Details

Subjects:

Śrīharṣa, active 12th century. Naiṣadhīyacarita.
Hindu mythology.
Nala (Hindu mythological character).
Damayantī (Hindu mythological character).
Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.

Form/Genre:

Poems.
Commentaries.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Biography/History:

Son of Siṃha Bedarakara.

Summary:

Manuscript is employed for recitation and consultation and presents a commentary on the well-known Hindu epic love story, as retold by Śrīharśa, about Nala, king of the Niṣadas, and his wife Damayantī. Manuscript consists of the first section (sarga).

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 38r).
Written in 12-15 lines per leaf.
38 leaves foliated 1-38, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti bedarakaropanāmaśrīmattṛsiṃhapaṃḍitātmajaranārāyaṇaviravite naiṣadhīyaprakāśe prathamaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 38r).
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 triple black line.

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 2104 (UP 494).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 494

OCLC:

844235337