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Raghuvaṃśa. Sarga 4-5, circa 1700-1850. = रघुवंश. सर्ग ४-५, १७००-१८५०.

Author/Creator:
Kālidāsa.
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
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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