Naiṣadīyaprakāśa sarga 8, circa 1700-1850.
नैषदीयप्रकाश सर्ग ८

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Nārāyaṇa Bedarakara.

Contributor:

Viśvanāthabhaṭṭa Goḍisa (Son of Raghunāthabhaṭṭa), former owner.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Śrīharṣa, active 12th century. Naiṣadhīyacarita.

Śrīharṣa.

Nala (Hindu mythological character).

Nala.

Damayantī (Hindu mythological character).

Damayantī.

Hindu mythology.

Marriage--Religious aspects--Hinduism.

Marriage.

Genre:

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Viśvanāthabhaṭṭa Goḍisa, son of Raghunāthabhaṭṭa, with manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1495, Item 1496, and Item 1498, which were originally part of the same manuscript. Owner's name is on Item 1496 (f. 23v).

Physical Description:

1 item (20 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 28 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1497

Place of Publication:

circa 1700-1850.

१७००-१८५०.

Language Note:

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 eighth 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. 20v).

Written in 13-14 lines per leaf.

20 leaves foliated 1-20, upper left and lower right verso.

Colophon: iti śrīvedarakaropanāmaśrīmannarasi[ṃ]hapaṃḍitātmajanārāyaṇakṛte naiṣadhīyaprakāśeṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ / siddheśvaryyai namaḥ // (f. 20v).

Mistakes blacked out; verse numbers 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 2107 (UP 1497).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1497.

OCLC:

913786937