A 20-23 Hitopadeśa
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 20/23
Title: Hitopadeśa
Dimensions: 33.5 x 4.5 cm x 115 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: unknown
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Nīti
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/8029
Remarks:
Reel No. A 20-23
Inventory No. 23831
Title Hitopadeśa
Author
Subject Nīti
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material palm-leaf
State incomplete
Size 39 x 5.5 cm
Binding Hole one in centre-left
Folios 89
Lines per Folio 4–6
Foliation figures in the right or left margin of the verso
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5-8029
Manuscript Features
Different hands. It is quite probable that two or more MSS are combined, but still the text is incomplete.
Available fols. in the order they are found in microfilm: 3, 14–15, 6, 8, 19, 11, 5–24, 36–55, 57–62, 64–75, 77–81, 83–84, 89, 91, 93–103, 108, 112–114
Excerpts
Beginning
oṃ namo vāgīśvarāyaḥ (!) ||
siddhiḥ sādhye satām astu prasādāt tasya dhūrjjaṭeḥ |jāhnavīsphena(!)lekheva yanmūrdhni śaśinaḥ kalā ||
śruto hitopadeśo yaṃ pāṭavaṃ +⁅skṛ⁆toktiṣu |vācāṃ sarvvatra vaicitryaṃ nītividyāṃ dadāti ca〇ḥ || ajarāmaravat prājño vidyām arthañ ca cintayet |gṛhīta iva keśeṣu mṛtyunā dharma++ret ||sarvadravyeṣu vidyaiva dravyam āhur anuttamam |ahārya〇tvād anarghatvād akṣayatvāc ca sarvadā ||saṅgamayati vidyaiva nīcagāpi nara(!) sarit |sa++⁅m i⁆va durdarśaṃ nṛpaṃ bhāgyam ataḥ param || (exp. 11 top = fol. 1v1–4)
Sub-colophons
iti hitopadeśe mitralābho nāma prathamaḥ kathāsaṅgrahaḥ samāptaṃḥ (!) || ❁ || (exp. 15 bottom 3)
iti hitopadeśe suhṛdbhedo nāma dvitīyaḥ kathāsaṅgrahaḥ samāptaḥ || ❁ || (fol. 21r2)
End
tato ratnahemavastrālaṅkāropahāraiḥ sa mantrī dūrada〇rśī pūjitaḥ | prahṛṣṭamanā,ś cakravākaṃ gṛhītvā, rājño mayūrasya saṃnidhānaṃ gataḥ | tatas tena citravarṇṇena rājñā sa sarvajño gṛ〇dhravacanāt | bahumānadāna,puraḥsaraṃ sambhāṣitaḥ, sandhiṃ svīkṛtya svaśiṣṭadvitayau(!) rājahaṃsakaṭakaṃ prasthāpitaḥ |dūrada〇rśī brūte || deva siddhaṃ naḥ samāhitam | vindhyācalo gamyatām idānīṃ | atha sarve svasthānaṃ prāpya, manobhilaṣitaṃ sukham anubhavantīti |viṣṇuśarmaṇoktaṃ || aparaṃ kiṃ kathayāmi tad ucyatāṃ | rājaputrā ūcuḥ || ā (fol. 114v2–6)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 19/23
Date of Filming 31-08-70
Exposures 95
Used Copy Hamburg
Type of Film negative
Catalogued by DA
Date 19-11-2004
