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Raghuvaṃśa. Sarga 4-5, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:
Manuscript is employed for contemplation and recitation and is a poetic work that deals with the exploits of the Raghu dynasty, important as a mythic background to and retelling of elements of the Hindu epic, the Rāmāyaṇa. Chapters deals with the travels of Raghu, a confrontation with the god of wealth, Kubera, as well as a wedding ceremony where the woman choses a husband (svayaṃvara).
Creator:
Kālidāsa.
Date:
1700
Identifier:
9967168863503681; (OCoLC)ocn921936886; (OCoLC)921936886; (PU)6716886-penndb-Voyager
Language:
Sanskrit
Subject:
Kubera (Hindu deity); Hindu mythology.; Hindu marriage customs and rites.; Manuscripts.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.; Poems.
Form/Genre:
Manuscripts
Physical Description:
1 item (9 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm
Personal Name:
Vālmīki.
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Notes:
Colophon: iti śrīdharaghuvaṃśasvayaṃvarāmigamanaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 31v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers and letters highlighted in red throughout.; Title from colophon (f. 9v).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 24-29, 29-31, upper left verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Ms. Coll. 390
Collection:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts.