B 19-10 to B 20-1 Mahābhārata
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 19/10
Title: Mahābhārata
Dimensions: 39.5 x 5 cm x 160 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: complete
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Mahābhārata
Date: LS 388
Acc No.: NAK 5/340
Remarks: Virāṭaparvan
Reel No. B 19-10-B 20/1
Inventory No. 31220
Title Mahābhārata(virāṭaparvan)
Remarks
Author
Subject Mahābhārata
Language Sanskrit
Text Features
Reference
Acknowledgement
Manuscript Details
Script Maithili
Material Palm-leaf
State incomplete
Size 39.5 x 5.0 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Folios
Lines per Folio 4
Foliation figures on the verso; in the left-hand margin next to the word śrī and in the right-hand margin
Illustrations
Scribe Dāmodara
Date of Copying LS 384
Place of Copying Mañcinīgrāma?
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5/340
Manuscript Features
Fol. 82 and 116 are missing.
The date is wrongly recorded as LS 388 in PTL.
On exp. 39b (from the second real) is written:
ātmānam ātmanā rakṣaṃś cariṣyāmi viśāṃ pate
❖ yaṃ brahmā varuṇedrarudramarutas
...
aśvatthasevā tilapātradānaṃ
gos sparśanaṃ brāhmaṇatarppaṇaṃ ca |
etāni sadyaḥ sa(!)mayanti pāpaṃ
gaṃgājalaṃ bhāra(ta)kīrttanaṃ ca
On exp. 40 (of the second real) is written
ata(!) paraṃ udyogaparvva bhaviṣyati(!)ty asyāyam ādyaśloka(!) ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ||
kṛtvā vivāhan tu kurupravīrās
tadābhimanyor muditāḥ sapakṣāḥ |
viśrāmya rātrav uṣasi pratītāḥ
sabhāṃ virāṭasya tato bhijagmuḥ ||
tv arayaḥ prasthitavidhe yāvan nāyāti taruṇitaruṇā na bhāvī kulaṭāvāṭasasadharakara
There are two exposures of fols. 22v–23r, 26v–27r, 32v–33r, 68v–69r, 89v–90r, 133v–134r, 135v–136r and141v–142r.
Excerpts
Beginning
oṁ namo mahāgaṇeśāya ||
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya narañ caiva narottamam |
devīṃ sarasvatīñ caiva tato jayam udīrayet || ||
janamejaya uvāca |
kathaṃ virāṭanagare mama pūrvvapitāmahāḥ |
ajñātavāsam uṣitā duryyodhanabhayārdditāḥ |
vaiśampāyana uvāca ||
tathottamavarā(!)l labdhvā dharmmād dharmmabhṛtām varaḥ |
gatvāśramaṃ brāhmaṇebhya ācakhyau sarvvam eva tat |
kathayitvā tu tatsarvvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
araṇīsahitas tasmai brāhmaṇāya nyavedayat |
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā dharmmaputro mahāmanāḥ | (fol. 1v1–3)
End
vaiśampāyana uvāca ||
kṛtvā vivāhan tu kurupravīrās
tadābhimanyor muditāḥ svapakṣāḥ |
viśāmpateḥ prāptasamāḥ pratītāḥ
sabhāṃ virāṭasya tato bhijagmuḥ|
vṛttāntaṃ cāśmin parvvaṇi
naarapraveśarūpaviśeṣamaṇḍalayuddhaṃ kīcakavadhaḥ || trigarttaiḥ saha gograhe yuddhaṃ kururu(!)bhi(!)ggograhaś †caturvvarghāṇam† | arjjunaḥ śamīdarśanam āyudhavarṇṇanaṃ kurubhir yuddhaṃ virāṭasabhāyā(!) pāṇḍavadarśanaṃ abhimanyuvivāhaś ceti |
bhāratākhyayanāt puṇyād api pāpam(!) adhīyataḥ |
śraddadhānasya puuryante(!) sarvvapāpāny aśeṣataḥ |
śraddhayā śṛṇutaś cedaṃ mahābhāratam uttamaṃ |
brahmahatyādikaṃ doṣaṃ praṇaśyati na saṃśayaḥ |
mahīṃ vijayate rājā śatrūñ cādhyadhi tiṣṭhati |
yaśaḥ param avāpniti dīrgham āyuś ca vindati |
...
caturtham etad virāṭaparva varṇṇitaṃ ||
atrāpi parisaṃkhyānaṃm(!) adhyāyānām mahātmanāṃ || (fol. 159v4–160v1)
Colophon
iti mahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ vaiyāsikyāṃ virāṭaparvvaṇy abhimanyuvivāhe ʼbhimanyupratiṣṭḥānāma samāptam idaṃ virāṭaparvva || || ||
lasaṃ 384 māghaśudi 2 kuje jañcinīgrāmāvasthitena śrīdāmodareṇa likhitam adaḥ satpustakam iti ||
rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase ||
raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ ||
he he yaśode tava bālako sau
murārināmā vasudevasūnuḥ |
ādāya vastrābharaṇam madīyaṃ
gato tidūraṃ yamunānikuñjam ||
rāmāya namaḥ || kṛṣṇāya namaḥ || govindāya namaḥ || gopālāya namaḥ || dāmodarāya namaḥ || vāsudevāya namaḥ || śubham astu śīr astu || (fol. 160v1–4)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 19/10–B 20/1
Date of Filming 08-09-1970
Exposures 82
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by NK
Date 26-07-2011
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