Poem (kāvya) of 109 verses in āryā meter, praising the Hindu deity Rāma as the supreme lord of the universe and recounting his story, especially his prowess in archery.
Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; Prayers; Devotional literature
Physical Description:
1 item (18 leaves) : paper; 9 x 16 cm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Mudgala Sūri (f. 18r); also refered to as Mahāmudgala Sūri (f. 18r); also known by Mudgala Bhaṭṭa, likely from the town of Mudgala in Karnataka state.; Title from colophon (f. 18r); alternate title Āryyā from incipit (f. 1r); second alternate title Rāmāryāśataka supplied by cataloger.; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.; 18 leaves foliated 1-18, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmanmahāmudgalasūriviracitārāmāryāsamāptā // cha // // cha // // cha // // cha // // cha // śrīrāmacaṃdraḥ prīyatāṃ // śrīrāmārpaṇamastu // śaka 1660 kālayuktamāmasaṃvachacautravadi // paṃcamyāṃbudhe goviṃdabhaṭṭapeḍagrākareṇa likhitāṃ rāmāryāsamāptā // śrīrāmakṛṣṇāyanamaḥ // śrīrastu // cha // // cha // // cha // // cha // śrī // cha //// cha // śrī // (f. 18v).; Dated śaka 1660 (1738) (f. 18v).; Scribe is Govindabhaṭṭa Peḍagrākara (f. 18v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; double daṇḍas in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; May have been housed at an earlier time with Item 462, Item 463, and Item 464.; 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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