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Pañcatantra No. 1268
252
1880-81. Size.- 9. in. by 44 in. Extent.— 19 leaves ; 13 lines to a page ; 38 letters to a line. Description.- Country paper ; Devanagari characters ; fairly old
in appearance; hand-writing small but legible and uniform; ink, on some folios, slightly diffused ; borders ruled in double black lines; red pigment frequently used; folios 1-55, 60, 61, 63-74, 77, 80, 85 and 89 missing ; incom
plete. Age.-- Appears to be fairly old. Author.- Vişņuśarma. Begins.-- ( abruptly ) fol. 568
व ... पये भूयोपि अटवीमध्ये गतस्य भानुरस्तं जगाम ।
अथ सुषर्णनाशभसातोपि न विश्राम्यति । étc. Ends.-- ( abruptly ) fol. 925
gate app Fun
एवमुक्त्वा सूयोपि चक्रधरमाह ॥ References.— See No. 1252.
पञ्चतन्त्र
Pañcatantra
251. No. 1269
1880-81. Size.- 94 in. by 4 in. Extent.-- 66 leaves ; 12-14 lines to a page ; 32-34 letters to a line. Description.- Country paper ; Devanāgari characters with
occasional STIS; old in appearance; hand-writing very closely written and somewhat illegible ; borders ruled in double lines; red pigment used; folios 1-90, 77, 78 and 122 missing; incomplete ; left-hand corners of folios 71-72 torn,
