MS PUL Woolner 0284 (Sāmānyanirukti)


A. MS Identification Data

Accession No. 0284
Catalogue No. 345  (Vol. II, p. 22)
PUL Subject Classification Nyāya

B. Physical Description of MS

Support and Layout

Condition worn/brittle  (first folio badly worm eaten, others better)

Size in mm

Folio 230 x 115  (approximately)
Writing Area 175 x 70  (approximately)

Margin Lines

Type none

String Holes

Lines and Akṣaras

Lines per Folio (from Personal Inspection)
9
Akṣaras per Line 31

Foliation and Physical Completeness of MS

Foliation (from Catalogue) 49
Foliation (from Label) 49

Extent of the Text Present in the MS

Extent (from Personal Inspection) beginning and end preserved

Script and Scribal Conventions

Script Devanāgarī
Style of Writing upright
No. of Hands one
Punctuation no marks

Foliation etc.

Foliation

Location of Foliation verso, upper left and lower right margin
Number of Hands one

Auspicious or Devotional Elements

Element rāma
Location verso, lower right margin, above foliation

Marginal Title Information

Abbreviation gā.sā.kro.  (also: gā.sā. and gā.)
Location verso, upper left margin, above foliation

Changes and Additions to the Text

Linking Method short double strokes like ''='', alignment with the correct line of insertion
Style of Writing smaller, similar to main text but m.sec.
Frequency infrequent
Characteristics

Further Special Features

Other Special Features

C. Title and Extracts

Title of Work

Title of Work
Sāmānyanirukti
   Source: PUL Catalogue (Vol. II, p. 22) / PUL Label / Title Page or Title Folio (49v)
Sāmānyaniruktī
   Source: Concluding elements (49r,9)
Uniform Title Sāmānyanirukti

Beginning and End of Manuscript

Namaskāra Phrase
Beginning of Text

End of Text

Concluding Elements

D. MS Data for Prosopography


Author
Gadādhara Bhaṭṭācārya
   Source: PUL Label
Gadādhara
   Source: PUL Catalogue (Vol. II, p. 22)
Uniform Name Gadādhara