A 366-2 Kavipriyā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 366/2
Title: Kavipriyā
Dimensions: 21.7 x 7.3 cm x 84 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kāvya
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/169
Remarks:

Reel No. A 366-2 Inventory No. 32422

Title Kavipriyā

Author Ratinātha Cakravartī

Subject Kāvya

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material Nepali paper

State incomplete and marginal damaged, missing folios are 2, 7, 17, 26 and 27

Size 21.7 x 7.3 cm

Folios 79

Lines per Folio 6

Foliation figures in the middle right-hand margin on the verso

Date of Copying SAM 761

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4/169

Manuscript Features

After the colophon there are written some verses which are related Sāhitya.

The folio number 83 recto and verso are mutual disorder.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṃ namo gaṇeśāya ||

ratināthacakravartī

nicitya kavipriyām etāṃ |

kavitāchandaḥśikṣāṃ

nānā(2)prekṣāvatāṃ vācaḥ ||

mukundakaṃdarppaguṇena rūpake,

kāvyadvayaṃ vikramarāmayor guṇaiḥ |

kṛtvā ma(3)hānāṭakapadyam ātmanaḥ

sapadyagadyaiḥ prababandha yaḥ kaviḥ ||

khalānalaṃ prasādya(tā)munā sa(4)tām avipriyā |

nigadyate kavipriyā vipaścitā kavipriyā ||

rītiḥ śarīraṃ kavitāramaṇyā

(5) bhūṣāvidhiṃ yāṃ hy upamādivācaḥ |

imāṃ samantād rasanā hi dūtī

yathāguṇaṃ saṃghaṭayet sadasya (!) (6)|| (fol.1v1–6)

End

†rāvaṇāṃgulyachadanaṃ (2) śatruyajñād viyojanaṃ |

sahasraṃ jānhavībabhruśeṣaśīṣāmbujacchadāḥ† |

†ravikeraṇā(3)rjunakaravedaśākhendratṛṣṇayaḥ† |

ratināthakaver iti priyātanayeva hi yā ka(4)vipriyā |

kavibhāvavidhiprakāśakaś caramaḥ kathitas tadarbhakaḥ ||  ❁  || (fol.83r1–4)

Colophon

iti śrīratināthacakravarttikṛtā kavipriyā samāptā ||   ||

samvat 761(6)bhādrapadaśuklaāṣṭamyaṃ (!) tithau jeṣṭhānakṣatre (!) bṛhaspativāsare likhitaṃ śrīśivaharivipreṇa svapāṭhārthaṃ kavipriyām etāṃ || (!) (fol. 83r5–6)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 366/21

Date of Filming 12-06-1972

Exposures 83

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks two exposures of fols. 47v–48r

Catalogued by BK/JU

Date 01-06-2006

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