A 386-19(2) Praśnottaramālā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 386/19
Title: Praśnottaramālā
Dimensions: 23 x 8.8 cm x 3 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kāvya
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 2/368
Remarks: subject uncertain; AN?

Reel No. A 386/19b

MTM Inventory No. 54623

Title Praśnottarī

Remarks

Author Śaṃkarācārya

Subject Subhāṣita

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State incomplete

Size 23.0 x 8.8 cm

Binding Hole

Folios 1

Lines per Folio

Foliation figures in the upper left-hand margin under the abbreviation pra. u. lā. and in the lower right-hand margin under the word rāmāḥ on the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 2/368b

Manuscript Features

The text runs from the very beginning up to the beginning of the verse 12.

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśo jayati ||

apārasaṃsāra(2)samudramadhye
sammajjato me śaraṇaṃ kim asti ||
guro dapālo hi kṛpāvad (!) etad
viśveśapādāmbujadīrghanaukā || 1 ||

(3) bandho hi ko yo viṣayānurāgaḥ
kā vā vimuktir viṣaye viraktiḥ ||
ko vasti ghoro narakaḥ svadehas
tṛṣṇākṣayaṃ sva(4)rgapadaṃ kim asti || 2 || (fol. 3r1–4)

End

vidyā hi kā brahmagatipradā yā
bodho hi ko yo sti vivekahetuḥ ||
ko vāpta(7)ko vāpta ātmāvagamāṃ hiṇe vai (!)
sarvaṃ jitaṃ kena mano hi yena || 11 ||

śūrān mahāśūratamo hi ko vā
mano/// (fol. 3v6–7)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 386/19b

Date of Filming 10-07-1972

Exposures 6

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks Exposures 4 and 5 covers the present text.

Catalogued by BK

Date 14-09-2006