8) Vedanta Darsanas, viz., (i) Advaita, (ii) Visiştadvaita, (iii) Paranádvaita, (iv) Suddhadvaita, (v) Dvaitadvaita, (vi) Dvaita, (vii) Saiva Vedanta, and. (viii) Sāmānya Darsana; (9) Sankhya; (10) Yoga; (11) Nyāya;
(12) Mimaṁsā, and (13) Vyakaraṇa. There will probably be some who will not approve of this class sification, and there will be others, who would advise adopting some other classification system, such as, that of the India Office, London, or of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, or even of the Tanjore Palace Library. It is therefore, necessary to point out that the classification here adopted is the one which was found convenient when the library originated, and grew naturally with the growth of the manuscript collection. In the present list it was not possible to modify in any way the original classification without disturbing the arrangement of the many thousands of cards comprising the index. But while passing, it may be remarked that the different methods of classification, now in vogue in the numerous manuscript libraries or manuscript catalogues, do not agree with one another, nor are they free from inherent defects. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance to manuscript libraries to devise a scheme of classification which may be regarded as the National Scheme of Classification of MSS, and may be adopted by all manuscript libraries in India and elsewhere, as well as in all catalogues of manuscripts. It is needless to add that the scheme so made should be entirely free from defects, easy to operate, and all comprehensive, in order that it may meet with universal acceptance.
Finally, we have to thank the energetic and young Catalogue Assistant, Mr. Raghavan Nambiyar Siromani, for having prepared the complete alphabetical list with reasonable care and expedition, and for seeing the first volume through the press within a short time.
Baroda, the 29th September 1942.
GENERAL EDITOR.