A 905-1(1) Rāmāyaṇa
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 905/1
Title: Rāmāyaṇa
Dimensions: 16.5 x 7 cm x 20 folios
Material: thyāsaphu
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Rāmāyaṇa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1592
Remarks:
Reel No. A 905-1
Inventory No. 57401
Title Rāmāyaṇa
Remarks Bālakāṇḍa, sarga 1
Author
Subject Rāmāyaṇa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material paper
State incomplete; worm damage in the margin
Size 16.5 x 7.0 cm
Binding Hole none
Folios thyāsaphū (leporello) 20
Lines per Folio 8
Foliation none
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 1/1592
Manuscript Features
Unknown number of folios are missing at both ends of the MS.
The following texts are found in the MS:
Side A
- Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, sarga 1 (exp. 4t1–7b6)
- Bhāgavatapurāṇa, 12.12 (exp. 8t1–14b4)
- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa? (exp. 14b5–8)
Side B
- two stanzas from Bhāgavatapurāṇa (3.28.33–34) (exp. 15.1–3)
- two stanzas from Rāmāyaṇa (exp. 15.4–8)
- Rāmacandranāmāṣṭottaraśata/Rāmāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotra from Padmapurāṇa (exp. 16t1–20t7)
- Bhagavadgītā, chapter 10–11 (exp. 20t8–24b8; 3.1–8)
Excerpts
Beginning
(1)+ + + t(e)jā śavarīṃc chatru(s)ūdanaḥ ||
sabarīpūjita(ḥ) samyag rāmo daśara(2)thātmajaḥ |
paṃpātīre hanumatā saṃ(ga)to vānareṇa ha⟨ḥ⟩ ||
hanūpad(!)vacanāc caiva sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ |
sugrīvāya ca tat sarvvaṃ saṃsad rāmo mahābalaḥ || (exp. 4t1–4)
End
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca |
rāmo rājyam upāsitvā brahmalokaṃ gamiṣyati ||
idaṃ pavitraṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyaṃ vedaiś ca sammitaṃ |
yaḥ paṭhed rāmacaritaṃ sarvvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
etad ākhyānam āyuṣyāṃ(!) paṭhan rāmāyaṇaṃ naraḥ |
saputrapautra [ḥ] sagaṇaḥ pretya svarge mahīyate ||
paṭhan dvijo vāgṛṣabhatvam īyāt
syāt kṣatriyo bhūmipatitvam īyāt |
vaṇigjanaḥ paṇyaphalatvam īyāt
janaś ca śūdro pi mahatvam īyāt || 108(!) || (exp. 7t6–7b4)
Sub-colophon
ity ārṣe śrīrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye bālakāṇḍe saṃkṣepo nāma prathamasarggaḥ || ❖ ||
caritaṃ raghunāthasya śatakoṭipravistaraṃ |
ekaikam akṣaraṃ proktaṃ mahāpātakanāśanaṃ || || (exp. 7b4–6)
Two stanzas on another page
(oṃ na)maḥ śrīrāmāya ||
jayati ra⁅ghuvaṃ⁆śatilaka[ḥ] kauśalyā hṛdayanandano rā⁅maḥ |⁆
⁅daśa⁆vadananidhanakārī dāśarathi[ḥ] ⁅puṇḍa⁆rīkākṣa[ḥ] ||
vaidehīsahitaṃ .. .. .. .. t. l. .. .. mahā⁅ma⁆ṇḍape
⁅ma⁆dhye puṣpakamāsane .. .. .. y. ⁅v⁆īrā .. .. .. .. ..ṃ |
agre .. .. .. ti prabhaṃja .. .. t. st. .. .. (ni) .. ḥ par(aṃ)
vyā .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. mala || (❖ || ❁ || ❖) || (exp. 15.4–8)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 905/1
Date of Filming 12-07-1984
Exposures 25
Used Copy Kathmandu (scan)
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by MD
Date 06-09-2013
