Manuscript used for consultation and teaching. It is a grammatical commentary, exposition, and treatise on the on the rules governing aspects of the Pāṇini school of Sanskrit grammar.
Nāgeśabhaṭṭa, also referred to as Nāgojī Bhaṭṭa (f. 50r), is the son of Satī and Śiva Bhaṭṭa Upādhyāya (f. 50r); a grammatical commentator from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.; Title from colophon (f. 50r).; Written in 10-14 lines per leaf.; 50 leaves foliated 1-50, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmadupādhyāyopanāmakaśivabhaṭṭasūtasatīgarbhajanāgojIbhaṭṭakṛtaparibhāṣeṃduśekharaḥ aphāṇi // (f. 50r).; Dated śaka 1717 (1795) (f. 50r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Drawing of the deity Viṣṇu and a female attendant on back cover (f. 50v); floral pattern drawn on front cover (f. 1r).; A single wooden board supports the manuscript. It has newspaper clippings of various animals arranged and glued on the board.; Scribe is Vināyaka Sahasrabudhi (f. 50r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1705
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