Raghuvaṃśa. Sarga 6-10, circa 1700-1850; रघुवंश.सर्ग ६-१०,१७००-१८५०
Name:
Kālidāsa
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript is employed for contemplation and study and is several 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.
Title from abbreviations in margins.; Written in 10-13 lines per leaf.; 27 leaves foliated 25-51, upper left verso.; Colophon: iti śrīraghuvaṃśemahākāvye kālidāsakṛtau devāvatāronāmadaśamaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 80v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant characters and phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double black line on some folios.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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