Śiśupālavadha, 1832; शिशुपालवध,१८३२

Name:

Māgha

Date:

1832

Description:

Manuscript titled Death of Śiśupāla, used for recitation, contemplation, and study; draws from epic mythology, especially the Mahābhārata, about king Śiśupāla who opposes the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa. In response, Kṛṣṇa cuts off his head with his discus (cakra). Manuscript contains parts of the third and fourth sections (sargas) and is incomplete.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Krishna (Hindu deity); Hindu mythology; Death -- Poetry; Death

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poetry; Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (Part 2, f. 7r).; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated (Part 1:) 1-6; (Part 2:) 1-2, 6-7, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śiśupālavadhe śrīmahākāvye māgheścakeraivatakācalavarṇanonāmacaturthas sargaḥ // saṃvat 1889 mitiāṣāṭavadya ekādaśyāṃ i[ṃ]duvāsare mu[???]śyāṃ likhitaṃ śrīmahālakṣmīrpaṇamastu // śrīmahālakṣmī sadāṃprasanno 'stū (Part 2, f. 7r).; Dated saṃvat 1889 (1832) (Part 2, f. 7r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; some vertical margins marked with double red line. Several folios treated with yellow turmeric powder.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts