Raghuvaṃśa, 1780.

Abstract:

Manuscript used for recitation or contemplation and comprises the second half of Kālidāsa's poem, from the ninth chapter (sarga), verse eight, until the end of the work at chapter 19. Draws heavily from Hindu mythology and pantheons as well as assumes some knowledge of the storyline of the Rāmāyaṇa and its main characters and gives a genealogical account of Rāma's dynastic background and lineage. Work is full of rich, poetic imagery of flora and fauna and references to courtly life and Hindu dharma. Manuscript is incomplete.

Creator:

Kālidāsa.

Date:

1780

Identifier:

9959581123503681; (OCoLC)ocn845391448; (OCoLC)845391448; (PU)5958112-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sītārāma (f. 126).

Subject:

Hindu mythology.; Hunting.; Dharma.; Hunting -- Poetry.; Poetry.; Manuscripts.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.; Poems.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (63 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Personal Name:

Rāma; Vālmīki.; Sītārāma, former owner.; Śevalāla Brāhmaṇa, scribe.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 123v).; Scribe is Śevalāla Brāhmaṇa (f. 123r; "va" is supplied and the paper torn); the scribe lived in Varāṇasī (f. 123r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Dated saṃvat 1837 śaka 1702 (1780) (f. 123r).; 63 leaves foliated 52-65, 72-119, 123, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīraghuvaṃśemahākāvye śrīkālidāsakṛtau strIrājyā 'bhiṣikonāmaikonaviṃśatitamaḥ sargāḥ // 18 // saṃvat 1837 śaka 1702 kāśyāṃ madhye idaṃ pustakaṃ likhitaṃ śe[va]lālabrāhmaṇena kārtike māse kṛṣṇe pakṣe varakacaturddaśyāṃ guruvāsarānvitāyāṃ idaṃ pustakaṃ samāptaṃ (f. 123r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.