Detailed [first] report of operations in search of Sanskrit mss. in Bombay Circle, April 1882 to March 1883
- Type
- Search report
- Languages
- Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit
- Manuscripts
- 367
- Collections
- Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0857
- Janert 1965 no. 274
- Janert 1965 no. 322
- NCC 1984 list, “Peters”
Description (Biswas 1998)
Published as an extra number of the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1883, 16(4) Content: Extracts from mss, acquired for the Government (p. 73-94). Extracts from mss. belonging to H.H. the Maharana of Oodeypore [Udaipur] (p. 93-111). List in tabular form of 367 mss. acquired for the Government (p. 113-132). Appendix: 1. Catalogue of 180 palm leaf mss. of Santinatha Jain Bhandara, Cambay (p. 1-103). 2. Bana, his predecessors and contemporaries. Second report of operations in search of Sanskrit mss. in Bombay Circle, April 1883 to March, 1884 / by Peter Peterson. Bombay: Society's library; London: Truebner, 1884.-ii, 183, 29 p. Published as an extra number of the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Bombay, 1884, 17(44). Content: Report (p. 1-89) - Extracts from mss. belonging to H.H. the Maharaja of Alwar (p. 91-111). Extracts from mss. purchased for the Government (p. 112-163). A Digambara Padavali (p. 163-166). List of books [mss.] belonging to the H.H. the Maharaja of Alwar (p. 167-183). About 450 mss. listed in tabular form. List in tabular form of 301 mss. purchased for the Government (p. 1-29). Third report of operations in search of Sanskrit mss. in Bombay Circle, April 1884 to March 1886 / by Peter Peterson. Bombay: Society's library; London: Truebner, 1886. - xxx, 47, 407 p. Published as an extra number of the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Bombay. 17(45). Content: Index of titles listed in the reports 1-3 (p. i-xxx). Report (p. 1-47. - Appendix: 1. Catalogue of palm leaf mss. in Santinatha Jaina Bhandara, Cambay continued from the First report, mss. no.181-337 (p. 1-187); 2. Extracts from books [mss.] in libraries (p. 190-379). 3. List in tabular form of 657 mss. acquired for the Government.(p. 380-407). Fourth report of operations in search of Sanskrit mss. in Bombay Circle: April 1886 - March 1892 /by Peter Peterson. Bombay: Society's library; London: Truebner, 1894. - cxlix A, 17, 177, 58 p. Published as an extra number of the Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Bombay, 1894, 18(49 A). Contents: Index of authors [with notes] (p. i-cxlii); Report (p. 1-17). - Extracts from mss. purchased for Government (p. 1-177); List of [1504] mss. purchased for the Government (p. 1-58). Fifth report of operations in search of Sanskrit mss. in Bombay Circle: April 1892 -March 1895 /by Peter Peterson. Bombay: Government Central Press, 1896. - lxxxviii, 317 p. Content: Index of authors [with notes] (p. i-lxxxvi); Report (p. lxxxvii- lxxxviii); Appendix: Extracts from [93] palm leaf mss. preserved at Anhilwad Patan (p. 1-151); Extracts from 12 paper mss. preserved in the Dhandharavada Bhandara at Anhilwad Patan (p. 153-171); Extracts from mss. purchased for the Government (p. 173-220); List in tabular form of [987] mss. purchased for the Government (p. 221-317). Sixth report of operations of Sanskrit mss. in Bombay Circle: April 1895- March 1898 / by Peter Peterson. Bombay: Government Central Press, 1899. - xxviii, 144 p. Content: Index of authors (p. ixxv); Report (p.xxvi-xxviii); Appendix: Extracts from mss. purchased for Government (p. 1-56); List in tabular form of [690] mss. purchased for Government. 1895-98 (p. 57-134); List in tabular form of [100 mss.] purchased for Government, 1898-99 (p.136-144). CUL, DCPRI, DSA(4,5), DUL(1,3), GOML(4-6), LBKSV, LDI(1,3), MUDS, NA(5-6), NL, OIB(2-6), ORI(3-6), ORIML(3-6), SJM(2), SSUL(2-6).
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0857, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
(Report 1-4: Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Extra Number[s:] 16 (41). 1883; 17 (44). 1884; 17 (45). 1887; 18 (49 a). 1894.) (These six volumes are not always easy t o use.) [1,] 1882/83. 1883: Report of operations (p. 1-72); Extracts from Mss. acquired for Govt. (pp. 73-94);.. from Mss. belonging to H. H. the Maharana of Oodeypore (pp. 95-111). - See: 276. (List in tabular form of 367 Mss. acquired for Govt. on pp. l 13-132.) Appx. 1: Catalogue [in tabular form with extracts] of.. 180 palm-leaf MSS. in Santinath's Bhal)<;lar, Cambay (pp. 1- 103) [to be continued in the Third Report, Appx. 1 (!)]; Appx. 2: Bal)a, his predecessors and contemporaries (pp. 105-129). 2, 1883/84. 1884: Report (pp. 1-89); Extracts from Mss. belonging to H. H. the Maharaja of Alwar [i. e. Ulwar] (pp. 91-111); Extracts from Mss. purchased for Govt. (pp. 112-163); A Digambara PaHavali (pp. 163-166); List in [tabular form] of [about 450] Poon books [i. e. Mss.] belonging to H. H. the Maharaja of Alwar (pp. 167-183); List [in tabular form] of [301] Mss. purchased for Govt. (pp. 1-16; the same again on pp. 17-29). · - See: 276. 3, 1884/86. 1887: Index of [titles].. to the Reports 1-3 (pp. IXXX); Report (pp. 1-47). Appx. 1: [Descriptive] Catalogue [with beg. or endings] of the palm-leaf MSS. [Nos. 181-337] in Santinath's Bhar:u�ar, Cambay (continued from the First Report !) (pp. 1-187). Appx. 2: Extracts from books [i. e. Mss.] in [several] Libraries.. (pp. 190-379). Appx. 3: List [in tabular form] of [657] Mss. acquired for Govt. (pp. 380-407). 4, 1886/92. 1894: Index of Authors [mentioned in the Reports 1-3, with copious notes] (pp. I-CXLII); Report (pp. 1-17); Extracts from Mss. purchased for Govt. (pp. 1-177); List [in tabular form] of [1504] Mss. purchased for Govt. (pp. 1-58). [Peterson dedicated this volume to his assistants: Ramchandra Dinanath and Bhagwandas Kevaldas.] 5, 1892/95. 1896: Index of Authors [mentioned in the Reports 4-5, with copious notes] (pp. I-LXXXVI); Report (pp. 87-88); (Appx. 1:) Extracts from [93] palm-leaf Mss. preserved at Anhilwad Patan (pp. 1-151); (Appx. 2:) Extracts from [11] paper Mss. preserved in the Dhandharavada Bhandar at Anhilwad Patan (pp. 153-171); (Appx. 3:) Extracts from Mss. purchased for Govt. (pp. 173-220); (Appx. 4:) List [in tabular form] of [987] Mss. purchased for Govt. (pp. 221-317). 6, 1895/98(-1898/99). 1899: Index of Authors (pp. I-XXV); Report (pp. 27-28); (Appx. 1:) Extracts from Mss. purchased for the Govt. (pp. 1-56); (Appx. 2:) List [in tabular form] of [690] Mss... 1895/98 (pp. 57- 134); (Appx. 3:) List [in tabular form] of [lOO] Mss. purchased for the Govt. in 1898/99 (pp. 136-144).
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 274, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.