Considered the essence (sāra) of the original Sanskrit epic poem; contains an example of child marriage where the literary figures Rāma and Sītā are married at fifteen and six years old respectively.
Title from colophon (f. 12v).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrī agniveśamurnināviṃracitaṃ śrīrāmāyaṇasārasaṃpūrṇam śrīsaṃ[va]t 1922 // cha // (f. 12v).; Dated saṃvat 1922 (1865) (f. 12v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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