Details

Subjects:

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

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Biography/History:

Name written as Nārāyaṇa Vedarakara, son of Narasiṃha Vedarakara, in the manuscript (f. 20v).

Summary:

Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is a commentary (prakāśa) on the eleventh section (sarga) of this Hindu epic love story about Nala, king of the Niṣadas, and his wife Damayantī, how they came to be married and their subsequent exploits.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 26v).
Written in 13-14 lines per leaf.
26 leaves foliated 1-26, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīvedarakaropanāmaśrīmannarasiṃhapaṃḍitātmajanārāyaṇakṛte naiṣadhīyaprakā [???]sarga[???]kasaṃkhyā [/] śubham āstuḥ rāma (f. 26r).
Mistakes blacked out; verse numbers highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Viśvanāthabhaṭṭa Goḍisa, son of Raghunāthabhaṭṭa, along with manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1495, Item 1496, and Item 1497, which were originally part of the same manuscript. Owner's name is on Item 1496 (f. 23v).

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 2108 (UP 1498).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1498.

Contributor:

Viśvanāthabhaṭṭa Goḍisa (Son of Raghunāthabhaṭṭa), former owner.

OCLC:

913786979