Bhagavadgītā, 1805; भगवद्गीता, १८०५

Date:

1805

Description:

Complete version of this Hindu epic, focusing on the relationship and discourse of Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. Manuscript is small, pocket-sized text meant for personal use, recitation, prayer and meditation.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Krishna (Hindu deity); Arjuna (Hindu mythological character); Epic literature, Sanskrit; Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); prayers (compositions); epic poems; poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (165 leaves) : paper; 11 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1r).; Written in 5 lines per leaf.; 165 leaves foliated 1-165, upper left and lower right verso.; Dated śaka 1727 (1805) (f. 165v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases 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 Item 2200

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts