Notes on Tocharian glosses in Sanskrit manuscripts II

Abstract

Many Sanskrit manuscripts from the Tocharian area stretching from the Kuča to the Turfan regions bear witness of use by speakers of Tocharian. Some contain glosses translating separate words or clarifying difficult notions and passages. In others, a Sanskrit text may be concluded with a colophon in Tocharian, or sometimes with later additions such as pious wishes or notes of ownership. In this article, material from the Paris, London and Berlin collections is presented.