Naiṣadhacarita. Sarga 13, circa 1700-1850; नैषधचरित.सर्ग १३,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śrīharṣa, active 12th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript used for contemplation and study and contains the thirteenth section (sarga) of this well known story, a Hindu epic love story about Nala, king of the Niṣadas, and his wife Damayantī, how they came to be married and their subsequent exploits.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Nala (Hindu mythological character); Damayantī (Hindu mythological character); Hindu mythology; Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper; 10 x 26 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti trayodaśaḥ sargaḥ pūrṇaḥ // 13 // śrī // (f. 6).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with quadruple red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts