MS Suri BirbhumDL EAP_NEW_BDL_MSS_00009
Manuscript
ID: 110363
Works contained:
Located in: Suri
Stored in: Birbhum District Library
Other number: EAP_NEW_BDL_MSS_00009
Also collected in (Collection): EAP BDL MSS Digital Collection
Oldness: Oldish
Script: Bengali
Material: Palm-leaf
Condition: Damaged
Physical completeness: Complete
Number of folios: 9
Original number of folios: 9
Lines per page: 4
Letters per line: 55
Sheet dimensions: 37.0 × 4.0 cm
Story:
- The recto of the first folio lists certain fruits required for the vow of Ananta. It reads: "anantavratasya phalāni || rambhā jātis tathā drākṣā elā karkolakeśarau | śrīphalaṃ dāḍimaṃ pūgam abhayā nāgaraṅgakaṃ | nārikelas tathā dhātrī sukhā santu caturddaśa || elā kuṣmāṇḍakeśarāv iti pāṭhāntaraṃ || rambhābhayābilbasukhāḥ sajātiḥ karkkoladhātrīvakulena pūgaṃ | drākṣāphalaṃ dāḍimanārikelaṃ dadyād anantāya ca nāgaraṅgaṃ || iti || Certain fruit names are glossed in Bengali, viz., jāti = জায়ফল, drākṣā = কিশমিশ, elā = এলাচ, keśara = বকুল, śrīphala = বেল, abhayā = হরিতকী, nāgaraṅga = লেবু, dhātrī = আমলা, sukhā = আনারস. This seems a copy from the recto of MS Suri BirbhumDL EAP_NEW_BDL_MSS_00008