B 272-31 Bṛhatkathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 272/31
Title: Bṛhatkathā
Dimensions: 25.2 x 14 cm x 171 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 2/183
Remarks:

Reel No. B 272-31 Inventory No. 13157

Title Bṛhatkathā

Author Budhasvāmī / Kṣemendra (!)

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit

Text Features This anthology gives glimpses of the middle age Indian social, cultural, religious and political aspects.

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Paper

State complete

Size 25.5 x 14.0 cm

Folios 171

Lines per Folio 12

Foliation figures on upper left-hand and lower right- hand margin of the verso, beneath the Title: Bṛhatka.

Scribe Vijayānaṃda

Place of Copying VS 1882

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 2/183

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || oṃ namo gurubhyaḥ || ||

mahāsvāna mahāśālā puryasty uñjjayinīti yā ||

(2)mahāṃbhodhi mahāśailamekhaleva mahāmahī ||

prāsādād yatra pasyaṃtaḥ santato tadabarddhanāt ||

(3)meru kailāsakūṭebhyaḥ spṛhayaṃti †narāmarāḥ† ||

vedamaurvī vipaṃcīnāṃ dhvanayaḥ pratimandiram ||

ya(4)tra san-nipataṃtopi na bādhante parasparam ||(fol.1v1–4)

End

vaṃdanā cchannanā paścān mayyātmānaṃ(9) nidhāya sā ||

ceto vinimayaṃ kṛtvā pravṛttā śivikām iti ||

ārādhayāmi nṛpasūnukṛtenugaurīṃ

(10)kiṃ khānayāmi caturais tvaritaṃ suruṃgān ||

ity ādy upāya śataciṃtanāṃtacetāḥ

kṛcchran niśāmana(11)yam apratilabdhanidraḥ || || (fol. 171r8–11)

Colophon

iti śrībhaṭṭabudhasvāminākṛte ślokasaṃgrahe bṛhatkathāyāṃ priya(12)darśanālābhaḥ samāptaḥ || || śrīgurvarpaṇam astu tad iti sat || saṃvat 1882 sāla pauṣaśuºº daśamyāṃ budhavāsare likhitaṃ śrīvijayānaṃdeneti || (fol. 171/r11–12)

iti kṣemendraviracite bṛhatkathāyāṃ(7) ślokasaṃgrahe prathamaḥ sargaḥ ||

(fol. 5v6–7)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 272/31

Date of Filming 04-05-1972

Exposures 177

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks Twice filmed fol. 6, 20, 58, 144,

Catalogued by JU\MS

Date 28-03-2005

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