Ancient Manuscripts




Introduction:

There is a number of Old manuscripts of India had discovered in various languages, which is the world’s most extensive collection in India. These are in various classes, like civilization, theme, terminology, examples, writings, materials, and many more. Most manuscripts are handwritten on cloth, palm leaves, stones, papers, or on other different kind of materials. Ancient manuscript significance is the expression of the sounds by using signs.

"Almost 70% of manuscripts are written in Sanskrit and the remaining 30% of manuscripts are in languages like Hindi, Bengal, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese, Urdu, etc.,"

  • What is a Manuscript?
  • What are the history of manuscripts in India?
  • Why do they like to choose palm leaves and how are they conserved
  • Panini
  • Conclusion

What is a Manuscript?

A Document of Handwritten signs, which are documented on paper, bark, cloth, palm leaves, etc., are called manuscripts. Writing on those materials will stay undamaged for more days and years, the purpose of this manuscript is to deliver the wisdom for the future eras. Manuscripts are filled with knowledge-based content. These documents of handwriting like those are commonly gathered by the rulers, monasteries, and temples.

When we speak about, what are the manuscripts in history in India?

90% of manuscripts/handwritten documents are not yet translated. Manuscripts are distinct from historical records.  Manuscripts records were copied by the scribes/writers before the printings industries came into existence. Throughout the world, there are many handwriting exercises. Egyptians are utilized papyrus, Sumerians utilized clay tablets similarly Indians have utilized palm leaves.

The first Indian palm-leaf manuscript was nearly 2600 years old. Very small scribers/copyists are used metals, rocks, and other materials.

 Why do they like to choose palm leaves and how are they conserved

 Why do they like to choose Palm leaves to write and how do the palm leaves have life for centuries and centuries without any deterioration. The answer, these leaves are taken from the distinctive kind of palm called Palmyra palm. These young pale leaves are taken boiled and dried in shade for a few days. After that leaves are polished with a pumice stone, then it is ready to write.

 Indian copyists/scribers are not let to use Ink to write, because the ink may erase and the content will disappear. After scripts are finished some amount of turmeric and other herbs paste is utilized and spread on both sides to protect the leaves for the long life.

 The maximum number of manuscripts are documented in the ancient language Tamil, and some in the Sanskrit language. "Some of the old Indian manuscripts are in Grantha, Devanagiri, Nagari, Nandinagiri, Prakrit, Pali, and others in Scripts. 90million scripts are documented in Sanskrit"

 Various kinds of texts in Veda’s, In the Seventeenth-Century manuscripts are discovered in Tamil Script on palm leaves and it is called "Teveram". The word "Teveram" is divided into two words, (Teva+Aaram=Teveram). "Teva" means God and "Aaram" means Garland. Vedas are the oldest written texts.

 The main cause for the ancient Indian manuscripts is about the questions regarding life, death, and nature. The various subjects like cosmology, astronomy, mathematics, and science are also keenly inspected and examined. This knowledge was given to generation to generation in the form of oral practice and well informed about the civilization with their performance.

           The Written or manuscript practice came into existence in 4000 BCE on the palm leaves, cloths, and on other materials. The Sanskrit language has no born writings to write because it is purely in oral practice. When it is reaching to writing format regional writers are utilized, so all significant writings are used to create Sanskrit manuscripts

 The most aged texts in India are "Vedas". Vedas are scribed in 1500 to 500 BCE, Indians heritage, history and about the Significance of Life, Death and Nature explanations are well documented in a rhythm.

 Panini:

Roughly in the fourth century, a book called Peniel had 3959 linguistic rules. This book was written by a Sage called Panini. He is a Sanskrit grammarian. later it was changed into classical Sanskrit, and now it is calling as modern Sanskrit.

 Conclusion:

We had given a brief about the manuscripts, and how they are preserved for centuries. Most of the manuscripts are scribed in Sanskrit. In India, the Vedas are the oldest manuscripts. T

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