B 20-6Mahābhārata(sabhāparvan)
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 20/6
Title: Mahābhārata
Dimensions: 36 x 5.5 cm x 259 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Mahābhārata
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/443
Remarks: Sabhāparvan
Reel No. B 20/6
Inventory No. 31340
Title Mahābhārata(sabhāparvan)
Remarks
Author
Subject Mahābhārata
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Maithili
Material Palm-leaf
State incomplete
Size 36.0 x 5.5 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Folios 161
Lines per Page 5
Foliation figures in the left-hand margin next to the word śrī on the verso
Scribe
Date of Copying
Place of Copying
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5/443
Manuscript Features
Fol. 146 is missing.
The left-hand side of some folios is damaged with the considerable loss of the text.
There are two exposures of fols. 1v–2r.
Excerpts
Beginning
Beginning
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nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya narañ caiva narottamam |
devīṃ sarasvatīñ cai[[va]] tato jayam udīrayet ||
vaiśampāyana uvāca ||
tato bravīn mayaḥ pārthaṃ vāsudevasya sannidhau |
prāñjaliḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūjayitvā /// punaḥ ||
asmāc ca kṛchrāt saṃrabdhāt pāvakāc ca didhi(!)kṣataḥ |
tvayā trāto smi kaunteya brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te ||
arjjuna uvāca ||
kṛtam eva tvayā sarvvaṃ svasti te stu vrajāsura |
prītimān bhava me nityaṃ /// timanto vayañ ca te |
maya uvāca ||
yuktam etat tvayi vibho yathāttha puruṣarṣabha |
prītipūrvvam ahaṃ kiñcit karttum icchāmi bhārata |
ahaṃ hi viśvakarmmā vai dānavānāṃ mahākaviḥ |
so haṃ vai tvatkṛte karttuṃ kiñcid icchāmi pāṇḍava |
arjjuna uvāca ||
vimocitaṃ prāṇakṛcchrād ātmānaṃ manyase maya |
evaṃ kṛtena śaknomi kiñcit kārayituṃ tvayā |
na cāti(!) tava saṅkalpaṃ mogham icchāmi dānava | (fol. 1v1–5)
End
tenaiva satyasandhena vāsudevena rakṣitaḥ |
āgamiṣyati bībhatsuḥ pāñcālair abhisaṃvṛtaḥ |
yeṣāṃ madhye maheṣvāso bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ |
āgamiṣyati dhunvāno gadāṃ kāla ivāparaḥ |
tato gāṇḍīvanirghoṣaṃ śrutvā po(!)rvasya dhīmataḥ |
gadāvegaṃ ca bhīmasya nālaṃ soḍhuṃ narādhipāḥ |
tatra me rocate nityaṃ pārthaiḥ sandhir nna vigrahaḥ |
kurubhyo hi sadā pañca pāṇḍavān balavattarāna(!) |
tathā vai balavān rājā jarāsandho mahādyutiḥ |
bāhupraharaṇenaiva bhīmena nihato yudhi |
tasya te śamam evāstu pāṇḍavair bharatarṣabhaiḥ |
ubhayor pakṣayor yuktaṃ kriyatām abhiśaṅkayā |
evaṃ kṛte mahārāja paraṃ śreyam tvam āpsyasi ||
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ||
etad gāvalgaṇe jñātvā dharmārthāsahitam vacaḥ |
uktavān na gṛhītañ ca mayā putraparīpsayā || (fol. 161v3–162r2)
Colophon
iti mahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ vaiṣā(!) sabhāparvaṇy anudyūte ||
dhṛtarāṣṭraparidevanaṃ nāma samāptañ cedaṃ sabhāparvveti || ||
ataḥ paraṃ tṛtīyan tu jñeyam āraṇyakaṃ mahat |
pratisandhir ayaṃ śloko yasya prathama ucyate || ||
janamejaya uvāca ||
evaṃ dyūtajitāḥ pārthāḥ || || ... (fol. 162r2–4)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 20/6
Date of Filming 07-09-70
Exposures 165
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by NK
Date 04-08-2011
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