B 14-29 Ratirahasya
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 14/29
Title: Ratirahasya
Dimensions: 28 x 4.5 cm x 5 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari; none
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kāmaśāstra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1645
Remarks: the extant portion consists of the fourth pariccheda up to the beginning of the sixth pariccheda
Reel No. B 14/29
Inventory No. 29980
Title Ratirahasya
Remarks
Author Kokkoka
Subject Kāmaśāstra
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material palm-leaf
State incomplete
Size 28.0 x 4.5 cm
Binding Hole 1, rectangular, left of centre
Folios 5
Lines per Folio 6
Foliation figures in the middle of the left-hand margin of the verso
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 1/1645
Manuscript Features
The extant part of this MS contains the fourth pariccheda up to the beginning of the sixth pariccheda only. The scribe seems to be identical with that of B 14/31.
Excerpts
Beginning
- bālā syāt ṣoḍaśābdā tadupari taruṇī triṃsato yāvad ūrddhvaṃ
- ⁅pro⁆ḍhā syāt pañcapañcāśad avadhiparamato (!) vṛddhatām eti nārī |
- dīrghā kṛṣṇā ca tanvī ciravirahavatī nimnakakṣā ślathā syuḥ
- sthūlā gorī ca kharvvā satataratir api (!) gūḍhakakṣā ghanī syuḥ ||<ref>This is the first verse of the fourth pariccheda.</ref>
- saṃkīrṇṇāciṃhnena (!) ca madhyamā syād
- ayañ ca tāsāṃ vidita (!) svabhāvaḥ |
- bālā ghanā bāhyaratopacaryā
- proḍhā ○ ślathābhyantaramehanecchuḥ (!) ||
- ukta (!) guṇapatākāyām avasthānendriyā ca yā |
- tām api nyāya - - - siddhatvāt sarvvata ādrimahe ||
- bālā tā○mbūlamālā phalarasasurasā hārasaṃnmāna(!)hāryā
- mugdhālaṃkārahārapramukhavibhuvanai (!) rajyate yauvanesthā (!) |
- sadbhāva(!)rabdhagāḍhotkaṭaratasukhitā madhyamā rāgalubdhā
- mṛddhā(!)lāpaiḥ prahṛṣṭhā bhavati gatavayā gauravenātidūraṃ ||
- (fol. 1v1–6)
End
- iti kim api yad uktaṃ deśasāmāṃ (!) munindrair (!)
- yuvatir itaradeśo py unnayed uktadeśāt |
- anubhavam anunṛtya (!) pañca sāmyaṃ bhaveyu (!)
- bhavati sahasaṃ (!) sāmyāṃ deśasāmyāt balīyaḥ ||
- jātipramāṇaṃ samayaṃñ (!) ca veśaṃ
- svabhāvadeśodbhavasāmyabheda (!) |
- svasthām avasthāṃ prakṛtī (!) pratītya
- prayujyate bāhyaratetaraś ca ||
- ādau rataṃ bā(fol. 5r1)⁅hyam i⁆ha prayojyaṃ
- tatrāpi cāliṃganapūrvvam etat |
- ajātajātasmarakelibhedāt
- dvidhā punar dvādaśadhā tathā syāt ||
- yad yoṣitaḥ saṃ⁅mukha⁆m āgatāyā
- ⁅a⁆nyāyadeśād vrajato narasya |
- gātreṇa gātraṃ ghaṭate rata(jñā)
- ālīṃganaṃ pṛṣṭhakam etad āhuḥ ||
- yad gṛhnatī kiṃcana vaṃcitāgī (!)
- sthitopaviṣṭa(ṃ) ⁅pu⁆ruṣaṃ (ca) nābhyo (!) |
- nitambinī vidhyati tāñ ca gāḍhaṃ
- gṛhṇā○ty asau viddhakam ucyate tat ||<ref>This is the second verse of the sixth pariccheda.</ref>
- (fol. 4v4–5r3)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 14/29
Date of Filming 28-08-1970
Exposures 7
Used Copy Berlin
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by OH
Date 18-04-2007
Bibliography
- Rati-Rahasya or The Secret of Sexual Pleasure by Kokkoka: With Notes & Commentary. Kāśī 1922.
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