[INDOLOGY] Date and place of a manuscript

[Martin Gansten]

I forgot to say that the dating apparently refers to the work itself, 
not (necessarily) to this particular manuscript.

Den 2026-09-02 kl. 11:48, skrev Martin Gansten:
> Dear Jean Michel,
>
> The dating is in verse (śloka) and the first word reads reads 
> rāmāṃkabhūpāla-, which is bhūtasaṃkhyā for 3-9-16, or, reading right 
> to left, 1693. The numerals following are explicatory.
>
> Best wishes,
> Martin
>
>
> Den 2026-09-02 kl. 11:34, skrev Jean Michel DELIRE via INDOLOGY:
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> I recently received a copy of a manuscript from Kota, entitled 
>> /rekhāgaṇitalaghubodha, /of which I attach the last folio, with the 
>> colophon.
>> The date śake 1693 is given, which corresponds to 1771 AD, compatible 
>> with the date of the Jaipur's /rekhāgaṇita/, with which this 
>> manuscript offers some similarities.
>> My question concerns the word preceding the date, that is rāmā(or 
>> śarmā ?)kabhūpāla. Does it indicate a king of that period and/or 
>> does this word alter the date ? A place is also mentioned : 
>> dillīnagare tu korāvakaṭake. Is korāva(or ba) a place near Delhi ?
>> Finally, does anyone know something about the author miśramohanalāla, 
>> son of miśrahīrādhara ? And about malikhadvāla ?
>> I don't find anything in Pingree's /CESS/, except a mohanalāla, who 
>> lived after 1850 (/CESS/, vol.5, p.317), which is a century too late.
>>
>> Best regards and thanks for your help,
>>
>> Jean Michel Delire, Brussels
>>
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