Prapañcasāra

The bundle contains three works on Tantra: the Prapañcasāra attributed to Śaṅkara [f° 3v: end of 1st paṭala; f° 5v: 2nd paṭala; f° 8v: 3rd paṭala; f° 11v: 4th paṭala; f° 14v: 5th patala; f° 20r: 6th paṭala; f° 24r: 7th paṭala; f° 27v: 8th paṭala; f° 30v: 9th paṭala; f° 32r: 10th paṭala; f° 35v: 11th paṭala; f° 39r: 12th paṭala; f° 42r: 13th paṭala; f° 46r: 14th paṭala; f° 50r: 15th paṭala; f° 53r: 16th paṭala; f° 59r: 18th paṭala; f° 61v: 19th paṭala; f° 64r: 20th paṭala; f° 67r: 21st paṭala; f° 69v: 22nd paṭala; f° 72v: 23rd paṭala; f° 74v: 24th paṭala; f° 76v: 25th paṭala; f° 79r: 26th ptala; f° 81r: 27th paṭala; f° 83r: 28th paṭala; f° 85r: 29th paṭala; f° 91v: 30th paṭala; f° 94r: 31st paṭala; f° 99v: 32nd paṭala; f°104v: 34th paṭala; f° 105v: 35th paṭala; thereafter, chapters 23 & 32 are repeated] (images 0005-0229). This is followed by two [Tantric fragments] (images 0236-0245; 0246-0274). Only the text of Prapañcasāra is complete. The manuscript is in good condition. There are stray leaves on similar topics in the bundle, some of them in Malayalam.

Extent: 154 leaves (3 blank leaves, 18 stray leaves).

Size and dimensions of original material: W 4 x L 35.5; W 4 x L 35; W 4.5 x L 35.5.

Condition of original material: Good.

Arrangement: Shelf number 3.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Śaṅkara (attributed).

Original institution reference: B0648 (A-C).