Naiṣadhacarita. Sarga 5, circa 1700-1850; नैषधचरित. सर्ग ५, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Śrīharṣa, active 12th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is the fifth section (sarga) of this Hindu epic love story about Nala, king of the Niṣadas, and his wife Damayantī, how they came to be married and their subsequent exploits. Manuscript is incomplete, containing only verses 1-95. There is an unidentified commentary (ṭīkā) running parallel, above and below the root text.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Damayantī (Hindu mythological character); Nala (Hindu mythological character); Hindu mythology; Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (15 leaves) : paper; 13 x 34 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margins; title of commentary Naiṣadhacaritaṭīkā from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 10-14 lines per leaf.; 15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with quadruple black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1523

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts