Naiṣadha. Sarga 1-2, circa 1700-1850; नैषध.सर्ग १-२,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śrīharṣa, active 12th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is the first section and 30 verses of the second 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.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (24 leaves) : paper; 10 x 21 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margins throughout.; Written in 7-10 lines per leaf.; 24 leaves foliated 1-24, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins including commentary notes; vertical margins marked with double red line near end of manuscript. Floral pattern drawn on front cover (f. 1r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts