A 342-9 Vetālapañcaviṃśati

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 342/9
Title: Vetālapañcaviṃśati
Dimensions: 25 x 9.5 cm x 11 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Devanagari; none
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/1019
Remarks:

Reel No. A 342-9 Inventory No. 86668

Reel No. A 342/9

Title Vetālapañcaviṃśati

Subject Kathā

Language Nepali

Text Features It is a versified Nepalī rendering of the story, which is not published till now.

Manuscript Details

Script Nagari

Material paper

State incomplete and damaged at margins

Size 25 x 9.5 cm

Folios 11

Lines per Folio 10

Foliation figures in the right margin of the verso

Owner / Deliverer NAK

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4-1019

Used for edition No

Manuscript Features:

Fol. 1r is covered with some notes in Nepali.

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

śrīgoviṃdagurugaṇeśagirijāgaurīpatiṃ gopatiṃ

natvā ḍIṃbhakadaṃbamānasamude śrīvāyusūnuṃ tathā ||

pūrvoktāni ha paṃcaviṃśatikathāgadyāni vakṣādhunā(!)

vidvān parvatabhāṣajaiva(!) racaye tyuccaiḥ supadyāni ca || 1 || 

«Nepali»

vetālokta kathā paciśa tabakā ślokmā bhayāko prathā

śrīrājeśvaravikramājita baḍā unle kahyāko ma tā || 2 ||

vistār deṣi kurā bahut tarahakā ślok madhya bhāṣā panī

sār jhīki ta kahiyo rasīkajanakā man ṣusi holā bhanī || 3||  (fol. 1v)

End

yo vārttā suni śaṃkhacūḍa nṛpakā maitrī ta gardā bhayā

jyān dī prāṇa bacāunū ta timile ājñā na hos yo kahyā||

jīmutle sunī chal gari panī jāhā garūḍai thiyā

caṃdrai sūrya ta ḍhākī (The rest is missing) (fol. 11v)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 342/9

Date of Filming 05-05-72

Exposures 14

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by DA

Date 23-12-02

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