Saṃjīvanī, circa 1700-1850; संजीवनी, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Mallinātha

Date:

1700

Description:

Commentary on Kālidāsa's Meghadūta or the Cloud messenger, referred to in the manuscript as Meghasaṃdeśa (f. 20v) and referring to a message sent between deities, especially Kubera, via a cloud.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Kālidāsa. Meghadūta; Kubera (Hindu deity); Hindu gods; Hindu mythology; Hindu poetry

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); commentaries; poems; watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (20 leaves) : paper; 16 x 22 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Named Mallinātha Sūri in manuscript (f. 20v).; Title from colophon (f. 20v).; Written in 16-22 lines per leaf.; 20 leaves foliated 1-20, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmallināthasūriviracitāyāṃ meghasaṃdeśavyākhyāyāṃ saṃjīvinyāṃ samāptoyaḥ graṃthaḥ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastuḥ lekhakapāṭhayoḥ śamama astu // śrīrāmārpaṇam astu // (f. 20v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Watermarks of a coat of arms incorporating a fleur-de-lis.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1561

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts