A descriptive catalgoue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the library of Calcutta Sanskrit College
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Volumes
- 10 vols., 1895–1917
- Languages
- Sanskrit
- Manuscripts
- 3,600
- Collections
- Sanskrit College, Kolkata
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0188
- Janert 1965 no. 55
- Library of Congress (LCCN z01000028)
- Open Library OL439052W
- NCC 1984 list, “Cs”
Description (Biswas 1998)
Vol.1 Vedic mss. 1895. - v, 392 p. mss. no. 1-643. Vol.II Smriti and Niti mss. 1898 - 518, v p. mss. nos. 1 -627. Vol.III Philosophy 1900. - 327, v p. mss. nos. 1-583. Vol.IV Purāna 1902. - iii, 192 p. mss. no's. 1-314. Vol.V Tantra 1903. - ii. 136 p. mss. nos. 1-135. Vol.VI Kavya 1903. - ii. 164 p. mss. nos. 1-281. Vol.VII Alaṅkārah, chandah, Political science and lexicography mss. 1904. - 38, 14, 2, 30 p. mss. nos. 1-60; 1-20; 1, 1-43. Vol.VIII Grammar 1904. 147, ii p. mss. 1-193. Vol.IX Astrology and astronomy 1906. -180, ii p. mss. nos. 1-193. Vol.X [Pt.I]: Medicine. 1906.- 86 p. mss. 1-105. Vol.X [Pt.II]: Vaiśnava literature 1907 - 1909. 164 p. mss. nos. 1-138. -Vol.X [Pt.III]: Jaina mss. / by Hrishikesh Sastri and Nilamani Cakravarti. 1909-1917. - 3 Fasc. Fasc. 1 1909. - 274 p. - 135 mss. Description of about 3600 Sanskrit mss. with extracts and notes. Arranged by subject. Each volume contains seperate index. Revision of the whole work is in progress. See also no. 0186. [Note: Vol. X, Pt. III, Fasc. II & III - not found.].
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0188, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
(Detailed descriptions with beg., endings and notes. Each part [sic] with separate index (sometimes missing); contents sometimes in alphabetical title-arrangement. - Important work, difficult to use. Published in fascicles.) 1. 189 $: Mss. 1-643, Vedic Mss. (V, 392 pp.), 2. 1898: Mss. 1-627 Smrti, Mss. 1-8 Niti (518, V pp.), 3. 1900: Mss. 1-583 Philosophy (327, V pp.), 4. 1902: Mss. 1-314 Purai).a (Ill, 192 pp.), 5. 1903: Mss. 1-135 Tantra (II, 136pp.), 6. 1903: Mss. 1-281 Kavya (II, 164 pp.), 7. 1904: Mss. 1-60 Alarp.kara, 1-20 Chanda�, 1 Arthasastra, 1--43 Kot:la (38, 14, 2, 30 pp.), 8. 1904: Mss. 1-193 Vyakarai).a (147, II pp.), 9. 1906: Mss. 1-193 Jyotit:la (180, II pp.), 10[, 1]. 1906: Mss. 1-105 ([1-]47-86 pp. [incomplete ?]), 10[,2]. 1907-09: Mss. 1-138 Vait:li).ava Literature (164 pp.), 10[,3]. 1909-1913-1917: Mss. 1-202 Jaina (pp. 1-390); (pp. 391- 594:) Appendix (Mss. 1-19 Kavya, 1-2 Drama, 1 Romance, etc., ending with Mss. 28-31 " Liturgical Mss., Supplement"); (pp. 1-III and pp. I-V:) Index t o Jaina Mss., and " Index to Appendix". [- Covers of the last 3 fascicles of this volume with: No. 30. 1913 and No. 31. 1915 (containing pp. 373-564), followed b y No. 32. 1917. - These 3 fascicles seem to be rare. -]
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 55, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.