A descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in H.H. The Maharajah's Palace Library, Trivandrum
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Volumes
- 8 vols., 1937–1938
- Languages
- Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
- Manuscripts
- 2,797
- Collections
- Maharajah's Palace Library, Thiruvananthapuram
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 1006
- Janert 1965 no. 313
- NCC 1984 list, “GD”
Description (Biswas 1998)
Vol.1 Veda, Śrauta, Smrti and Purāṇa. 1937. xviii, 380 p. General mss. no. 1-232. Vol.II Purāṇa (continued) and Vedānta. 1937. xx, 381-784 p. General mss. no. 233-644. Vol.III Vedānta, Mīmāmsā, Vyākarana, Nyāya and Jyotiṣa. 1938. xix, 785-1184 p. General mss. no. 645-964 Vol.IV Jyotiṣa, Vaidyaka, Mantra, Tantra, Śilpa and Stuti. 1938. xviii, 1185-1588 p. mss. General no. 969-1288. Vol.V Stuti (continued). 1938. xviii, 1589-1994 p. mss. General no. 1289-1638. Vol.VI Stuti [continued], Nīti, Chandas and Alaṅkāra. 1938. xx, 1995- 2386 p. - mss. general no. 1639-2054. Vol.VII Bharatasāstra, Kāmaśāstra, Nāṭaka, Campū, Ākhyāyikā and kavya. 1938. xvii, 2387-2786 p. mss. General no. 2055 -2370 Vol.VIII Kavya, Kosa and miscellaneous / ed. by K. Mahadeva Sastri. 1938. x, xvii, 2787-3229 p. mss. General no. 2371-2797. Published under the authority of the Government of H.H. the Maharajah of Travancore. Description of 2,797 Sanskrit mss. with extracts and notes. Each volume provides detailed contents of works noticed. No index.
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 1006, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
(Classified alphabetical catalogue with beg., endings and notes; ea. 2800 Mss. Without index.) 1. 1937 (XVIII, 380 pp.): Veda, Srauta, Smrti, and Pura�ta (Mss. with the General Nos. 1-232). 2. 1937 (pp. I-XX and 381-784): Pura�ta (continued), Vedanta (Gen. Nos. 233-644). 3. 1938 (pp. I-XIX and 785-1184): Vedanta, Mimaipsa, Vyakara!fa, Nyaya, and Jyoti�a (Gen. Nos. 645-968). 4. 1938 (pp. I-XVIII and 1185-1588): Jyoti�a, Vaidyaka, Mantra, Tantra, Silpa, and Stuti (Gen. Nos. 969-1288). 5. 1938 (pp. I-XVIII and 1589-1994): Stuti (Gen. Nos. 1289-1638). 6. 1938 (pp. I-XX and 1995-2386): Stuti, Niti, Chandas, and Alankara (Gen. Nos. 1639-2054). 7. 1938 (pp. I-XVII and 2387-2786): Bharatasastra, Kamasastra, Nataka, Campii, Akhyayika, and Kavya (Gen. Nos. 2055- 2370). 8. 1938 (pp. I-X, I-XVII and 2787-3229): Kavya, Kosa, and Miscellaneous (Mss. with the General Nos. 2371-2797).
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 313, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.