Manuscript used for contemplation, study and recitation, and is a Sanskrit adaptation of an earlier Prakrit work containing a collection of stories, often having a didactic purpose and written for both children and adults. The major story arch is about Indian court life, sibling rivalries, as well as a complex love story. In the process of relating this narrative, many short narratives are told as asides or explanations and these contain a wealth of literature about ancient Hindu customs and practices, court life, gods, demons, animals, and other myriad of mythical beings. The main text is surrounded, above and below, with a Nepali commentary.
Manuscript contains modern multi-colored stamps of a landscape and Chinese sage in the margins of three folios (f. 277v-279v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with black and red lines.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Written in 13-15 lines per leaf.; 255 leaves foliated 62-316, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit and Nepali (Devanāgarī)
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