Manuscript Identifiers

Collection:Indic Manuscripts
Item:46
Repository:John Hay Library
Institution:Brown University
Location:Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Catalog:
Item:1302

Work 1 (incomplete)

Locus:?
Author:kfzRa dvEpAyana vyAsa
Title:BAgavatapurANa
Part:skanDa 10, pUrva
Cover rubric:
Incipit:f.<1r.l1> SrIkaMWacApaKaMqqana . pAkAripramuKavinutaBaMqqanavilasa . tkAkusDavaMSSamaMqqana . rAkeMdduyaSoviSAla rAmanyavAlA .. va .. mamAniyyanuRagarizWulagunaMmmuniSrezWulakuniKilapurARavyAKyAnavEKarIsame tuMqEnasUtuMqqiwlaniye .
Explicit:f.<121r.l2> rukmiRIkalyARaMbbunu .
Final rubric:f.<121r.l2> nanukaDalaMgaladaSamaskaMdDaMbunaMddupUrvaBAgaMsaMpUrRaM ..
Colophon:f.<121r.l2> SrIkfzRArpaRamastu SrImaMggaLamahA SrISrISrISrISrISrI jjeyunU SrImaMggaLamahA SrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrIjjeyunU
Filiation:
Second folio:Don't understand
Signatures:Don't understand
Language:Telugu in Telugu script

Work 2 (complete)

Locus:?
Author:kfzRa dvEpAyana vyAsa
Title:BAgavatapurANa
Part:skanDa 10, uttara
Cover rubric:
Incipit:f.<122r.l1> SrIkfzRAyanamaH .. SrIkarapariSozitara . tnAkarakamaniyyaguRagaRakarakAru . RyakaraBIkaraSaraDA . rAkaM ppitadAnaveMdrarAmanareMdrA .. ma .. mahaniyaguRagarizWulagunammuniKilapurARavyAKyA navEKarIsametuMqEnasUtuMqqiwlaniye .
Explicit:f.<227r.l3> yAdavavvazRiBojAMdDakavaSSaca ritraMbbunu .
Final rubric:f.<227r.l4> nanukaDalaMgaladaSamaskaMdDaMbunaMdduluttaraBAgaMsaMpUrnaU ..
Colophon:f.<227r.l4> SrIrukmiRIsatyaBAmAsametaSrImadanagopAlasvAminenamaH .. ..SrImaMggaLamahASrISrISrISrISrIjjeyunU
Filiation:
Second folio:Don't understand
Signatures:Don't understand
Language:Telugu in Telugu script

Work 3 (complete)

Locus:?
Author:kfzRa dvEpAyana vyAsa
Title:BAgavatapurANa
Part:skanDa 11
Cover rubric:
Incipit:f.<228r.l1> SrIsItAvallaBalaM . kkAsurasaMhAradevatArADitavA . RIsatiramaRArcitavf . trAsuramadaharaRavinutarAmanfpAlA ..
Explicit:f.<250r.l6> suraBayaparihartAsUricetovihartA ..
Final rubric:f.<250r.l6> yidiSrIparameSvarakaruRakalitakavitAvicitrakesanamaMtriputrasahajapAMqqi tyapotanAmAtyapraRitaMbbEnaSrImahABAgavataMbbunumahApurARaMbbunaMddukfzRuMqquBUBAraMbbuvApiyAdavulakanyonyavEraMbulugalpiMccivAralaha
Colophon:f.<250v.l4> SrImaMggaLamahASrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrIjjeyunU ..
Filiation:
Second folio:Don't understand
Signatures:Don't understand
Language:Telugu in Telugu script

Work 4 (complete)

Locus:?
Author:kfzRa dvEpAyana vyAsa
Title:BAgavatapurANa
Part:skanDa 12
Cover rubric:
Incipit:f.<251r.l1> SrImarudaSamapatizinuta . kAmitamunirAjayogakalpaPalodya . ddAmaGanajanakavaranyapa . jAmA trigrasararAmacaMdrasvapAlA ..
Explicit:f.<261r.l1> prakAraMbbulaMggalaceritraMbbulunu .
Final rubric:f.<261r.l1> nanukaDalaMggaladvAdaSaskaMdDaMsaMpUrRaM ..
Colophon:SrIkfzRArpaRamastu SrImaMgaLamahASrISrISrISrI SrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrISrIjeyunU .. jayanAmasaMvatsaraSrAvaRa?3lavarku AnavAla subbarAyuqusoMttaggAvrAsukUnnadi ..
Filiation:
Second folio:Don't understand
Signatures:Don't understand
Language:Telugu in Telugu script

Physical description

Form:folia
Material:palm leaf
Watermark:
Extent:269
Foliation:
[i-vi], 1-261, [viii]
Collation:
Condition:Good condition; browned leaves; minimal fraying at the edges; a few cracked and split leaves that don't interfere with legibility; occassional worm holes; Some folios have considerable fading. Complete; From folio 228 to end, etched but not inked.
Binding:

Wooden covers with tying cord and a metal peg through lateral holes

Conditiongood
Accompanying matter:

Hands

Summary:
Hand 1:

Additions:

Occassional “SrI” written in left margin

Note in left margin: “SrIrAmA ..” “SuBamastu ..” “aviGnamastu” “daSamaskaMDaM” folio 1r

Note in left margin: “devakI” (lacunae due to worm holes) “vAha” (lacunae due to worm holes) folio 2v

Note in left margin: “balarAma” “jananaM” folio 5r

Note in left margin: “kfzRAva” “tAraM” folio 5v

Note in left margin, black ink, unetched: illegible markings 7 “A” 57 folio 6r

Note in left margin: “Gozapra” “veSaM ..” folio 9v

Note in left margin: “yogamA” “yAcaritaM ..” folio 10r

Note in left margin: “naMdduputro” “tsavaM ..” folio 11v

Note in left margin: “pUtanAsaM” “hvAtaM ..” folio 13v

Note in left margin: “SagawAgu” “ravaLa ..” folio 16r

Note in left margin: “tvaRrttu” “vaqa ..” folio 16v

Note in left margin: “garggAga” “manaM ..” folio 17v

Note in left margin: Illegible marking in black ink, unetched “bAlakrI” “qayu ..” folio 18r

Note in left margin: “nalakUjara” “maRigrIva” “SApavimo” “canaM ..” folio 22v

Note in left margin: ?“vaMddAvana” “gaMhvaraM ..” folio 25r

Note in left margin: “vatsAsu” “ravaDa ..” Following 2 lines with lacunae due to worm holes ?“ka.su” ??“Da ..” folio 26r

Note in left margin: “AGAsura” “vaDa ..” folio 27v

Note in left margin: “brahmavatsa” “bAlakuladA” “yaM ..” folio 29r

Note in left margin: “brahmavi” “nutiyu” folio 32r

Note in left margin: “DenukAsu” “ravaDa ..” folio 38r

Note in left margin: “kALiyyu” “marddanaM ..” folio 39r

Note in left margin: “grIzmavarna” “na ..” folio 45v

Note in left margin: “pralaMcvA” “suravaDa ..” folio 46v

Note in left margin: Lacuna due to worm holes “gArci”?“u” “ mriMgguwa” folio 47v

Note in left margin: “varuzAkA” lacuna due to worm hole ?“varnana ..” folio 48r

Note in left margin: “SaratkAla” “varnana ..” folio 49v

Note in left margin: “vipraBArya” “luvaccuwa” folio 55v

Note in left margin: “byaMwwAvana” “mukunaMddu” “wuvaccuwa” folio 57r

Note in left margin: “SrIrAma” folio 58r

Note in left margin: “hariyA” “gaMSiyuwa” folio 58v

Note in left margin: lacuna due to worm holes “yiMdruqu” “naruzaMku” ?“pi”?“ccuwa” folio 59r

Note in left margin: “govarDanagi” “riyittuwa” folio 60v

Note in left margin: “deveMdru” “quvaccu” “wa ..” folio 61v

Note in left margin: “varuRapawnaM” “povuwa ..” folio 62r

Note in left margin: “rAkAcaM” “drodaya” “veRunAdaM ..” folio 63r

Note in left margin: “gopikalu” “kfzRuveta” “kuwa ..” “gopikA” “gItalu” folio 65v

Note in left margin: “hariprasaM” “nnatayu” folio 69r

Note in left margin: “rAsakrI” “qa ..” folio 70v

Note in left margin: “harijala” “krIqalAqu” “wa ..” folio 73v

Note in left margin: “sudarSana” “SApavimo” “canaM ..” folio 75r

Note in left margin: “SaMKkcU” “qavaDa ..” folio 75v

Note in left margin: “guMhyaka” “vaDa ..” folio 76r

Note in left margin: “vfzaBAsu” “ravaDa ..” folio 77r

Note in left margin: “nAraduMqu” “balarvizRula” “vfttAtaMSe” “ppuwa ..” folio 77v

Note in left margin: “akFrunimaM” “ddaku aMppiMccu” “wa ..” folio 78r

Note in left margin: “SrIrAma” “keSivaDa ..” folio 79r

Note in left margin: “nAradAga” “manaM” folio 79v

Note in left margin: “vyomukA” “suravaDa ..” folio 80r

Note in left margin: “akfyaqu” “maMddakuva” “ccuwa ..” folio 80v

Note in left margin: “akfvAda” “kfzRasaM” “vvAdaM ..” folio 82r

Note in left margin: “SrIkfzRuqu” “maDurApra” “yARaM ..” folio 83r

Note in left margin: “akFrA” “gamanaM ..” folio 83v

Note in left margin: “akFrA” “stuti” folio 84r

Note in left margin: “maDurApu” “raMceruwa” folio 85r

Note in left margin: “rajaka” “vaDa ..” folio 86r

Note in left margin: “mAlAkAru” “gfhaMbbuna” “kuvaccuwa ..” folio 86v

Note in left margin: lacuna due to worm hole “ku”?“saM” “yyogaM ..” folio 87r

Note in left margin: Lacuna due to worm hole “bAlakfzRu” “lukaMssusa” ?“kuvaccu” “wa ..” “kuMjjara” “vaDa ..” folio 89r

Note in left margin: “mallayu” “dDaM” folio 90v

Note in left margin: “cARUra” “vaDa . muzwi” “kavaDa ..” folio 92v

Note in left margin: “kaMssavaDa” folio 93r

Note in left margin: “devakIvasu” “devuluvaccu” “wa ..” folio 93v

Note in left margin: “rrapanayana” “vidyAByAsaM” folio 94r

Note written in left margin and crossed out: folio 95v

Note in left margin: “rradDavuqu” “repallekuva” “ccuwa ..” folio 96r

Note in left margin: Lacuna due to worm holes ?“maragI” “talu” folio 96v

Note in left margin: “akFru” “qu astinApu” “raMvaccuwa ..” folio 99v

Note in left margin: “kaMssuBArya” “lutaMqriki” “ceppuwa ..” folio 101r

Note in left margin: “jarAsaMdDa” “yudDaM ..” folio 101v

Note in left margin: “kAlayava” Line crossed out “nuduyu” “dDAlkuvaccuwa ..” folio 105v

Note in left margin: “dvArakApura” “nirmaRaM ..” folio 106r

Note in left margin: “kAlayava” “nAgamaM ..” folio 107r

Note in left margin: “mucikuMdda” “mokzaRaM ..” folio 108v

Note in left margin: “marasawi” “yudDaM ..” folio 110v

Note in left margin: “rukmiRIka” “lyARaM ..” folio 111r

Note in left margin: “SrIrAmA” “SuBamastu ..” “aviGnamastu” “jattaraBAga” “mU .. SrI ..” Note in mid left margin: “pradyumna” “janmaM” “SaMbbaro” “pAKyAnaM ..” folio 122r

note in left margin: “satrAjittu” “nakusUryu” “qumaRiyi” “ccuwa ..” folio 125r

Note in left margin: “jAMbbava” “tivivA” “haM ..” folio 126r

Note in left margin: “satyaBA” “mApari” “RayaM ..” folio 127r

Note in left margin: “SataDanyuqu” “satrAjittu” “nucaMppuwa” folio 127v

Note in left margin: “balarAmu” “qumiTilaku” “povuwa ..” folio 128r

Note in left margin: “duryodDanu” “gadAByA” “saM ..” “akFru” “qupAripo” “vuwa ..” folio 128v

Note in left margin: “SrIkfzRuqu” “yiMdraprasTa” “puraMpovu” “wa ..” folio 129r

Note in left margin: “kA”?“ddima” “triviMddalavi” “vAhaM ..” “nagnajitti” “vivAhaM ..” folio 130v

Note in left margin: “narakAsura” “vaDa ..” folio 132r

Note in left margin: “haripadA” “ruvelaSrIla” “vivAhaMdu” “vuwa ..” folio 136r

Note in left margin: “naditikiguM” “qqalaMbbuli” “ccuwayu ..” folio 136v

Note in left margin: “vArijA” “tApaha” “raRaM ..” “haripadAru” “velaSrIlavi” “vAhaM a” “vuwa ..” folio 137r

Note in left margin: Lacuna due to worm holes “rukmiRIvi” “pralaMbbaM ..” folio 138r

Note in left margin: “rukmiRI” “stotraM” folio 139r

Note in left margin: “kfzRukumA” “rotpatti” “yu ..” folio 141v

Note in left margin: “pradyumnavi” “vAhaM ..” folio 142r

Note in left margin: “rukmibalaBa” “drulajUdaM ..” folio 142v

Note in left margin: “rukmivaDa” folio 143r

Note in left margin: “bARasu” “rayudDaM ..” folio 144r

Note in left margin: “nfgopA” “KyAnamu ..” folio 155v

Note in left margin: “balarAmu” “qurePalleku” “bovuwa” folio 158r

Note in left margin: “pOMqrakavA” “sudevavaDa ..” folio 160r

Note in left margin: “plavakavaDa ..” “dviviDavaDa ..” folio 162v

Note in left margin: “sAMbbuvivA” “hamu ..” folio 163v

Note in left margin: “nAraduqudvA” “rakakuvaccuwa ..” folio 166v

Note in left margin: Lacunae due to worm holes “nAradA” ?“ma”?“M ..” folio 171r

Note in left margin: “DarmarAju” “rAjasU” “yaMgAraM” “baM ..” folio 171v

Note in left margin: Lacuna due to worm holes First line illegible “puraMbovu” folio 173r

Note in left margin: “jarAsaMdDa” “vaDa ..” folio 175v

Note in left margin: “rAjabaMdDa” “mokzaRaM ..” folio 178r

Note in left margin: “DarmarAjurA” “jasUya” “yAgaMSe” “yuwa ..” folio 179v

Note in left margin: Lacunae due to worm holes “siSupAla” “vaDa ..” folio 181r

Note in left margin: “duryoDana” “avamAnaM” folio 184r

Note in left margin: “sALvayu” “dDaM ..” folio 185v

Note in left margin: “sALvayudDaM ..” folio 188v

Note in left margin: “daMttavaktru” “vaDa ..” folio 190v

Note in left margin: “balarAma” “tIrDayA” “tra ..” folio 191v

Note in left margin: “palvalavaDa ..” folio 192v

Note in left margin: “kucelopA” “KyAnamu ..” folio 194v

Note in left margin: “SamaMttapaM” “ccakatIrDaM” “Aquwa ..” folio 199v

Note in left margin: “suBadrApa” “riRayaM ..” folio 208v

Note in left margin: “miTilAnaga” “raMpovuwa ..” folio 209v

Note in left margin: “SftigIta” “lU ..” folio 211v

Note in left margin: “harihara” “brahmala” “caritra” folio 215v

Note in left margin: “SrIrAmA” “SuBamastu” “ekAdaSaskaM” “DamU ..” folio 228r Note in left margin: “SrIrAmA” “SuBamastu” “dvAdaSaskaM” “DamU ..” folio 251r

Decoration

History

Color:
Border:
Illustration:??flowers in some left margins??
Origin: AnavAlasubbarO jayasaMvatsara, SrAvaRa, 3

“ jayanAmasaMvatsaraSrAvaRa?3lavarku AnavAla subbarAyuqusoMttaggAvrAsukUnnadi ..” f. 250v, line 4

Provenance: “”
Acquisition: (Stuart C. Sherman (1977: 79)) describes the acquisition of the Indic manuscripts in the Brown University Library as follows: “ Indic Manuscripts

A collection of fifty-three codices (not after 1800) in Burmese, Cambodian, Telugu Skandhas, Bengali, and Sinhalese script on palm leaves with lacquered wood covers tied with cords. Subjects include Buddhist canon, Pālī grammar and lexicons, Epics, Dance, Drama, and a treatise on midwifery and diseases of women. Recorded in (A Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, by Horace I. Poleman, New Haven: American Oriental Society, 1938.) Register available.

Gift of Baptist missionaries to Burma, among whom was Adoniram Judson Brown Class of 1807, who first translated the Bible into Burmese.

Subject headings

SubjectLC:Manuscripts, Telugu
SubjectSL:../TEI_MS/IndicSubjectClassification.xml#purARa ()

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Matthias AhlbornSusan J. MooreSeptember 2010In , filled MsDescPennTemplate.xml with data in 's BrMs*.txt file.
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