B 15-46 Cāṇakyanīti
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 15/46
Title: Cāṇakyanīti
Dimensions: 21 x 4.5 cm x 16 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Nīti
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/7491
Remarks: at °sāra, °sārasaṅgraha, Cāṇakyasārasaṅgraha; other at
Reel No. B 15/46
Inventory No.
Title Cāṇakyanītisāra
Remarks
Author Cāṇakya
Subject Nīti
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material palm-leaf
State complete, damaged
Size 21.0 x 4.5 cm
Binding Hole one in centre left
Folios 16
Lines per Folio 5
Foliation figures and letters are in both left-hand margin of the verso side
Scribe Rupeśvara
Date of Copying Samvat 458
Donor Ajarāmadeva
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5/7491
Manuscript Features
Excerpts
Beginning
///6 praṇamya śirasā viṣṇuṃ trailokyādhipatiṃ prabhuṃ|
nānāśāstroddhṛtaṃ vakṣe rājaśāstrasamuccayaṃ ||
adhītyaivam (idaṃ) śāstraṃ naro jñāsyati tatvataḥ |
dharmopadeśavinayaṃ kāryākāryaśubhāśubhaṃ ||
tad ahaṃ saṃpravakṣāmi narāṇāṃ hitakāmyayā |
yena prajña pravarttaṃte(!) māteva hitakāraṇī ||
mūlasūtraṃ pravakṣāmi(!) cā(ṇakyena) tu bhāṣI[taṃ |]
(ye)na vijñāta mātreṇa sarvajñātvaṃ(!) prajāyate ||
yuddhe vākyasahaśrāṇi yatitāni parasya ca |
jñātvā sarvata(!) †sayaṃvṛttan tatra jānaṃ† vivarjjayet || (fol. 1r1–5)
End
durlabhaḥ prākṛtaḥ sādhuḥ durlabhaś ca kṣamī prabhuḥ |
durlabhā sadṛśī bhāryā durlabhaṃ vacanapriyaḥ(!) ||
yasya kṣa⟪ā⟫tro nadīpāre bhāryā ca parasaṃsthinī |
sasarpe ca gṛhe vāso mṛtyur eva na saṃśayaḥ ||
svapakṣaṃ ca parityajya parapakṣe śuyojayet |
svapakṣe kṣepapaṃthi ca parapakṣeṣu naśyati ||
durjanaṃ ca sadā mitraṃ parañ cābhiratā striyaḥ |
gojirṇṇaṃ vastrajīrṇṇaṃ ca dūrata(!) parivarjayet ||
ādhinyāsaṃtāya(!) adyaśvovāṃvi nāśine ||
ko nāma(!) śarīrāṇāṃ dharmopetaṃ samācaret || (fol. 15v5–16r4)
Colophon
iti cānakyabhāṣitaṃ nītisāraṃ samāptaṃ || saṃvat 458 caitrabadi 3 liti(!) vipraśrīrūpeśvarasya || mahattakaśrīajarāmadevasya pustakaṃ || (fol. 16v4–5)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B15/46
Date of Filming 01-09-70
Exposures 17
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by NK
Date 10-10-2003
