Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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117 Aitareya Brahmana Bhashya. A commentary on the Aitareya Brahmana of the Rig Veda. By Sayana Acharya. The codex comprises the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, and 6 th Panchikas. Beginning. vagisadyah sumanasah sarvvirthanamupakrame | End. yam natva krtakrtyah syustam namami gajananam || 1 || yasya nisvasitam veda yo vedebhyo'khilam jagat | nirmame tamaham vande vidyatirthamahesvaram || 2 || yatkataksena tadrupam dadhaddukkamahipatih | syadisanmadhavacayryam vedarthasya prakasane || 3 || ye purvvittaramimamse te vyakhyayatisangrahat | krpalumaghavacaryyam vedartham vaktumudyatah || 4 || || || tasmat karanat prakrtamatra sambhuya na samsamset | abhyaso'tradhyayasamaptarthah || iti cimso'dhyayo dasamah khandah || Colophon. iti srisayanacaryyam viracite madhaviye vedarthaprakase aitareya brahmane trimso- 'dhyayah | samapteyam sasthapancika || visayah | aitareyatrahmanaprathama-dvitiya trtiya caturtha sasthapancikavyakhyanam | (pancamapancika tu natra labdha !) No. 1802. maya pravacanasutravrttih, sutrasahita | Substance, country-made yellow paper, 162 x 8 inches. Folia, 44. Lines, 10 on a page. Extent, 1, 720 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, SM. 1869. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, old. Prose. Correct. Sankhya-pravachana-sutra-vritti. An exposition of the Sankhya aphorisms of Kapila. The name of its author is not apparent in the codex, but I have been informed that it is Aniruddha. In Mr. Hall's Contributions, p. 1, Aniruddha's work is entered under the name of Aniruddha-vritti. Beginning. vinayakam namaskrtya visnu svayyam sarakhatim | laksmim gankam mahesanam drttim kartta samarabhe || pansah khalu vairagyanmoksasadhanasastre pravarttate | vairagyanca dvidha syat | soka-