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Sundarakāṇḍa, circa 1700-1850. = सुन्दरकाण्ड, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (36 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 34 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 343
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Standardized Title:
Puranas. Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa. Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa. Selections.
Subjects:
Hindu mythology.
Rāma (Hindu deity).
Sita (Hindu deity).
Hanumān (Hindu deity).
Monkeys -- Religious aspects.
Monkeys -- Folklore.
Siva (Hindu deity).
Form/Genre:
Poems.
Prayers.
Dialogues.
Commentaries.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Medieval retelling of the epic story of the Rāmāyaṇa, wherein the hero Rāma is identified with the universal spirit (adhyātma) and is nonviolent; narrative takes the form of a dialogue between the Hindu deities Śiva (as Maheśa) and Pārvatī (as Umā); traditionally ascribed to the legendary author Vyāsa. This fifth section (kāṇḍa) of the Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa contains the narrative about the monkey deity Hanuman's exploration of the island of Laṅkā; he visits the princess Sītā, who is held captive by the demons who live on the island, and sets fire to their main city. Text contains a Sanskrit commentary (setu) by Rāmavarmaṇ, son of Himmati Varmaṇ, running parallel (above and below) the main Sanskrit text.
Notes:
Title from title page (f. 1r); second title Adhyātmarāmāyaṇasetu sundarakāṇḍa, related to commentary of Rāmavarmaṇ, from colophon (f. 36r).
Written in 5-9 lines per leaf.
36 leaves foliated 1-36, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīmad adhyātmarāmāyaṇe umāmaheśvarasaṃvāde suṃdarakāṃḍe paṃcamaḥ sargaḥ // 55 // suṃdarakāṃḍe sargāḥ paṃcaivādhyātmikaśavdite proktāstrīṇiśatāniślokāstribhuvanavanapāpaharāḥ // śrīrāmacaṃdrāyanamaḥ // śubhamastu // (f. 36r).
Colophon (Commentary): iti śrīmad adhyātmarāmāyaṇetsakalarājavipaduddharaṇasamayet yādivirudāvalīvirājamānasya himmativarmmaṇa[ḥ] putrasya śrīrāmavarmaṇaḥ kṛtāvad adhyātmarāmāyaṇasetau suṃdarakāṃḍe paṃcamaḥ sargaḥ // 5 // (f. 36r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Non-Latin script record.
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 1169 (UP 343).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 343
Contributor:
Rāmavarman, commentator for written text.
Contains:
Adhyātmarāmāyaṇasetu sundarakāṇḍa.
OCLC:
782944699