B 261-3 Mahābhārata
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 261/3
Title: Mahābhārata
Dimensions: 35 x 16.5 cm x 167 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: complete
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Mahābhārata
Date: VS 1912
Acc No.: NAK 4/1155
Remarks: Karṇaparvan w. comm. by Nīlakaṇṭha; A 305/3, A 309/12, B 258/1, B 263/3, A 307/3, A 306/6, B 258/4–259/1, B 261/3, A 306/7, a 306/8, A 309/6, A 311/8, B 251/4, B 256/4, and B 261/2 form a series
Reel No. B 261/3
Inventory No. 31004
Title Mahābhāratakarṇaparva and Bhāratabhāvadīpa-karṇaprakāśa
Remarks
Author / Nīlakaṇṭha
Subject Mahābhārata
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Devanagari
Material paper
State complete
Size 35.0 x 16.5 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Folios 167
Lines per Page 11
Foliation figures on the verso, in the upper left-hand margin under the abbreviation ka.ṭī. and in the
lower right-hand margin under the word rāmaḥ.
Scribe
Illustrations:
Date of Copying
Place of Copying
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 4/1155
Manuscript Features
MS holds the Chapter karṇaparva of the Mahābhārata and its commentary karṇaparvaprakāśa
of the Bhāratabhāvadīpaprakāśa.
Excerpts
«Beginning of the Root Text:»
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || ||
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamaṃ ||
devīṃ sarasvatīṃ caiva tato jayam udīrayet || 1 || ||
vaiśampāyana uvāca ||
tato droṇe hate rājan duryodhanamukhānṛpāḥ ||
bhṛśam udvignamanaso droṇaputram upāgamat || 2 ||
te droṇam anuśocaṃta kaśmalābhihataujasaḥ ||
paryupāsaṃta śokārttās tataḥ śāradvatīsutaṃ || 3 ||
te gurur taṃ samāśvāsya hetubhiḥ śāstrasaṃmitaiḥ ||
rātryāgame mahīpālāḥ svāni veśmani bhejire || 4 || (fol. 1v5–6, 3–4)
«Beginning of the Commentary:»
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || ||
naranārāyaṇau natvā prācīnācāryavartmanā ||
karṇaparvvārthavidyotī bhāvadīpo vitanyate || 1 ||
nanu virāṭādiparvacatuṣṭayatātparyaṃ krameṇārthalubdhānāṃ arthaḥ ||
sevayānītyākapaṭapūrvakeṇa kulabṛddhavadhena nṛśaṃśānṛtapūrvakeṇa mahāguruvadhena ca
siddhyatītyuktam || tāvataivārthanirūpaṇaṃ samāptam || ataḥ paraṃ kāmamokṣāveva || virūpaṇīyāv iti
karṇaparvāditrayaṃ nāraṃbhaṇīyam iti cet || satyaṃ yathā dharmārthau nirūpitau evaṃ dharmābhāso
arthābhāsaś ca nirūpaṇīyaḥ || parihārāya evaṃ (dha)rmān arthau adharmāmāsānarthābhāsau ca
nirūpaṇīyau hānāya (ya)copadānāya ca || copādānāya ca tadartham uttaragranthaḥ kāmamokṣayoḥ
prāgāvaśykaḥ (fol. 1v1–4)
«End of the Root Text:»
dhanena dhānyena yaśasā ca mānuṣā
naṃdaṃti te nātra vicāraṇāsti
atonasūyuḥ śṛṇuyāt sadā tu vai ||
naraḥ sa sarvāṇi sukhāni cāpnuāyāt || 58 ||
viṣṇuḥ svayambhur bhagavān bhavaś ca
tuṣyaṃti ye yasya narottamasya ||
vedāvāptir brāhmaṇasyeha dṛṣṭā
raṇe balaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ jayo yudhi 59
dhanajyeṣṭāś cāpi bhavaṃti vaiśyāḥ
śūdrārogyaṃ prāpnuvantīha sarve
tathaiva viṣṇur bhagavān sanātanaḥ
sa cātra deva parikīrtyate yataḥ 60
tataḥ sakāmān labhate sukhī naro
mahāmunes tasya vacorcitaṃ yathā
kapilānāṃ savatsānām varṣamekam nirantaraṃ ||
yu dadyāt sukṛtaṃ taddhi śravaṇāt karṇaparvaṇi (fol. 167v7–168r1)
«Colophon of the Root Text:»
iti karṇaparvasamāptam iti 49 79
ataḥ paraṃ vicitrārthaṃ śalyaparva bhaviṣyati
yasyāyam ādyaślokaḥ
janamejaya uvāca
evaṃ nipatite karṇe samara savyāsācinā
alpāvaśiṣṭā kuravaḥ kim akurvata vai dvija 1
vṛttāṃtāś cāsmin parvaṇi
karṇābhiṣekaḥ paurāṇaṃ tripurākhyānaṃ karṇaśalyayor vivādaḥ haṃsakākīyopākhyānaṃ
bhīmādibhiḥ saha yuddhaṃ arjuna garhaṇaṃ yudhiṣṭhirārjunayoḥ krodhaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraprasādaṃ
duḥsāsanavadhaḥ bṛṣasenādivadhaḥ karṇārjunayor dvairathaṃd divyāstrayuddhaṃ kirīṭaharaṇaṃ
cakragrasanaṃ karṇavāsudevasaṃvādaḥ karṇavadhaḥ śalyapalāyanaṃ śiviragamanaṃ
yudhiṣṭhiraharṣaḥ iti vṛttāṃtāḥ saṃºº 18 54 (fol. 168r1–6)
«Colophon of the Commentary:»
iti śrīmahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ vaiyyāsikyāṃ nailakaṃṭhīye bhāratabhāvadīpe karṇaparvaprakāśaḥ
samāptim agamat (fol. 168r8)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 261/3
Date of Filming not indicated
Exposures 173
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film digital copy
Remarks
Catalogued by MS/RA
Date 02-08-2013
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