A 340-17 Bahulākathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 340/17
Title: Bahulākathā
Dimensions: 20.5 x 9.5 cm x 18 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1378
Remarks:

Reel No. A 340/17

Inventory No.

Title Bahulākathā

Remarks assigned to Itihāsasamucchaya

Author Vyāsa

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Indina Paper

State incomplete and undamaged

Size 20.2 x 7-9 cm

Binding Hole

Folios 18

Lines per Folio 7-9

Foliation numerals in both margins of the verso; marginal title: ba.

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1-1378

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

… taṃ bhīṣmaṃ bṛddhaṃ kuru pitāmahaṃ ||
mūrdhāpraṇamya dharmātmā praprachedaṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ||
bhagavaṃ śrutum ichām satyavākyam anuttamaṃ ||
yat prāgbahulayā proktaṃ tan me vyākhyātum argasi ||
bhiṣma uvāca ||
saumyadharmma pravachāmi satyarjjaguṇānvitaṃ ||
vyāghrasyakā manūpasya dhenvā samvādam uttamaṃ || (fol. 2r1-5)

End

śvesā bahulādhenur vṛnjān saṃdiśya duḥkhitā ||
jagāma punustatraya trāsauviśināsanaḥ ||
āste visphunitamukhastīn jadaṃthābhayaṃkaraḥ ||
vyāghraṃ daṃṣṭā ca sā dhenu nudinaṃ vacanam avravīt ||
bahulāvāca(!)
āgatāhaṃ māhāvyāghra satyadharmavyacas tathā ||
kuru tṛptiṃ yathā kāmaṃ mamam(!) āptena sāṃprataṃ ||
jarthayasva va……………………………………………….|| (fol. )

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 340/17

Date of Filming

Exposures 21

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks

Catalogued by JU

Date 07-07-2003