Daśakumāracarita, circa 1650-1799; दशकुमारचरित, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Daṇḍin, active 7th century

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1650

Description:

Manuscript of the "Adventures of the ten princes" (Daśakumāracarita) is a Sanskrit poetic work used for contemplation and the practice of recitation. Text follows the exploits of ten princes in their worldly pursuits for love, sex, wealth, and power within the courtly system of 7th-century India. Manuscript comprises the complete Introduction (pūrvapīṭhikā) and the first four chapters (ullāsa) of the poem.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Love poetry, Indic; Erotic literature, Indic; Royal houses; Courtly love; Courtly love -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800; Royal houses -- India -- Early works to 1800; Erotic literature, Indic -- Early works to 1800; Love poetry, Indic -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (30 leaves) : paper; 10 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 30r).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 30 leaves foliated 1-30, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmatkavicakracuḍāmaṇidaṃḍinaḥ kṛtau daśakumāre pūrvapīṭhikāyāṃ caturthaṃ ullāsaḥ samāptā cemaṃ pūrvapīṭhikā // samāptaṃ śubham astu // (f. 30r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 502

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts