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A Bengali paper manuscript of Kālidāsa 's Abhijñānaśākuntalawith numerous annotations in the margins. — Bengal.

MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 234 (R)

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Title

A Bengali paper manuscript of Kālidāsa 's Abhijñānaśākuntalawith numerous annotations in the margins. — Bengal.

Shelfmark

MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 234 (R)

Place of origin

Bengal.

Language

Sanskrit

Contents

Form

pothī

Support

Yellow paper. 8 36-36.5

Physical extent

39 ff.

Hands

Bengali in black ink (main text and first set of annotations).

Bengali in black ink (second set of annotations).

Provenance

Donated by Prof E.H. Johnston in February 1940; previously belonged to Evans-Wentz, W.Y. Dr. W.Y. Evans-Wentz .

Subject

Nāṭya

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Nāṭaka

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  • Johnston, E. H. (Edward Hamilton), 1885-1942

  • Wentz, Walter Yeeling Evans, 1878-1965

  • Kālidāsa

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