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Ātreya Śikṣā Kārikā consists of 18 verses mostly in Anustubh meter, listing all the topics dealt with in the Ātreya Śikṣā, in sequence. The source is a manuscript written in Grantha script on palm leaves and preserved at the Śrī Venkateshwara University Oriental Research Institute. The bundle, number 3792, is said to be 600 years old. The manuscript is extremely dark, with some insect damage. Photos were taken with a flash, and brightened with Photoshop. Noted in An Alphabetical Index of Sanskrit, Telugu and Tamil Manuscripts in the Sri Venkateswara Oriental Research Institute Library, Tirupati--Tirupati, 1956, 618 (3792c). The Kārikā takes up the first folio and two lines of the second folio, out of the 17 numbered folios of Ātreya Śikṣā. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. This Kārikā is not yet compared and edited in light of the Hamburg manuscript. Posted April 9, 2013. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. Text, PDF

Vāruṇopapurāṇa is a brief Upapurāṇa consisting of 12 chapters and a total of 319 verses. It contains ten stories extolling the greatness of Lord Shiva. The source is a manuscript written in Telugu script on paper and preserved at the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library in Chennai. The paper was extremely brittle and in pieces. The pages were painstakingly assembled and photographed in high resolution. The writing was clear, legible and consistent. Many missing pieces were supplied with the help of the microfilm copy of the manuscript stored at the Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, photographed much earlier. Noted in Sastri, M. Seshagiri, et.al., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, Madras 1901-1951, No. 15663, pp. 10330-10331. Posted February 28, 2013. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. PDF.

Kātyāyanī Śikṣā consists of 11 verses in Anustubh meter, dealing with the pronunciation of the semi-vowels, ya, ra, la and va in different contexts. The source is a manuscript written on paper in Devanagari script and preserved at Bombay University. The manuscript is clear, legible and in excellent condition. Four folios are devoted to the text, but actually all 11 verses of the text are on one folio. Noted in G.V. Devasthali, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Saṁskṛta and Prākṛta Manuscripts in the LIbrary of the University of Bombay, University of Bombay, 1944, (BMC 50 8). Posted February 26, 2013. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. Text, PDF, Critical Edition, Manuscript.

Svara Śikṣā consists of 35 verses, mostly in Anustubh meter, dealing with Śikṣā topics, but also discussing consciousness, Purusha and Brahman. The source is a manuscript written on palm leaves in Malayalam script and preserved at Travendrum University in Kerala. The handwriting is consistent, clear and vividly preserved. The text is written on both sides of 4 palm leaves. Noted in Alphabetical Index of the Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Kerala University Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library, Trivandrum, Vol. I, 1957, Manuscript No. 4254. Posted January 18, 2013. Data entry by Peter Freund, proofing by Vivek Vaidyanathan. Text, PDF, Critical Edition, Manuscript.

Śaunaka Śikṣā consists of 67 verses in Anustubh meter, dealing with a range of Śikṣā topics. The source is a printed edition, K.N.M. Divakara Dvijendra, ed., Śaunaka Śikshā with Sanskrit and Malayalam Commentaries, Tripunithura: Mangalodaya Press, 1962, pp. 1-40. A copy is available at the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Posted 13 July 2012. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. Text, PDF

Kauṇḍinya Śikṣā consists of 86 verses, mostly in Anustubh meter, dealing with a wide range of Śikṣā topics. The source is a manuscript written in Telugu script on palm leaves and preserved at the Governmental Oriental Manuscripts Library at the University of Mysore. The text is written on both sides of 5 folios (nos. 10-14) with 6 lines per side. The writing is crisp, clear and bold, and the palm leaves are in perfect condition except for some holes in the last folio. Noted in Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Oriental Research Institute, University of Mysore, Vol. II: Mysore: Oriental Research Institute, 1978, Manuscript # 3322 (P 4772/14). Posted 31 May 2012. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. Text, PDF, Original Manuscript

Vararuci Śikṣā consists of 129 verses mostly in Anustubh meter, dealing with a wide range of Śikṣā topics. The source is a manuscript written in Kannada script on paper and preserved at the Governmental Oriental Manuscripts Library at the University of Mysore. The manuscript has 25 pages, with 15 lines per page. Noted in Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Oriental Research Institute, University of Mysore, Vol. II: Mysore: Oriental Research Institute, 1978, Manuscript # 3730 (B 601/1). Posted 19 May 2012. Data entry and proofing by Peter Freund. Text, PDF, Original Manuscript