Dvāvadhikaśataślokīrāmāyaṇa, circa 1700-1850; द्वावधिकशतश्लोकीरामायण,१७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Rāmāyaṇasāra

Name:

Agniveśa

Date:

1700

Description:

Abridged version supposed to represent the essence (sāra) of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, according to its author, retold in 102 verses; gives basic details about Rāma and Sītā, along with many other well known figures from the epic poem, with variations.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Rāma (Hindu deity); Sita (Hindu deity); Rāvaṇa (Hindu mythological character); Epic literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Abridgements; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (13 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Name written as Agniveśamuni in manuscript (f. 13r).; Title from colophon (f. 13r); alternate title Rāmāyaṇasāra supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ity āgniveśamuninā viracitaṃ dvāvadhikaśataślokīrāmāyaṇaṃ samāptaṃ (f. 13r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts