MS PUL Woolner 6939


A. MS Identification Data

Accession No. 6939
Catalogue No. 4671  (Vol. II, p. 270)
Additional Nos.
PUL Subject Classification other  (Kāvya)

B. Physical Description of MS

Support and Layout

Writing Support paper
Condition good  (sides worn, last folio stained)

Size in mm

Folio 278 x 107
Writing Area 235 x 65

Margin Lines

Type double
Colour black

String Holes

Lines and Akṣaras

Lines per Folio (from Personal Inspection) 12
Akṣaras per Line 48  (47-49)

Foliation and Physical Completeness of MS

Foliation (from Catalogue) 91
Foliation (from Label) 91  (also according to a sanskrit remark on folio 1r (black ink, nāgarī))

Extent of the Text Present in the MS

Extent (from Catalogue) 9th ucchvāsa
Extent (from Label) complete; 9th ullāsa  (also according to folio 1r [black ink, nāgarī]; 3300 granthas [ibid.])
Extent (from Personal Inspection) MS contains initial invocation and end colophon

Script and Scribal Conventions

Script Devanāgarī
Style of Writing upright
No. of Hands
one
Punctuation daṇḍas

Emphasis

Rubrication Yes  (single akṣaras)
Other Emphasis underlining  (m.sec., blue coloured crayon, 1v)

Structural Elements

Are Sections Numbered? Yes

Foliation etc.

Foliation

Location of Foliation verso, upper left and lower right margin
Number of Hands on folio 91 the foliation is repeated by another scribe

Auspicious or Devotional Elements

Element rāma
Location verso, lower right margin, above foliation

Marginal Title Information

Abbreviation bhabhū•  (meaning unclear)
Location verso, upper left corner, above foliation
Further Features

Changes and Additions to the Text

Frequency no marginalia

Further Special Features


C. Title and Extracts

Title of Work

Title of Work
Sabhyābharaṇa with vyākhyā – Raśmimālā
   Source: PUL Label
Sabhyābharaṇavyākhyā Raśmimālā
   Source: PUL Catalogue (Vol. II, p. 270)
Sabhyābharaṇa savyākhyā vyākaraṇar(ī)tyā, Raśmimālā
   Source: Title Page or Title Folio (1r, pencil, nāgarī)
   Note: "9 ullāsa" added with pencil in nāgarī
Sabhyābharaṇa with the ṭīkā Raśmimālā
   Source: Text (1v,7-8)
Ṭīkā Raśmimālā of Sabhyābharaṇa
   Source: Text (1v,8) / Concluding elements (91v, lines 8 and 11)

Beginning and End of Manuscript

Namaskāra Phrase
Preliminaries
Beginning of Text

End of Text

Concluding Elements

D. MS Data for Prosopography


Author
Govinda
   Source: PUL Catalogue (Vol. II, p. 270)
Goviṃda and Rāmacandra
   Source: PUL Label / Title Page or Title Folio (1r, pencil, nāgarī)
Rāmacaṃdra
   Source: Text (1v, lines 10, 11 and 12)

Person Related to Author
Mukuṭahīranīlakarāṭha
   Relation to Author: Father
   Source: Concluding elements (91v,11)

Times
śaka 1562
   Time refers to: MS - Date of Writing
   Source: PUL Catalogue (Vol. II, p. 270) / PUL Label
śāke dvitarkkaśarabhū 1562 pramitena masye māsosite ravitirthā 7 guruvāsare ca
   Source: Concluding elements (91v,9f.)