பைத்திய நிதானம்

Title in original script: பைத்திய நிதானம் The manuscript is composed of a text which is complete. The manuscript is in excellent condition. The text, entitled Paittiya Nitāṉam is attributed to Kumpamuṉi; it is written in verses. It contains palm leaves numbered from 1 to 68. It describes mental disorders (paittiyam; insanity) in terms of etiology, clinical features (varalāṟu) and name (peyar), and provides medicinal formulations to treat them. The names of disorders which are mentioned are: āvēca paittiyam, apikāca paittiyam, mauṉa paittiyam, curōṇita paittiyam, vikāra paittiyam, tāka paittiyam, aḻal paittiyam, mūrkka paittiyam, naṭukku paittiyam, viṣa paittiyam, piralāpa paittiyam, pitta paittiyam, āṅkāra paittiyam, ñāṉa paittiyam, kaiviṣa paittiyam, kāma paittiyam and citta paittiyam. Size of the manuscript 22,0cm x 3,4cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered from 1 to 68 in Tamil and Arabic. The manuscript is in excellent condition.