Manuscript is used for consultation by a physician or householder for the purpose of creating diagnosis and treatment; for instance, talking about the benefits and greatness of quicksilver or mercury (rasendra); feeling the vein or the pulse (nādīparīkṣā); and the like.
Son of Veṇīdatta (f. 79r).; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 11-14 lines per leaf.; 79 leaves foliated 1-79, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīnaḍiyādavāsināsopratakāśī[v]āsinādyeḍāvālajñāt[?]māṭākuropanāmakena śrīveṇīdattasūnunā śrīgoviṃdarāmaviracite rasasaṃgrahasiddhāṃte ekādaśo padaśaḥ samābhāvākhyanāma saṃvatsare pauṣasukla 14 śanivāsare saṃvat 1919 likhitaṃ premavastrabhena śubhaṃ (f. 79r).; Dated saṃvat 1919 (1862) (f. 79r).; 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 black line.; Scribe is Premavastrabha (f. 79r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 683
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