Damayantīkathā, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Poem telling the story of Damayantī, a princess in Hindu mythology who is an archetype of feminine beauty.

Creator:

Trivikramabhaṭṭa, active 10th century.

Date:

1700

Identifier:

9967477773503681; (OCoLC)ocn926062517; (OCoLC)926062517; (PU)6747777-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu mythology.; Manuscripts.; Poems.; Drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (53 leaves) : paper; 11 x 26 cm

Personal Name:

Damayantī

Notes:

Colophon: iti trivikramamabhaṭṭaviracitāyāṃ vibudhajanamanohāriṇyāṃ damayaṃtīkathāyāṃ saptama ullvāsaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 53r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double black line; there is a central design on each folio involving four characters.; Title from colophon (f. 53r).; Written in 17 lines per leaf.; 53 leaves foliated 1-53, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.