Manuscript is a commentary on the eighth part (sarga) of Kālidāsa's poem about the birth of the Hindu deity Skanda (Kārttikeya). Originally part of a larger work.
Title from internal colophon (f. 6r).; Written in 13 lines per leaf.; 13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left verso, and foliated 168-180, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrī ā[nanda]devātmajavallabhādevaviracitāyāṃ kumārasaṃbhavalaghuṭīkāyāṃ [??]tasārāy[ā]ṃ [ā]ṣṭamasarga / samāptaḥ // 8 // (f. 13v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double black line; written in a script usually seen in Jain works.; Dated saṃvat 1668 (1611) (f. 13v).; In Sanskrit (Jain Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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