Manuscript is employed for contemplation and study 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. Manuscript is incomplete.
Language:
Sanskrit
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Raghunātha Kāgalakara (f. 132v).; Raghunātha Kāgalakara, former owner.
Title from colophon (f. 132r).; Written in 11-15 lines per leaf.; 93 leaves foliated 12-20, 31-36, 45-61, 72-132, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīraghuvaṃśe mahākāvye kavi śrīkālidāsakṛtau āgnivarṇasaṃbhogavarṇanaṃ nāma eko 'naviṃśaḥ sargaḥ samāptaḥ 16 śubhaṃbhavatu (f. 132r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout much of the manuscript; a few margins are marked with a single black vertical line; there are perhaps two or more scribal hands involved with the creation of this manuscript..; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1535
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