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 in the manuscript as Nārāyaṇa, son of Narasiṃha (f. 38v).

Summary:

Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is a commentary (prakāśa) on the seventh 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. Contains praise of Śrīharṣa as the king of Gauḍadeśa of the Gauḍorvīśakuśala, a people in northeastern India (f. 38v).

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 38v).
Written in 10-18 lines per leaf.
38 leaves foliated 1-38, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīmannarasiṃhapaṃḍitātmajanārāyaṇakṛte naiṣadhīyaprakāśe saptamaḥ sargaḥ samāptimaphāṇīt // 7 // śrīrāmonijayate jagattrayaikavaṃdhuḥ // śrīrastu // (f. 38v).
Mistakes blacked out; numbers, words, and phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double 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 2109 (UP 1501).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1501.

OCLC:

913787853