A 346-3 Saṃkṣiptajaiminibhāratanāṭaka

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 346/3
Title: Saṃkṣiptajaiminibhāratanāṭaka
Dimensions: 27 x 10 cm x 21 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari; none
Languages: Sanskrit; Newari
Subjects: Nāṭaka and Nāṭyaśāstra
Date: NS 810
Acc No.: NAK 1/1121
Remarks:

Reel No. A 346-3 Inventory No. 27789

Reel No. A 346/3

Title Saṃkṣiptajaiminibhāratanāṭaka

Author Jitāmitra Malla

Subject Nāṭaka

Language Sanskrit and Newari

Text Features The author of this unpublished melodious drama written in corrupt Sanskrit is Jitāmitra Malla, which is indicated by the word ‘bhaṇita’ in the Prastāvanā Aṅka and in several songs. The same is indicated in the colophon: jitāmitramalladevena nāṭakaṃ siddhaṃ. This nāṭaka is said to be staged by (dayakā juro) the Crown Prince Bhupatīndra Malla , which meant here he managed the nāṭaka to be staged.

This text has been written in the time of the joint rule of Jitāmitra Malla and his brother Ugra Malla along with the Crown Prince Bhūpatīndra Malla. Jitāmitra Malla and Ugra Malla are seen as the joint rulers in NS 801 / AD 1681 in Viṣṇumaṇḍala paubhā (Slusser, vol. II, plate 383).

Two versions of this nāṭaka, abridged (A 346/3) and complete (A 346/8). The dates given in both versions are the same

NS 809-ghaṃtījyā ārambha (text being composed)

NS 809- ghaṃtījyā dhuna / dhunakā (text completed)

NS 810 pauṣaśudi 3 - ṛ tayā (music being composed) in 346/8; - ārambha yāṅā dina (opening day) in A 346/3

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material paper

State complete

Size 27 x 10 cm

Folios 21

Lines per Folio 7

Foliation figures in the right margin of the verso

Date of Copying NS 810 pauṣaśudi 3

Place of Copying Bhaktapur

King Jitāmitra Malla

Owner / Deliverer NAK

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1-1121

Used for edition No

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

«Title page:» jaiminibhāratagītam

Beginning

❁ oṃ namaḥ nāṭeśvarāya(!) namaḥ ||

nāndī me || || mālava || ja, atha, pra||

tribhuvananāyaka tāṇḍavanṛtyarataṃ vidhuvaravirekasuveśaṃ,

viditanaṭavara bhapiṅgajataṃ, lalitahārabhujageśaṃ ||

ditisutanāśaka kalitaragataṃ, trinayanasupañcamukhaṃ,

arddhahemanibhamarddhakumudakuṇḍasitaṃ

abhinayanipunamaheśaṃ || (fol. 1v)

sumati jitāmitra nṛpati bhanigaṃ diśabhu sumaṅgala lalita kalitaṃ || || me 2 ||

(fol. 2r)

End

sarvve ālatī || paṃcama || co || jīvanacapalaṃ jānīhi,

draviṇasadanaṃ hi viphalaṃ || dhru ||

svīyābhimānena mūḍhā bhramaṃti budhāḥ

turagavāraṇādikaṃ mameti mūdhā ||

āvilau karomi mudhā hi bhajanaṃ, girisutācaraṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ || || 116 || || 

(fols. 20v-21r)

Colophon

iti jaiminibhāratogītaṃ samāptaṃ || || || || ||

samvat 810 pauṣaśudi 3 pyākhana ālaṃbha yāṅādina || śrīśrīsumatijayajitāmitramalladevena nāṭakaṃ siddhaṃ || || śrīśrībhūpātindramalladevasyana dayakā juro,

❁ samvat 809 caitrasudi 13 ghaṃtijyā ārambha yāṅā dina || || ❁ samvat 809 śrāvaṇa śudi 1 ghaṃtijyā, dhunakā dina || || (fol. 21r)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 346/3

Date of Filming 10-05-72

Exposures 23

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by DA

Date 02-01-03

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