Śiśupālavadha, circa 1700-1850; शिशुपालवध,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Māgha

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript titled Death of Śiśupāla, used for recitation, contemplation, and study; draws from epic mythology about king Śiśupāla who opposes the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa who cuts off his head with his discus (cakra). Manuscript is incomplete and comprises only part of the fourth of 23 books.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu mythology; Krishna (Hindu deity); Death -- Poetry; Death

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poetry; Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (3 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Manuscript formerly housed with Ms. Coll. 390 Item 3044.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 3-5, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins in red ink; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line. One folio treated with yellow turmeric powder.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts