Details

Subjects:

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

Form/Genre:

Commentaries.
Poems.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is employed for recitation and consultation and presents a commentary on the Naiṣadhīyacarita, 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 ninth section (sarga) of the commentary. Manuscript was part of a larger work that included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1549.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 30r).
Written in 12-20 lines per leaf.
30 leaves foliated 1-30, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrībedarakaropanāmaśrīmannarasiṃhapaṃḍitātmajanārāyaṇakṛtau naiṣedhīyaprakāśe navamaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 30r).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red near the beginning and the end of the manuscript; vertical margins marked with double and quadruple black line through some parts of the manuscript.

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 2110 (UP 1548).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1548.

OCLC:

921938143