śrīyaśodānandanāya namaḥ
This manuscript, held at the Asiatic Society in Kolkata, extends from the beginning of the Jātisamuddeśa to the end of the Kriyāsamuddeśa. It is very closely correlated with the manuscript from Delhi University Library (D) — it incorporates a marginal gloss from D, āryā, into the body of the main text. Not much is known with regards to the provenance of the manuscript, which forms part of the Government Collection ― Haraprasāda Shāstrī, in the preface to the first volume of his manuscript catalogue, writes that the collection began under the order of Lord Lawrence's Government in 1808 (III). This transcription has been made from colour facsimiles, with the exception of folios 2v and 3r, which were made from monochrome black-and-white facsimiles.
| Title | Jātisamuddeśa |
| Commentary | Prakīrṇaprakāśa |
| Author | Bhartṛhari |
| Commentator | Helārāja |
| Rubric | (folio 1v1)śrīyaśodānandanāya namaḥ |
| Incipit | (folio 1v1)yasmin mukhatāṃ prayāti ruciraṃ |
| Explicit | (folio 239v11)sāmānaviśesayoḥ ity aṃtabhedābhāvāt_ sakalaviśeṣarihāreṇa sāmānyarūpānupapatter iti sarvatra siddhiḥ |
| Final Rubric | (folio 239v12)iti śrībhūtirājatanayahelārājakṛte prakīrṇaprakāśe kriyāsamuddeśo ṣṭamaḥ 8 || |
| Physical description | |
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| Language/Script | Sanskrit in Devanāgarī script.
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| Format | pothi |
| Material | paper |
| Extent | 239 folios. |
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| Condition | Complete, in good condition. |
| Layout | 12 lines per page. |
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| Binding | Cardboard cover. A flysheet gives some information on the manuscript. |
| History | |
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| Date of production | 19th century |
| Place of origin | India |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. |