Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a philosophical commentary (dīdhiti) on a work by Gangeśa Upādhyāya called the Tattvacintāmaṇi, a treatise on logic from the Nyāya school of philosophy, particularly on the subject of inference (anumāna).
Title from title in margins throughout; alternate title Anumānakhaṇḍaśiromaṇi from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 21 leaves foliated 1-21, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant words an phrases highlighted in red; some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect the manuscript from insects.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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