A 20-23 Hitopadeśa

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 20/23
Title: Hitopadeśa
Dimensions: 33.5 x 4.5 cm x 115 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: unknown
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Nīti
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/8029
Remarks:

Reel No. A 20-23

Inventory No. 23831

Title Hitopadeśa

Author

Subject Nīti

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material palm-leaf

State incomplete

Size 39 x 5.5 cm

Binding Hole one in centre-left

Folios 89

Lines per Folio 4–6

Foliation figures in the right or left margin of the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5-8029

Manuscript Features

Different hands. It is quite probable that two or more MSS are combined, but still the text is incomplete.

Available fols. in the order they are found in microfilm: 3, 14–15, 6, 8, 19, 11, 5–24, 36–55, 57–62, 64–75, 77–81, 83–84, 89, 91, 93–103, 108, 112–114

Excerpts

Beginning

oṃ namo vāgīśvarāyaḥ (!) ||

siddhiḥ sādhye satām astu prasādāt tasya dhūrjjaṭeḥ |jāhnavīsphena(!)lekheva yanmūrdhni śaśinaḥ kalā ||

śruto hitopadeśo yaṃ pāṭavaṃ +⁅skṛ⁆toktiṣu |vācāṃ sarvvatra vaicitryaṃ nītividyāṃ dadāti ca〇ḥ || ajarāmaravat prājño vidyām arthañ ca cintayet |gṛhīta iva keśeṣu mṛtyunā dharma++ret ||sarvadravyeṣu vidyaiva dravyam āhur anuttamam |ahārya〇tvād anarghatvād akṣayatvāc ca sarvadā ||saṅgamayati vidyaiva nīcagāpi nara(!) sarit |sa++⁅m i⁆va durdarśaṃ nṛpaṃ bhāgyam ataḥ param || (exp. 11 top = fol. 1v1–4)

Sub-colophons

iti hitopadeśe mitralābho nāma prathamaḥ kathāsaṅgrahaḥ samāptaṃḥ (!) || ❁ || (exp. 15 bottom 3)

iti hitopadeśe suhṛdbhedo nāma dvitīyaḥ kathāsaṅgrahaḥ samāptaḥ || ❁ || (fol. 21r2)

End

tato ratnahemavastrālaṅkāropahāraiḥ sa mantrī dūrada〇rśī pūjitaḥ | prahṛṣṭamanā,ś cakravākaṃ gṛhītvā, rājño mayūrasya saṃnidhānaṃ gataḥ | tatas tena citravarṇṇena rājñā sa sarvajño gṛ〇dhravacanāt | bahumānadāna,puraḥsaraṃ sambhāṣitaḥ, sandhiṃ svīkṛtya svaśiṣṭadvitayau(!) rājahaṃsakaṭakaṃ prasthāpitaḥ |dūrada〇rśī brūte || deva siddhaṃ naḥ samāhitam | vindhyācalo gamyatām idānīṃ | atha sarve svasthānaṃ prāpya, manobhilaṣitaṃ sukham anubhavantīti |viṣṇuśarmaṇoktaṃ || aparaṃ kiṃ kathayāmi tad ucyatāṃ | rājaputrā ūcuḥ || ā (fol. 114v2–6)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 19/23

Date of Filming 31-08-70

Exposures 95

Used Copy Hamburg

Type of Film negative

Catalogued by DA

Date 19-11-2004