A 342-15(1) Vīraśikhākathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 342/15
Title: [Vīraśikṣā]
Dimensions: 32 x 12 cm x 2 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Nepali
Subjects: Kathā
Date:
Acc No.:
Remarks: (Vīrasikakathā); AN?

Reel No. A 342-15(1)

Inventory No. 87343

Title Vīraśikhākathā

Remarks

Author

Subject Kathā

Language Nepali

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper ( loose )

State incomplete

Size 32.0 x 12.0 cm

Binding Hole

Folios 2

Lines per Folio 8

Foliation numbers in the left margin; marginal title: vī: śī

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/786

Manuscript Features

This microfilm contains two prakīrṇa folios written in Nepali and Newari (A 342-15(1) Vīraśikhākathā and A 342-15(2) Mantrīcāturyakathā). These are two different folios from two texts separated from the original bundle. Similarities and dissimilarities between these two prakīrṇa texts:

Similarities
Size is the same.
Number of lines (8) is the same.
Pagination system of counting Rāma in the right margin is the same.
Short title is written in the left margin.

Dissimilarities
Ink of Vīraśikhākathā is blacker than the ink of Mantrīcāturyakathā.
Short title in Vīra° is Vī: śī, while in Mantrī° it is [Vī:] śi. The extant number of folios of Vīra° is 1 and of Mantrī° is 13.
Vīra°is in Nepali, while Mantrī° is in Newari.
Vīra° is available only on the verso while Mantrī° appears on both the recto and verso.

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīganeśāya nama ||    ||

prarhama vīraśīkhāko kathāha kahaṃchu ||    ||
prathama sugāle vīraśīkhākana bhandābhayā he vīraśīkhānānī va(2)santa ṛtukā samayemā vanako mahimā herṇa jāuṁ hiḍa bhanyāra dubai janāle bābā mahātārīthai vīdā māgdā bhayā tava bābā mahātāri(3)le bhandā bhāyā ||    || (fol. 1v1–3)

End

tava sugākā (8) rājāle ājñā gardā bhayā he mantri tīmī kastā tarahasaṃga bācī āyau tyo manuṣya ko ho bhanyāra mantrīle bhaṃdā bhayā ||    ||śaile (fol. 1v7–8)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 342/15a

Date of Filming 05-05-1972

Exposures 5

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film Positive

Remarks The text is on exp. 3t

Catalogued by KT/JM

Date 16-12-2002