Naiṣadhīyaprakāśa. Sarga 10, circa 1700-1850; नैषधीयप्रकाश.सर्ग १०,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Nārāyaṇa Bedarakara

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is employed for recitation and consultation and presents a commentary of the Naiṣadhīyacarita, the well known Hindu epic love story as retold by Śrīharśa, about Nala, king of the Niṣadas, and his wife Damayantī. Manuscript consists of the tenth section (sarga) of the commentary. Manuscript was part of a larger work that also included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1548.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śrīharṣa, active 12th century. Naiṣadhīyacarita; Hindu mythology; Nala (Hindu mythological character); Damayantī (Hindu mythological character); Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Commentaries; Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (21 leaves) : paper; 11 x 28 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 21r).; Written in 14-16 lines per leaf.; 21 leaves foliated 1-21, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrībedarakaropanāmaśrīmannṛsiṃhapaṃḍitātmajanārāyaṇakṛtau naiṣedhīyaprakāśe daśamaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 21r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red near the beginning and the end of the manuscript; vertical margins marked with double and quadruple black line through some parts of the manuscript.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts