B 283-7 Hitopadeśa

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 283/7
Title: Hitopadeśa
Dimensions: 24.2 x 6 cm x 38 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Nīti
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 2/337
Remarks:

Reel No. B 283-7 Inventory No. 23869

Title Hitopadeśa

Subject Nītiśāstra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material Paper

State Incomplete, foll. 2-100 are missing

Size 24.5 x 6.0 cm

Folios 38

Lines per Folio 5

Foliation numbers in right middle margin of verso

Date of Copying NS 804

Owner / Deliverer NAK

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 2/337

Manuscript Features

The the recto side folio of first bears one stamp of Śrī 3 candrasamśera.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṃ namaḥ sarvvajñāya ||

siddhi(!) sādhye satāy astu, praśādāt tasya dhūrjjaṭeḥ |

jānhavīpheṇalekheva yanmūrddhni śaśinaḥ kalā |

śruto hitopadesoyaṃ pātavaṃ(!) saṃskṛtoktiṣu |

vācāṃ sarvatra vaicitryaṃ nītividhyāṃ dadāti ca ||

ajarāmaravat prājño vidhyām arthaṃ ca cintayet |

gṛhīta iva keśeṣu mṛtyunā dharmmam ācaret ||

sarvvadravyeṣu vidhyaiva dravyam āhur anuttamaṃ |

ahāryatvād anarghatvād akṣayatvāc ca sarvvadā ||

(fol. 1v1–4 )

End

prāleyādriḥ(!) sutāyāḥ pranaya(!)nivaśatiś candramauliḥ sa yāvad

yāvallakṣmīr murāre(!) jalada iva taḍit mānase visphuraṃtī |

yāvat svarṇṇācaloyaṃ davadanasamo yasya sūrya sphūliṃgo(!)

tāvan nārāyaṇena pracaratu caritaḥ samgraho ʼyaṃ kathānāṃ ||

paraṃ ca ||

śrīmāṃ(!) dhavalacandro ʼsau jāyā(!)maṇḍaliko ripūn |

yenāyaṃ saṃgraho yatnāl lekhayitvā pracārataḥ || ||

(fol. 140r4–140v2 )

Colophon

iti hitopadeśe saṃdhir nnāmaḥ(!) caturthakathāsamgrahaḥ samāpta(!) || || ❖ || || śubha || saṃvat 804 (4) jyeṣṭha śukla || (fol. 140v3–4 )

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 283/7

Date of Filming 25-05-072

Exposures 40

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by BK/JU

Date 22-03-2004

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