B 249-8 Mahābhārata

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 249/8
Title: Mahābhārata
Dimensions: 46 x 12 cm x 38 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Mahābhārata
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/941
Remarks: Viśokaparvan; AN?

Reel No. B 249-8 Inventory No. 31354

Title Mahābhārata

Remarks The text covered is Sauptikaparvan and part of Striparvan (commonly known as Viśoka(upa)parvan).

Author attributed to Vyāsa

Subject Mahābhārata

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material paper

State complete

Size 40.0 x 12.0 cm

Folios 38

Lines per Folio 9

Foliation figures in the extreme lower right-hand margin while, the abbreviation sau. is written in the middle left-hand margin on the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/941

Manuscript Features

The MS starts from the beginning of the Sauptikaparvan and runs up to the Viśoka(upa)parvan (8^th adhyāya of the Strīparvan) of the Striparvan.

Excerpts

Beginning

saṃjaya uvāca ||

tatas te sahitā vīrāḥ prayātā dakṣiṇāmukhāḥ |

upāstam anavelāyāṃ, śibirābhyāsam āgatāḥ ||

amucya vāhās tvaritā, bhītāḥ samabhavan tadā ||

gahanaṃ deśam āsādya, prasannā nivasanti(!) te |

senānivāsam abhito nātidūram avasthitāḥ ||

nikṛttā niśitaiḥ śastraiḥ, samantāt kṣatavikṣatāḥ |

dīrgham uṣṇañ ca niḥśvasya, pāṇḍavān anucintayat(!) ||

śrutvā tu ninadaṃ ghoraṃ, pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaiṣiṇāṃ |

anusārabhayād bhītāḥ prāṅmukhāḥ prādravaṃs tataḥ ||

te muhūrttaṃ tato gatvā, śrāntavāhāḥ pipāsitāḥ || (fol. 1r1–4)

End

vaiśampāyana uvāca ||

etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ vyāsasyāmitatejasaḥ |

muhūrttaṃ samanudhyātvā dhṛtarāṣṭro bhyabhāṣata ||

mahatā śokajālena, praṇunno smi dvijottama |

nātmānam avabudhyāmi ma(!)hyamāno muhur mmuhuḥ ||

idaṃ tu vacanaṃ śrutvā, tava cai(!)vaviyogajaṃ |

dhārayiṣyāmy ahaṃ prāṇān, varttayiṣye na śocitu(!) ||

etac chrutvā tu vacanaṃ vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ |

dhṛtarāṣṭrasya rājendra, tatraivāntaradhīyate(!) ||     || (fol. 38r6–9)

Colophon

iti śrīmahābhārate śataprā(!)hasrya(!) saṃhitāyāṃ vaiyāsikyāṃ viśokaparvvaṇi ||

samāptam iti ||     || (fol. 38r9)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 249/8

Date of Filming 27-03-1972

Exposures 41

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks fols. 1v and 1r are in reverse order

Catalogued by RK

Date 16-01-2008

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