A 340-3 Bṛhatkathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 340/3
Title: Bṛhatkathā
Dimensions: 40.5 x 20.5 cm x 317 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Nepali; Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 2/202
Remarks:

Reel No. A 340-3 Inventory No. 13159

Title Bṛhatkathā

Author [Kṣemendra]

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit and Nepali

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State complete

Size 40.5 x 20.5 cm

Folios 317

Lines per Folio 13–15

Foliation figures in both margins of the verso with marginal title bṛ. ka. ṭī. and rāmaḥ

Date of Copying Samvat 1954 āṣāḍhavadī 13 roja 1

gurupustakakā saṃvat 1907 sālam iti adhika vaiśāṣa sudi 9 roja 7

Owner / Deliverer

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 2/202

Used for edition no/yes

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

bhāgīrathījalakaṇāsphuṭam ucchalaṃtī

lājā ivāgni paritaptakaṭhāha garbhāt

yasmin na yāni dhavanā bhuvanaṃ punānā

nānā vidhāni haratāṇḍavaṃ ca || (!)

nirvighnapūrvaka grantha samāpti nimitta kavi maṃgalācaraṇa garchan umeti ||

eka samayamā premakalaha kupita bhayākī pārvatīkana prasanna garnānimitta praṇāma gardā tinkā caraṇāraviṃdakā māhura lāgnāle lālavarṇa bhayāko jaskā śirako candramā saṃdhyākālamā lāla bhayā kasti deṣiṃcha testā rasikarāja śivajī yasa kathā śrotā vaktā anumodanakartāharukana rakṣā garun || 1 || (fol. 1v1–4)

śrīgaṇēśāyanamaḥ || umāpraṇāmasaṃkrāṃnta caraṇalaktakaḥ śaśī ||

saṃdhyāruṇa ivābhāti yasya pāyāt sa vaḥ śivaḥ || 1 || (fol. 1v6)

End

vikrama keśarikumāra mṛgāṃkadatta prabhṛti mitraharukana bhaṃchan. he mitra ho esto kathā kahi citta bujhāi tyo brāhmaṇale malāī vetālasādhanavidyā diyo tava tyo vidyā sādhanagarī maile vetālakana vāhana tulyāyā .he mitramṛgāṃkadatta tasai vetālakā kṛpāle āja śrutadhi 1 vimalabuddhi 1 bhīmaparākrama1 guṇākāra 1 vicikrakatha 1 pracaṇḍaśakti 1 eti janā sahita bhayākā timro darśana pāñā bhani eti vikramakeśarile kahyāko suni eti sabai janā kumāraharu prasanna bhayā saṃpūrṇa maṃgalabhayā || (fol. 317r:2–5)

Colophon

iti vikramakeśari samāgamaḥ || || samāptaḥ || || iti śrīsaṃvat 1954 sāla miti āṣāḍhavadī 13 roja 1 likhitam saṃpūrṇam śubham || || gurupustakakā saṃvat 1907 sālam iti adhika vaiśāṣa sudi 9 roja 7 śubham || (fol. 317r:7–8)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 340/3

Date of Filming 4-5-72

Exposures 318

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by JU\MS

Date 2-07-2003

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