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Naiṣadhacarita
112449_V036A_4204_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A mahākāvya in 22 cantos. based on Nala and Damayantī story from the Mahābhārata episode (upto the marriage). by Śrīharṣa (12th century CE). According to tradition, it is among the best five mahākāvyas. He is said to be the son of Śrīhīra and Māmalladevī. He was patronized by the King of Kānyakubja. This manuscript has 1st and 2nd canto upto first half of verse 28, with the commentary Naiṣadhīyaprakāśa by Nārāyaṇa Beḍarakara (1400-1637 CE) His parents was Narasimha Paṇḍita Beḍarakara and Madālasā. Nārāyaṇa was disciple Rāmeśvara and Sītā.
Pañcaviṃśatitatveṣu Sāṃkhyasūtrāṇi Bhāṣyam
113232_V024A_4192_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
It is a Sāṃkhya text based on Sāṃkhyasūtra, the work mentioned Kapila and Sāṃkhyasūtra, which is quoted in places. It appears to be a consise prose summary of the Pañcaviṃśatitatvas of Sāṃkhya.
Bābā-Ādamamantra
112193_V032A_4200_CS Language : Hindi (Avadhi) Scripts : Devanagari
The work entails the presentaton of a series of mantras, seemingly particular to Bābā-ādama, who could have been a holy man with a biblical name (Adam). A collection of mantras from popular flok magic for different purposes. It is a mixture of sources, mostly Indian, but also Islamic and perhaps Judeo-Christian.
Vyākaraṇe Śāstrārthaḥ
113234_V022A_4190_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
It is a short work on traditional Sanskrit grammar trating primarily, but not exclusively, the morphology and meaning of words.The Vyākaraṇe-Śāstrārthaḥ or discussion on different toics of Sanskrit grammar is typical of Varanasi during 19th century. It is a complete manuscript with an incomplete text. Both title of the text and author are missing in this manuscript.
Vyākaraṇe Śāstrārthaḥ
113236_V030A_4198_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A work on traditional Sanskrit grammar. Subject-matter concerns a discussion of Pāṇinian grammar, with quotations and references to Paribhāṣās, among others. This is a complete manuscript with an incomplete text. Both title of the text and author are missing in this manuscript.
Vedārthasaṃgraha
112390_V007A_4181_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
The work is an abstract of the more important Upaniṣads by Rāmānujācārya. (1017-1137A.) His family belongs to Hārīta gotra. His parents was Kāntimatī and Āsurī Keśava Yajvan.
Yantracintāmaṇi
112405_V011A_4205_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This is an illustrated incomplete manuscript on Tantra by Dāmodara. This work describes the Abhicārakriyā in eight chapters dealing with the bewitching, killing, pralysing etc. of females, kings and enemies by means of charms and mystic diagrams. It is said to be the essence of the Atharvaveda. The author Dāmodarapaṇḍita also called Dāmodaratripāṭhin in some manuscripts and is the son of Gaṅgādhara. This manuscript covers chapter 1-3 and part of chapter 4 with few yantra illustration.
Hayagrīvastotra
112411_V016A_4206_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A stotra text, salutation to Lord Hayagrīva by Vedāntadeśika. Hayagrīva is a Hindu deity, an incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu. The author Vedāntadeśika is also known as Veṅkaṭanātha, son of Ananta Sūri and Totārāmbā. He was born in Tūppul known also as Tiruattaṅkā or Himavana near Kāñcī.
Vedāntatattvasārā
112412_V017A_4207_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This is a Viśiṣṭādvaita text by Rāmānujācārya (1017-1137CE), also known as Tattvasāra. His family belongs to Hārīta gotra. His parents was Kāntimatī and Āsurī Keśava Yajvan.
Sārasvatīprakriyā
112418_V018A_4208_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This is a Sanskrit vyākaraṇa text on the exposition of the Sarasvatī Sūtras of an unknown author by Anubhūti Svarūpācārya. The text also known as Sārasvataprakriyā or Sārasvataprakriyāvyākaraṇa or Sārasvataprakriyāsūtra. This school of grammar was popular among the Jains. The author is the preceptor of Janārdana. Manuscript is complete with an incomplete text. Conclude first half of the work, covering through Taddhita suffixes.
Sudarśanaśataka
112423_V019A_4209_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A 101 verses gnomic poem by Kūranārāyaṇa, also known as Kūreśa or Nārāyaṇa Sarvajña Cūḍāmaṇi. In the colophon part of the manuscript describes that Dūrgāmiśra the scribe completed the text for the purpose of Rāmakiṅkaradāsa's study. Although a corruption of Hindi and Sanskrit, the last part of the colophon seems to indicate that the scrib, Dūrgāmiśra, was a pupil of Śrī ācārīji, who resided in the village Cephul, and he dwelt in a certain temple whose name may be "Hari Mandira". The stotra itself praises Viṣṇu's disc.
Laghujātaka
112424_V020A_4110_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This is a Jyotiṣa text by Varāhamihira (550 C.E.). He wrote two texts on Jātaka, this text one of them. It has 13 Adhyāyas with an Upasaṃhāra adhyāya in the end. It has a commentary Śiṣyahitā by Bhaṭṭotpala. Al-Berunī dated Varāhamihira on Śaka 427, also translated Laghujātaka in Arabic.