A 999-25 Gaṅgādharīṭīkā on the Praśnottarī
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 999/25
Title: Praśnottarī
Dimensions: 22.8 x 6.8 cm x 36 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Nīti
Date: NS 824
Acc No.: NAK 6/435
Remarks:
Reel No. A 999/25
Inventory No. 54673
Title Gaṅgādharīṭīkā
Remarks a commentary on Praśnottarī
Author Gaṅgādhara Śarmā
Subject Nīti
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material Nepali paper
State complete
Size 22.8 x 6.8 cm
Binding Hole
Folios 37
Lines per Folio 6
Foliation figures in the middle right-hand margin on the verso
Date of Copying SAM (NS) 824
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 6/435
Manuscript Features
On exp. 2 is written:
|| praśnottarīko ṭīkā ||
gaṅgādharako vaṃśāvali
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ srīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
śaṃbho svaśure(!) nage vasasi kiṃ viṣṇo tavāpy ambudhau,
kaṇṭḥas te śiva kālimā kim iti te deho pi te māpate |
kecchā bhasmasu te tavāpi madhujid vṛndācitābhasmasu,
itthaṃ kautukacāruśauriśīvayoḥ praśnottaraṃ pātu vaḥ ||
harivaṃśaḥ pitā yasya, suparṇṇā jananī satī |
harilakṣmīḥ priyā cāsya, sa śrīgaṅgādharo ʼbhavat ||
āsus tasya trayaḥ putrā, jyeṣṭhaḥ śrīyadunandanaḥ |
madhyamaḥ śrīdharo nāmnā, kaniṣṭhaḥ śrīyaśodharaḥ ||
…
tatrādau śrīgaṇapatiśarmmā praśnottarāvalī nāma svalpakāvyam ālipsuḥ || ||
natveti || ślokadvayena kulakam ity atrāha || anena śrīgaṇapatiśarmmaṇā vipreṇa saiṣā praśnottarāvalī ⟨praśnottarāvalī⟩ nāmnī, praśnottarayoḥ āvalī paṃktiḥ praśnottarāvalī kriyate, sṛjyate | sā kā yā svalpā ʼvistārā, svalpamātraviṣayeti yāvat || kiṃ kṛtvā, saraḥ sarasī vidyate ʼsau sarasvatī tāṃ devīṃ, natvā praṇamya, kim artham iha prayojanatvam āha | (fol. 1v1–2r6)
End
tasmai janāya sā mātā jananī sarasvatī vidyārthāḍhyāṃ dadātu, vidyā, śāstravidyā ca, artho dravyaṃ ca vidyārthau, tabhyām āḍhyān, pūrṇṇān, dadātu, diśatu |
yad vā, vidyārthāḍhyān, śāstraśabdārthapūrṇṇān dadātv iti || || sā(!)radeti || sā(!)radā sarasvatī. sarvadā nityaṃ māṃ pātu, rakṣatu | kīdṛśī sarvvadā, sarvaṃ arthān manovāṃchitasarvvaṃ dadātīti sarvvadā || || (fol. 37r2–6)
Colophon
iti srīgaṃgādharaśarmmaṇā viracitā gaṅgādharīṭīkā samāptā || || śubham || ||
❖ samvat 824 phālguṇa(!)māse śuklapakṣe pratipattithau bṛhaspativāre tasmin dine †svanihmavantā† gṛhanivāsino viprakulodbhavaḥ srīgaṇapatiśarmmaṇaḥ putraḥ srīdevaśaṅkaraśarmmā[ʼ]mūṃ gaṅgādharīṭīkām alīlikhat || ||
śubham astu sarvvajagatāṃ || (fol. 37r6–37v4)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 999/25
Date of Filming 02-05-1985
Exposures 40
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by BK
Date 02-04-2008
