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A descriptive catalogue of Kanarese manuscripts in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras

Type
Descriptive catalogue
Volumes
7 vols., 1935–1958
Languages
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Manuscripts
1,405
Collections
Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai
Online
No online copy known
Sources
Attested in: Not independently checked

Description (Biswas 1998)

Vol.1 Grammar, lexicography and prosody; Itihasa and Puranas / by S. Kuppuswami Sastri. 1935. ii, vi, 262, 5 p. mss. nos. 1-138. Vol.II Puranas, Artha-śāstra, Kāmaśāstra, Yoga and Vedānta / by S. Kuppuswami Sastri and P.P. Subrahmanya Sastri. 1937. iv, 2, 3, 264-506, 9 p. mss. nos. 139-317 Vol.III [Jaina and Vīrasaiva philosophy] / by S. Kuppuswami Sastri and P.P. Subrahmanya Sastri. 1939. ii, xviii, 508-794 p. mss. D. nos. 318-476. Vol.IV Vīrasaivism, Vaiṣṇavism, Christianity / by A. Sankaran. 1946. xxiv, 796-1154 p. mss. D. nos. 477-825. Vol.V [Stotras, padyakavyas] / by T. Chandrasekharan. 1951. xti, 1156- 1362 p. mss. D. nos. 826-1038 Vol.VI [Padyakāvyas, Campu Kāvyas, yakṣagāns, gadyakavyas, fables and rhetorics] / by T. Chandrasekharan. 1952. xvi, 1364 -1632 p. mss. D.nos. 1039-1261. Vol.VII Music, cookery and medicine / by T. Chandrasekharan, 1958. viii, 226 p. mss. D. nos. 1262-1405 Title varies from Vol.III: A descriptive catalogue of the Kannada manuscripts in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras. Description of 1405 Kannada mss. with extracts and notes.

From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0636, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

Annotation (Janert 1965)

1011. (1934) 1935[sic]: Mss. 1-138, Grammar, Lexicography and Prosody; Itihasa and Pural).a (II, VI, 262, 5 pp.). By S. Kuppuswami Sastri. 2. 1937: Mss. 139-317, Pural).a, Artha-, Kamasastra, Yoga and Vedanta (IV, 2, 3, 264-506, 9 pp.). By S. K. S. and P. P. Subrahmanya Sastri. 3. 1939: Mss. D. Nos. 318-476, (Jaina; Vira:§aiva) (II, XVIII, 508- 794 pp.). By S. K. S. and P. P. S. S. 4. 1946: Mss. D. Nos. 477-825, (Virasaivism, Vait;;I).avism, Christianity) (XXIV, 796-1154 pp.). By A. Sankaran. 5. 1951: Mss. D. Nos. 826-1038, (Stotras, Padyakavyas) (XII, 1156- 1362 pp.). By T. Chandrasekharan. 6. 1952: Mss. D. Nos. 1039-1261, Padya-.. Gadya-kavyas (XVI, 1364-1632 pp.). By T. Ch. 7. 1958: Mss. D. Nos. 1262-1405, Music, Cookery and Medicine. (VIII, 226 pp.) By T. Ch.

From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 207, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.

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