Manuscripts from Indian Collection

Author(s): National Museum New Delhi
Publisher: National Museum New Delhi

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The language of the text is corrupt at places.
The text gives principles and descriptions of the construction of Vadabhi types of temples.
Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa).
SILPAPRAKĀŠA (Canons of temple architecture in Orissa)
Foll, 108 ; size 39x4cm ; palm-leaf ; Oriya script ;4 lines to a page ; Sanskrit ; dated Saka 1715 (A.D. 1793). Author: Ramachandra Mahāpātra (between 11th and 13th century); scribe : Govindadāsa. Begins : ଶ୍ରୀପୟ ନମ ଓ ବିଶ୍ୱକର୍ମ ନମ
ଶ୍ରୀନୀଳାଦ୍ର ନାଥାୟ ନମ ବୟ କର୍ମୀ-ପ୍ରଡିମା ଧ୍ୟାନମ୍ ଐରାବ ସମାରୂଢ଼ ନାନ ମଣି ଶଭୁଷି ତମ୍ ଚଢୁପ୍ତ କଳାବିଦ୍ୟା ନସୁଖୀ ଦଦନୋକ୍ତଳମ୍ । (୧) ଯନ୍ତ୍ର ମୁ ମହାକାଳୀ ସର୍ବ ଶଦୀ ରୁପିଣୀ
ସର୍ବ ଶିଳମୟୀ ନତ୍ୟ ସର୍ଦାନନ ପ୍ରଦାୟ ନା] । (୬) Ends :
ପ୍ରଶମାମି ମହାଶ୭ ଦୁର୍ଗା ଚ ପଙ୍କଜ ଲିଖିତ୍ୟ ପୁସ୍ତକର ଶ୍ରୀନଦାସ କୃପାର୍ଥସ୍ତେ ଖକ ଦୀ୫ ଜଣ ଲହୁସିନ୍ଧ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର ମୟୁତିକ ଲିଖିତଭାୟୁ°-ଦମ୍ବନ୍ଧୁ ଯଥା ଶସ୍ତାନ୍ତର ତଥା ||
69 illustrated pages (Orissan school). The text gives principles and descriptions of the construction of the Vadabhi types of temples.
The language of the text is corrupt at places.
In private collection of Miss Alice Boner, Varanasi; lent through the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa).
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