Raghuvaṃśa. Sarga 4-5, circa 1700-1850; रघुवंश.सर्ग ४-५,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Kālidāsa

Date:

1700

Description:

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).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa; Hindu mythology; Hindu marriage customs and rites; Kubera (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (9 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 9v).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 24-29, 29-31, upper left verso.; Colophon: iti śrīdharaghuvaṃśasvayaṃvarāmigamanaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 31v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers and letters highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1542

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts