Manuscript is employed for contemplation and study and is the third and fourth sections of a poetic work that deals with the exploits of the Raghu dynasty, important for mythic background to and retelling of elements of the Hindu epic, the Rāmāyaṇa. Written by two or three different scribal hands, one possibly a child's.
Title from colophon (f. 12v).; Written in 6-10 lines per leaf.; 20 leaves foliated 1-9, 2-12, upper left verso.; Colophon: iti raghuvaṃśe mahākāvye tṛtīyaḥ sargaḥ // 3 // (f. 12v).; Dated śaka 1691 (1769) (f. 9v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant characters and phrases highlighted in red.; Watermarks of a coat of arms.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2703
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