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(Ba) The text of Bhagawati (Manuscript)
This manuscript belongs to Terapanthi Sabha, Sardar Shahr. It has 478 leaves and 956 pages. Each leaf is 10%" long and 41" wide. There are 13 lines on each leaf and each line contains 38-42 letters. The copy has been attractively and artistically prepared. There are three Wawadīs' and red lines in it. 'Hartal' (orpinient) has been used. The concluding eulogy is not given in it and hence the year of script is unknown. Estimatedly, it dates back to the 16th century. (Ma) Bhagwati Sutra Text (Manuscript)
This manuscript is from the Gadhaiyā Library, Sardar Shahr. It has 482 leaves and 964 pages. Each leaf is 101" long and 44. wide. Each leaf has 13 lines on it and there are 40-45 letters in each line. There are intermittant Pāis' (full stops) in red ink and Wāwadīs (hollow spaces).
The year of the script has not been given in the end but estimatedly it dates back to the 16th century. The concluding eulogy reads as follows:
cha | Granthāgram 15775 || cha cha || ll cha! Srill cha || Sri Kalyānamastu || Subham Bhawatu || cha || Sri || Sri || cha || cha!
The script has notes in Sanskrit in many places. (Sa) Bhagwati Sutra (Tripathi)
Known as Kesar Bhagwati, this manuscript is from the Terapanthi Bhandar, Ladnun. It has 602 leaves and 1204 pages. The text is in the middle of the leaf while the 'vritti' has been given above and below the text. This is a beautiful and sufficiently correct copy. Some reader, taking a printed copy as authentic has used 'Hartal' in many places and has tried to correct the text of this manuscript. Wherever it has been done so, the correct text has become incorrect. Each leaf of it has 4 to 15 lines of the text on it and each line contains 45-53 letters.
The concluding eulogy reads as follows:--
Sri Bhagwati Sūtram Sampurņam || cha || Sri Vivāha Pannatti Pañćamam angam Sammattam | Subham Bhavatu || Kalayaṇamastu. Granthāgram 15675 Ubhaya Milane Gran. 34291 || Sri || Likhatayati Dāhāmallah Sri Nāgore Madhye Sam. 1848 Māha Su. 15
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