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Lakṣacaitya-dharma
eap_10231048 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
An anonymous Buddhist narrative text dealing with the merits associated with the worship and construction of caityas. The extant portion centres on Vasubandhu Bodhisattva and describes the propagation of the Lakṣacaitya-dharma among gods, humans, and beings of the nāga-world. References to Indra, devas, nāgas, and gandharvas, together with repeated mention of caitya rites and the manifestation of the Dharma throughout heaven, earth, and the nether regions, indicate that the work belongs to the Mahāyāna Buddhist devotional tradition. The concluding verses invoke auspiciousness and welfare for the scribe and mention a date corresponding to Saṃvat 988, bright fortnight of Caitra, tenth lunar day. On the basis of the contents, the manuscript may tentatively be identified with a text connected with the Lakṣacaitya-vrata or Lakṣacaitya-dharma tradition, although the absence of a complete title in the colophon precludes a definitive identification.
Madanapāla-nighaṇṭu
eap_10231049 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
An anonymous Ayurvedic treatise on materia medica dealing with the properties and therapeutic actions of medicinal substances. The extant portion describes the qualities and therapeutic uses of various drugs and mentions important medicinal groups such as Daśamūla, Kākolī, Medā, Mahāmedā, Jīvaka, and Ṛṣabhaka. The work belongs to the tradition of Ayurvedic lexicons and pharmacological literature. The marginal notation “Mapā” may represent an abbreviation of the Madanapāla tradition, suggesting a tentative identification with the Madanapāla-nighaṇṭu, although the absence of a colophon prevents a definite attribution.
Yogasaṃgraha
eap_10231050 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with the treatment of various diseases through compound medicinal preparations. The extant portion records numerous recipes in which the ailment is first specified, followed by the ingredients and their quantities expressed in traditional units such as tolā. The text includes preparations such as the Saṅkhukādi-golī-pācaka, composed of ingredients like śaṅkha-bhasma, marica, pippalī, and śuṇṭhī. The work belongs to the practical tradition of Ayurvedic therapeutics and pharmaceutical formulations, providing precise measurements for the preparation and administration of medicines. In the absence of a colophon, the title and authorship of the work remain uncertain. On the basis of its contents and arrangement, the manuscript may tentatively be identified with a Yogasaṃgraha, the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī, or the Yogaratnākara, although a definite identification is not possible without further evidence.
Rasaśāstra, Cikitsā
eap_10231051 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary belonging to the tradition of Rasaśāstra and therapeutics. The extant portion contains numerous medicinal preparations in which the disease is first specified, followed by the ingredients and their quantities expressed in traditional units such as tolā. Several rasa compounds, including Tridoṣahārī-rasa, Sitabhañjī-rasa, Sannipāta-sūrya-rasa, Mṛtasañjīvanī-rasa, Udayabhāskara-rasa, Amṛtasāra-loha, and Pratāpalaṅkeśvara-rasa, are prescribed for disorders such as sannipāta-fever, kapha-fever, vāta disorders, and respiratory diseases. The work represents a practical manual of Ayurvedic pharmaceutics and mineral preparations. On the basis of its contents and arrangement, the manuscript may tentatively be identified with a Yogasaṃgraha, the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī, or the Yogaratnākara, although the absence of a colophon precludes a definite identification.
Cikitsā and Bhaiṣajya-kalpanā
eap_10231052 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with pharmaceutical preparations and therapeutics. The extant portion records numerous medicinal recipes in which the disease is first specified, followed by the ingredients and their quantities expressed in traditional units such as tolā. Preparations such as Bilvāṣṭaka-cūrṇa for diarrhoea and grahaṇī disorders, Jyeṣṭhavaratrādi-cūrṇa for intermittent fever, Tāmra-suvarṇa-taila for vāta disorders, Tribhuvanavijayādi-cūrṇa, Mahāvāsādi-cūrṇa, Vāstuvijādi-cūrṇa for hyperacidity, Kalatālīsādi-cūrṇa for paediatric ailments, Sārasvatī-cūrṇa, and Hiṅgvādi-cūrṇa are described along with their constituent drugs and proportions. The work represents a practical handbook of Ayurvedic therapeutics and pharmaceutical preparations. On the basis of its contents and arrangement, the manuscript may tentatively be identified with a Yogasaṃgraha, the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī, or the Yogaratnākara, although a definite identification is not possible in the absence of a colophon.
Cikitsā, Bhaiṣajya-kalpanā
eap_10231053 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
An anonymous Ayurvedic formulary dealing with therapeutics and pharmaceutical preparations. The extant portion contains numerous recipes in which the disease is first specified, followed by the ingredients and their quantities expressed in traditional units such as tolā and pāthi. The text describes several preparations including Kasūrādi-taila, Triphalādi-ghṛta for eye diseases, Dhattūrādi-taila for various vāta disorders, Kastūrādi-taila, Bālalavaṅgādi-cūrṇa, Lavaṅgādi-vaṭī, Khaṇḍāmalaka, Śūlanāśinī-vaṭī, Gandhakādi-vaṭī, Methikā-modaka, Viḍaṅgādi-modaka, and Yogarāja-guggulu, prescribed for ailments such as fever, piles, pitta disorders, abdominal pain, indigestion, and vāta diseases. The work represents a practical manual of Ayurvedic therapeutics and pharmaceutical formulations. On the basis of its contents and arrangement, the manuscript may tentatively be identified with a Yogasaṃgraha, the Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī, or the Yogaratnākara, although the absence of a colophon precludes a definite identification.
Gadadarpaṇa
eap_10231054 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
Gadadarpaṇa (गददर्पण) is a concise treatise on Ayurveda dealing primarily with diagnosis and preliminary examination of diseases. The work opens with an invocation to Lord Dhanvantari and states that it has been composed by the physician Yajñadattācārya, described as Vaidyaśiromaṇi, for the welfare of people. The text emphasizes that a physician should examine the patient thoroughly before commencing treatment. Among the topics covered are Nāḍīparīkṣā (pulse examination), Mūtraparīkṣā (urine examination), Kālajñāna (determination of appropriate time and prognosis), and Rogatraya-parīkṣā. The work belongs to the domain of Ayurvedic diagnostics and therapeutics and reflects the traditional emphasis on clinical examination as the basis of successful treatment. According to the colophon, the text was composed by Yajñadattācārya, the son of Kāridāsa Sūri (Kāridāsa-sūnu). However, since the concluding folio contains readings that appear inconsistent with the preceding contents, it is possible that the last folio belongs to another manuscript, perhaps a Buddhist text, and was subsequently incorporated with the present work.
Mādhavanidāna
eap_10231055 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
Mādhavanidāna (Rogaviniścaya) is a celebrated Ayurvedic treatise attributed to Mādhavakara, dealing with the diagnosis and classification of diseases. The extant portion of the manuscript pertains to the section on Jvaranidāna, particularly the varieties of Sannipātajvara, a fever caused by the simultaneous aggravation of the three doṣas. The text describes the symptoms and prognosis of incurable forms of the disease and enumerates numerous varieties of Sannipātajvara, including Kumbhīpāka, Pūrṇanābha, Pralāpī, Antardāha, Daṇḍapāta, Antaka, Eṇīdāha, Hāridra, Ajaghoṣa, Bhūtahāsa, Saṃśoṣī, Sandhika, Rugdāha, Cittabhrama, and Śītāṅga, together with their etiology and pathogenesis. The manuscript belongs to the branch of Ayurvedic diagnostics (Nidāna) and is concerned with the identification, classification, and prognosis of febrile disorders. The marginal note reading "Mādhavanidāna" supports the identification of the text with the well-known work of Mādhavakara, although the absence of an explicit colophon in the extant portion renders the attribution provisional.
Rasaśāstra Cikitsā
eap_10231056 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
The manuscript is written in a vernacular language, apparently Old Nepali with possible Newari influence, and contains procedural instructions for the preparation of substances. The extant text mentions various ingredients, including pippala, amilikā, metallic materials, and powdered substances, and repeatedly employs expressions such as puṭ dinu (“to subject to calcination”) and siddhu huncha (“it becomes perfected”), indicating a process of repeated heating and preparation. These features suggest that the work belongs to the tradition of Rasaśāstra or indigenous pharmaceutical practice concerned with the purification and processing of metals and medicinal compounds. Owing to the vernacular language and the absence of a colophon, the exact title and authorship remain uncertain.
Mantra-saṃgraha
eap_10231057 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
The extant text consists of repetitive invocatory formulae beginning with “Oṃ namo daśadig-anantā …” and paying homage to the Buddhas established throughout the infinite world-systems (lokadhātu) of the ten directions. The repeated and formulaic character of the text indicates that it belongs to the tradition of Buddhist dhāraṇī or mantra literature, associated with Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna ritual practices. The text appears to emphasize universal veneration of the Buddhas dwelling in the countless realms of the cosmos and may have formed part of a liturgical or protective recitation. In the absence of a colophon and owing to the fragmentary state of the manuscript, the precise title and textual affiliation remain uncertain.
Vaidyaka-prayoga-saṃgraha
eap_10231058 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
The manuscript, marked in the margin with the abbreviation “Vai.dya.” (probably denoting Vaidya), appears to belong to the tradition of Ayurvedic practical literature. The text combines Sanskrit verses with vernacular explanations and contains instructions concerning the collection and application of medicinal plants under specific lunar mansions (nakṣatras), together with various therapeutic and protective practices. Plants such as Viṣṇukrāntā, Bhṛṅgarāja, Balā, Sahadevī, Śvetāparājitā, Āmalakī, Abhayā, Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī), and Citraka are mentioned in connection with remedies for fever, disorders caused by phlegm, and other ailments. Certain passages also describe ritual and magical applications intended to secure protection, influence, or enhancement of bodily strength. The manuscript thus represents a compendium of Ayurvedic recipes and medico-magical practices, incorporating both classical and vernacular elements. In the absence of a colophon, the exact title and authorship remain uncertain.
Vyākaraṇa
eap_10231059 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Devanāgarī
The manuscript pertains to Sanskrit grammar (Vyākaraṇa) and deals with grammatical categories such as gender, indeclinables, case endings, and kārakas. The extant portion discusses the declension of words such as mahat and mahatī, the classification of neuter nouns, the definition of nipāta, and the functions of the case endings beginning with the accusative. It further explains the usage of the karmakāraka and the genitive case (ṣaṣṭhī) with illustrative examples. The arrangement of rules and examples suggests that the text is either an elementary grammatical manual or a commentary intended for pedagogical purposes. In the absence of a colophon, the precise identity of the work and its authorship cannot be determined with certainty. The manuscript appears to belong to the Kaumudī tradition of Sanskrit grammar, possibly the Siddhāntakaumudī or one of its abridgements.