Prāṇābharaṇa, 1782; प्राणाभरण,१७८२

Name:

Jagannātha, 1652-

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1782

Description:

Manuscript is a poetic praise text celebrating the author's patron, a king of Kāmarūpa (ancient kingdom that spans parts of Assam and northern Bangladesh). Author draws on Hindu mythology although the king was a historical figure.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Royal houses; Hindu mythology; Hindu mythology -- Early works to 1800; Royal houses -- India -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 11 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India; Kamrup (India : District) -- Early works to 1800

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 12v).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrītailaṃgavegināṭīyaballagabrahmopanāmakaśrīparamabhaṭṭātmajena paṃḍitarāvrabhaṭṭaṃ jaganāthena nirmitaṃ prāṇābharaṇaṃ saṃpūrṇam // saṃvat 1839 śrīgopāladevaḥ // (f. 12v).; Dated saṃvat 1839 (1782) (f. 12v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some minor corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts