Poetic, condensed summary of the Mahābhārata, containing two complete copies of the first section (f. 1v-10v and 1r-12v); as well as an incomplete copy (74 verses) of the second section. The name of the deity Nṛsiṃha is written on every folio of the first section and of the deity Śiva throughout the second section. There may have been two separate scribes.
Title from internal colophon (f. 10v).; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.; 32 leaves foliated 1-10, 1-22, upper left and lower right verso.; Internal colophon: iti śrīcaṃpubhārate prathamastabakaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 10v).; Dated after 1874 based on watermark dates on several different folios.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Watermarks on several folios featuring a crest of a horse's head on a coat of arms, several partial words and names, and the dates 1873 and 1874.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1538
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