A 1343-9 Mahābhārata
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 1343/9
Title: Mahābhārata
Dimensions: 41.5 x 10 cm x 159 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Mahābhārata
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/2797
Remarks:
Reel No. A 1343/9
Inventory No. 97326
Title Mahābhārata
Remarks The text contains the Bhīṣmavadha(upa)parvan of the Bhīṣmaparvan.
Author attributed to Vyāsa
Subject Mahābhārata
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material Nepali paper
State incomplete; available folios: 1–4, 7–20, 22-
Size 41.5 x 10.0 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Folios 160
Lines per Page 9
Foliation figures is in lower right-hand corner of the verso.
Scribe
Date of Copying (NS) 848
Place of Copying
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5/2797
Manuscript Features
The text begins from the 41st adhyāya of the Bhīṣmaparvan (Poona Edition)
containing the Bhīṣmavadha(upa)parvan.
Excerpts
«Beginning»
vaiśampāyana uvāca ||
gītā sugītā karttavyā kim anyaiḥ śāstravistaraiḥ |
yā ceyaṃ padmanābhasya mukhapadmād viniḥsṛtā ||
sarvaśāstramayī gītā sarvvadevamayo hariḥ |
sarvvatīrthamayī gaṃgā sarvvavedamayo manuḥ |
gītā gaṅgā ca gāyatrī govindeti hṛdi sthite |
caturggakārasaṃyukte punarjanma na vidyate ||
ṣaṭ śatāni saviṃśāni ślokānāṃ prāha keśavaḥ |
arjjunaḥ saptapaṃcāśatsaptaṣaṣṭis tu saṃjayaḥ |
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ślokam ekaṃ gītāyā mānam ucyate ||
bhāratāmṛtasarvvasvagītāyā mathitasya ca |
sāram uddhṛtya kṛṣṇena arjjunasya mukhe hutaṃ || ||
saṃjaya uvāca ||
na to dhanaṃjayaṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṇagāṇḍīvadhāriṇaṃ |
punar eva mahānādaṃ vyasṛjanta mahārathāḥ || (fol. 1r1–4)
«End»
nirmanyur gatasaṃraṃbhaḥ kṛtakarmmā nṛpaṃ hara |
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ samaṃ gotreṣu vṛttavān |
ahaṃ tvāṃ anujānāmi yad icchasi tadāpnuhi |
kṣatradharmmasthitā(!) llokānn avāpsyasi na saṃśayaḥ |
…
saṃjaya uvāca ||
ity uktavati gāṃgeye tv abhivāda prasādya ca |
rādheyo ratham āruhya prāyāt tava sutaṃ prati || || (fol. 140r7–140v4)
«Colophon»
iti śrīmahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ vaiyāsikyāṃ
bhīṣmaparvaṇi karṇṇasaṃvādo nāma śataṃ(!)saptadaśādhikoʼdhyāyaḥ || 117 ||
ataḥ paraṃ droṇaparvva bhaviṣyati || ||
tasyādyaḥ ślokaḥ ||
tamapratimasatvaujobara(!)vīryyaparakramaṃ |
hataṃ devavrataṃ śrutvā pāṃcālyena śikhaṇḍinā || ||
bhīṣmaparvvaṇi vṛttāntāḥ ||
vyāsadarśanaṃ | … bhīsmanipātanaṃ ca || ||
nāgayor antare vedaḥ jāyate cāpahāyane |
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturthyāṃ ca saṃyute maṅgale likhat || ||
(śrī)gaurīśaṃkaraśrīdāmodaraśrīlakṣmīdharadaivajña(pāhāne)
etair samāptīkṛtaḥ parārddhaṃ || ||
śrī3kṛṣṇaprītir astu || ||
śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ || śubhaṃ || (fol. 140v4–8)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 1343/9
Date of Filming 29-09-1988
Exposures 167
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks two exposures of fols. 11v–12r, 17v–18r
Catalogued by RK/RA
Date 20-03-2008 / 26-06-2014
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