Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is a treatise giving an etymological reading of Vedic chanting and considerations of logic from the perspective of the Nyāya school of Hindu philosophy.
Creator:
Gadādharabhaṭṭācārya, active 17th century-18th century.
Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; European blue paper with watermarks of various crests, one a crest flanked by two lions above the year 1870, another a crest with Victory in its center; there are also various words and numbers and the year 1860.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; 32 leaves foliated 1-32, upper left and lower right verso.; Partial fine penned floral design inside of a rectangular border on front cover (f. 1r); many marginal notes are written in Gujarati script throughout the manuscript.; Colophon: śake 1795 rudhirodgārīnāmasaṃbatsaretapasimāseśuddhatṛtīyāyāṃsāmānyaniruktiḥ samāptā // śrītripurāṃ vikārpaṇamastu // śrīrjayatu // (f. 32v).; Dated śake 1795 (1873) (f. 32r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with triple black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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