21 works, mostly on Advaita-Vedānta

The bundle contains the following works: Vākyavṛtti attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0013-0028). Sarasvatīrahasyopaniṣatśatśatalokābhiprāya (?) (images 0029-0040). Pañcaratna attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0041-0048). Paramārthasāra [Śeṣāryāḥ] by Ādiśeṣa (images 0049-0074). Gurvaṣṭaka attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0075-0080). Nāṭakadīpa [chapter 10 of the Pañcadaśī] by Vidyāraṇya. The text is followed by folio 41 b, by a few lines from the 4th chapter of Śaṅkara's Gītābhāṣya (images 0081-0086). Nāṭakadīpavyākhyā [a commentary on the preceding] by Rāmakṛṣṇa - disciple of Vidyāraṇya (images 0101-0087). Bālakākhyāyikā [from Yogavāsiṣṭha] (images 0103-0104). Ātmabodhadīpikā by Viśveśvara Paṇḍita (images 0107-0128). Ṣaṭpadī attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0129-0132). Aprameyāṣṭaka [Aprameya = Viṣṇu] (images 0135-0138). Dakṣiṇāmūrtistotrāṣṭaka (images 0139-0142). Parāśarasmṛti [fragment] (images 0143-0172). Instructions about saṃnyāsa, starting with three ślokas from Bhartṛhari's Vairāgyaśataka. The text starts with three verses (89, 66, 21) from Bhartṛhari's Vairāgyaśtaka; the titles Sarvasiddhānta and Svaśākhopaniṣad are found in the leaves (images 0173-0193). Rāmāyaṇavivaraṇa [explanation of selected verses of the Rāmāyaṇa]. The text starts with the explanation of śloka 2.35.8, then explains ślokas here and there. It is incomplete (images 0194-0219). Mahābhārata [fragment] (images 0220-0229). Purāṇic fragments related to Śiva, including the Liṅgāṣṭaka from the Kūrmapurāṇa (images 0230-0312). Pañcīkaraṇa attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0313-0320). Mahāvākyārthaprakāra [possibly identical to Mahāvākyārthabodhaprakāra recorded by Thangaswami, without author name] (images 0321-0324). Pañcaratnamālikā attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0325-0327). Hastāmalakabhāṣya [Hastāmalakam] (images 0328-0330).

Extent: 166 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: W 4 x L 14.7.

Condition of original material: Good.

Arrangement: Shelf Number 1.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Śaṅkara (attributed); Ādiśesa; Vidyāraṇya; Rāmakṛṣṇa (disciple of Vidyāraṇya); Viśveśvara Paṇḍita.

Original institution reference: B0081 (A-U).