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This is a detailed report of R. G. Bhandarkar’s comprehensive search for Sanskrit manuscripts throughout the Bombay presidency during the years 1882-83. The work represents an important scholarly endeavor to locate, catalog, and document ancient Sanskrit texts that were dispersed across the region during the colonial period.
Bhandarkar’s systematic approach to manuscript hunting reflects the academic rigor of 19th-century Sanskrit studies in India. The report covers various locations within the Bombay presidency, detailing the manuscripts discovered, their conditions, contents, and significance to Sanskrit literature and Indian intellectual heritage.
This publication serves as a valuable historical document for researchers interested in Sanskrit manuscript studies, the history of Indian scholarship, colonial-era documentation practices, and the preservation of classical Indian texts. It provides crucial information about the state of Sanskrit manuscript collections during the late 19th century and offers insights into scholarly practices of that era.
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