B 13-14 Mādhavānalakathā
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 13/14
Title: Mādhavānalakathā
Dimensions: 32.5 x 5 cm x 18 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date: LS 542
Acc No.: NAK 1/1320
Remarks:
Reel No. B 13-14
Title Mādhavānalakathā
Subject Kathā
Language Sanskrit and Maithili
Manuscript Details
Script Maithili
Material palm-leaf
State complete and undamaged
Size 32.5 x 5 cm
Binding Hole 1 in the centre
Folios 17+1
Lines per Folio 5-7
Foliation figures in the left margin of the verso
Date of Copying LS 542 pauṣabadi 3 ravi (~ 1672 AD)
Place of Copying Supaulīgrāma
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 1-1320
Manuscript Features
Written on odd-shaped palm-leaves.
Excerpts
Beginning
oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||
praṇamya parayā bhaktyā haṃsayānāṃ sarasvatīṃ |
tasyāḥ prasādam āsādya kariṣyāmi kathām imāṃ ||
asti saṃsārabhūtalālaṅkārabhūtā puṣpāvatī nāma nagarī tatra ⁅hi⁆
nirāmayā nirātaṅkāḥ santuṣṭāṣ paramāyuṣaḥ |
vasanti yatra sudhiyaḥ kālajñāna 〇 iva prajāḥ ||
tatra nagare rājā govindacandro nāma tasya rājñīnāṃ saptaśatāni tāsāṃ madhye paṭṭarājñī mahādevī padminījātiḥ padmā⟪pa⟫vatī nāma varttate | anyāś citriṇiśaṅkhinīhastinījātayaḥ | tathā hi
strīṇāṃ catasro jātayaḥ tad uktaṃ
padminī citriṇī caiva śaṅkhinī hastinī tathā |
pratyekan tu varastrīṇāṃm (!) uktaṃ jāti catuṣṭayaṃ || (fol. 1v1–4)
End
vikramādityo vadati bho vetāla yadi mayi tuṣṭo si tadā mṛtau strīpuruṣau jīvaya tau tato vetālābhyām avaśyam ity uktvā mādhavānalakāmakandalāśura..khe amṛtaṣekaḥ kṛtaḥ tena tāv atyantasundarau bhūtvā jīvitād utthitau tato rājā saharṣo jātaḥ || uktañ ca ||
vijetavyā laṅkā caraṇataraṇīyo jalanidhir
vipakṣaṣ paulastyo vaṇabhuvi sahāyāś ca kapayaḥ |
tathā hy eko rāmaḥ sakalam avadhīd rākṣaṣakulaṃ |
kriyāsiddhiḥ svatve vasati mahatāṃ nopakaraṇe ||
rājā tāv ādāya saharṣaḥ sasainyaḥ svanagara āgatya śubhe lagne vivāhaṅ kārayāmāsa gajāśvavane bhūmādikaṃ datvā svanare ? sthapitau (!) tayoś ca parasparam anudinaṃ mahatī prītir jjātā ||
paropakārarasiko dātā sāhasanirbbhayaḥ |
vikramādityasamo rājā na bhūto na bhaviṣyati || (fols. 16v3–17r2)
Colophon
iti mādhavānalakathā samāptā || lasaṃ 542 pauṣabaditṛtīyāyāṃ ravau supauligrāme || śrīr astu || || (fol. 17r2)
deṣi bhavara bhitiṃ lihala bhujagapati
jasumane parama tavāste sekave suvadani
ṛpa-iteṃ phaṇimani cihnambiā iṇituapāṣe |
mādhava tvarita kavi asumadhyāne tuaati (fol. 17r3)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 13/14
Date of Filming 21-08-70
Exposures 22
Used Copy Hamburg
Type of Film negative
Catalogued by DA
Date 11-12-2005
