Bhagavadgītā.
Scope and Contents
Complete Sanskrit text, preceded by a set of mālāmantras (folio 1 verso) and nine devotional stanzas (folios 3-5 verso). The adhyāyas end as follows: i, folio 14; ii, folio 27 verso; iii, folio 35; iv, folio 42; v, folio 47 verso; vi, folio 56; vii, folio 61; viii, folio 66 verso; ix, folio 72 verso; x, folio 80; xi, folio 91 verso; xii, folio 95; xiii, folio 101; xiv, folio 105 verso; xv, folio 109 verso; xvi, folio 114; xvii, folio 118 verso; xviii, folios 132, 132 verso.
The text is of the normal type, without important variants.
Devanāgarī character. No name of scribe or date; perhaps early eighteenth century.
Dates
- Creation: ?Early 18th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
137 Leaves ; 130 x 95 millimetres.
Language of Materials
Sanskrit
Arrangement
v + 132 folios. Foliated on the verso. 7 lines to a page.
Custodial History
Inside the front cover is a note by Robert Boog Watson, Chaplain to the Highland Brigade, stating that the manuscript was 'taken at Kurraee Oct. 25, 1858, by the Malwa Field Force ... & given me by Lieut. Shewell'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1941, With Ch.2048, by Miss Boog Watson, Edinburgh, daughter of the Chaplain.
Physical Description
Binding Indian.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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