A 306-8 Mahābhārata

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 306/8
Title: Mahābhārata
Dimensions: 34 x 16.5 cm x 60 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: complete
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Mahābhārata
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/1155
Remarks: Gadāparvan 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. A 306-8 Inventory No. 31006

Title Mahābhārata (Gadā(upa)parvan) and Bhāvārthapradīpa

Remarks The text covered is the Gadā(upa)parvan (contains the Tīrthayātrā(upa)parvan and the Gadāyuddha(upa)parvan) of the Śalyaparvan and a commentary on it.

Author The root text is attributed to Vyāsa; Nīlakaṃṭha is the author of the commentary.

Subject Mahābhārata

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State incomplete

Size 34.0 x 16.5 cm

Folios 59

Lines per Folio 10–12

Foliation figures on the verso, in the upper left-hand margin under the abbreviation bhā. gadā. and in the lower right-hand margin under the word rāmaḥ

Scribe Lokajita Śarmā

Date of Copying SAM 1913

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4/1155

Manuscript Features

gadāparvaprārambhaḥ

Available folios 1–32, 34–60. Fol. 31v is slightly illegible. But for fol. 33 (containing verses …), the text would be complete.

gadāparvasamāptaḥ

The commentary extends from the beginning of the Gadāparvan up to the middle of adhyāya … (on fol. 7r).

Excerpts

«Beginning of the root text:»

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya narañ caiva narottamaṃ ||

devīṃ sarasvatīṃ caiva tato jayam udīrayet || 1 ||

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ||

hateṣu sarvasainyeṣu pāṃḍuputrai raṇājire ||

mama sainyāvasiṣṭās te kim akurvata sañjaya || 2 ||

kṛtavarmā kṛpaś caiva droṇaputras ca vīryavān ||

duryodhanas tu maṃdātmā rājā kim akarot tadā || 3 ||

saṃjaya uº ||

saṃprādravatsu dāreṣu kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahātmanāṃ ||

vidrute śivire śūnye bhṛśodvignās trayo rathāḥ || 4 || (fol. 1v2–5)

«Beginning of the commentary:»

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

hateṣu sarvasainyeṣu pāṃḍuputrai raṇājire || ity ārabhya

śokasaṃvignamanasaś ciṃtādhyānaprābhavann ity antaṃ śalyaparvaśeṣo gadāparvākhyas tasya tātparyaṃ sarvanāse pi jīvitaṃ dustyajaṃ parābhūtam api śatruṃ śūrā na tyajaṃtīti ceti || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || || 10 || || 11 || || 12 || ❁ (fol. 1v1 and 11)

«End of the root text:»

so bhiṣikto mahārāja pariṣvajya nṛpottamam ||

prayayau siṃhanādena diśaḥ sarvā vinādayan || 44 ||

duryodhano pi rājeṃdra śoṇitena pariplutaḥ ||

tāṃ niśāṃ pratipede tha sarvabhūtabhayāvahāṃ || 45 ||

apakramya tu te tūrṇaṃ tasmād āyodhanān nṛpa ||

śokasaṃvignamanasaś ciṃtādhyānaparābhavan || 46 || ❁ || (fol. 60r8–10)

«End of the commentary:»

hatvaikaṃ asmākaṃ paṃcānāṃ madhye ekam api hatvā tvaṃ rājyaṃ prāpśyasīty arthaḥ || 27 || 28 || 29 || 30 || 31 || 32 || 33 || 34 || 35 || 36 || 37 || (fol. 7r12)

«Colophon of the root text:»

iti śrīmahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ vaiyāsikyāṃ śalyaparvaṇi gadāyuddham samāptam ||

śubham astu ||

saṃvat || 1913 || sālamiti śrāvaṇavadi || 5 ||

roja || 3 ||

likhitam idam pustakaṃ lokajitśarmaṇā śubham ||    || (fol. 60r10–12)

«Colophon of the commentary:»

iti śrīcaturddharavaṃśāvataṃsaśrīnīlakaṃṭha⟨rbha⟩kṛtau gadāparvaṇi bhāvārthapradīpaḥ samāptaḥ || iti gadāparva samām(!) ||     || ❁ ||     || ❁ ||     || ❁ ||     || ❁ ||     || ❁ || (fol. 60r12–13)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 306/8

Date of Filming 31-03-1972

Exposures 62

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by BK

Date 05-09-2008

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