Raghuvaṃśa. Sarga 4-5, circa 1700-1850. = रघुवंश. सर्ग ४-५, १७००-१८५०.
- Publication:
- circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०. - Format/Description:
- Manuscript
1 item (9 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm - Contained In:
- Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1542
- Online:
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3ps9j - Status/Location:
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- Standardized Title:
- Raghuvaṃśa. Selections
- Subjects:
- Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu marriage customs and rites.
Kubera (Hindu deity). - Form/Genre:
- Poems.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts. - Language:
- In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
- Summary:
- Manuscript is employed for contemplation and recitation and is a poetic work that deals with the exploits of the Raghu dynasty, important as a mythic background to and retelling of elements of the Hindu epic, the Rāmāyaṇa. Chapters deals with the travels of Raghu, a confrontation with the god of wealth, Kubera, as well as a wedding ceremony where the woman choses a husband (svayaṃvara).
- Notes:
- Title from colophon (f. 9v).
Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.
9 leaves foliated 24-29, 29-31, upper left verso.
Colophon: iti śrīdharaghuvaṃśasvayaṃvarāmigamanaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 31v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers and letters highlighted in red throughout. - 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 1962 (UP 1542)
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1542.
- OCLC:
- 921936886