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

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Kālidāsa.

Standardized Title:

Raghuvaṃśa. Selections

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.

Vālmīki.

Hindu mythology.

Hindu marriage customs and rites.

Kubera (Hindu deity).

Genre:

poems

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 item (9 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1542

Place of Publication:

circa 1700-1850.

१७००-१८५०.

Language Note:

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