B 281-32 Pañcatantra

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 281/32
Title: Pañcatantra
Dimensions: 41 x 15.7 cm x 116 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Nīti
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/2113
Remarks:

Reel No. B 281-32 Inventory No. 52031

Title Paṃcatantra

Author Viṣṇu Śarmā

Subject Nītiśāstra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State complete

Size 41.0 x 15.7 cm

Folios 116

Lines per Folio 11

Foliation figures in both margin of the verso; according to the chapter,

Date of Copying SAM 1863

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4/2113

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ

namo manubṛhaspativyāsavālmīkiprabhṛtibho mahākavibhyo namaḥ

manave vācaspataye śukrāya parāśarāya sasutāya cāṇakyāya ca viduṣe

namonamo nītiśāstrakartṛbhyaḥ sakalārtha śāstra sāraṃ jagati samālokya viṣṇu śarmedaṃ taṃtraiḥ paṃcabhir etac cakāra sumanoharaṃ śāstraṃ tad yathānuśrūyate asti dākṣiṇātye janapade mahilārāpyaṃ nāma nagaraṃ (fol. 1v1–3)

End

rājaputrā ucuḥ ācārya bhavatprasādā drājyavyavahārāṃ gaṃjñā (!) naṃ

tatsukhino bhūtā vayaṃ yadhy evaṃ tathāpīdam astv iti viṣṇuśarmovāca

darpaṇatulyaṃ hy etatśāstraprāyeṇasarvaśāstrahitaṃ yo vetti tasya loke

kiṃ nāmam (!) asyānsuduḥprāpyaṃ etat śrutvā śāstrarājasutān krameṇa

saṃvodhya ṣarāmā (!)sābhyaṃ tarataś cakre nikhilārthaśāstrajñāna (!) rājāpi tasya

harṣād athoktavān satpratijñosi bhogair vibhāgam atulaṃ kṛtavānuruvibhava paryaṃtaṃ || || (fol. 17v9–11)

Colophon

iti viṣṇuśarmaṇākṛte paṃcataṃtrākhye nītiśāstre aparikṣā kāritaṃ nāma paṃcama taṃtraṃ samāptam saṃvat 1863 śāke 1728 māgaśuklapaurṇimāyām (!) śubham ||

(fol. 17v11–12)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 281/32

Date of Filming 24-05-1972

Exposures 42+84= 126

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by JU\MS

Date 17-03-2004

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