B 17-7 Rāmāyaṇa
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 17/7
Title: Rāmāyaṇa
Dimensions: 35.5 x 4.5 cm x 225 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Rāmāyaṇa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/797
Remarks:
Reel No. B 17-7
Inventory No. 57309
Title Rāmāyaṇa
Remarks Uttarakāṇḍa
Subject Rāmāyaṇa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Maithili
Material palm-leaf
State damaged
Size 35.5 x 4.5 cm
Binding Hole 1, in the middle
Folios 225
Lines per Folio 5
Foliation figures in the right margin of the verso
Date of Copying
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5-797
Manuscript Features
At the end twelve folios of another manuscript have been added. They are numbered 224 to 235. 224r begins: °mo bhigamya nara..śreṣṭhaṃ dīpyamānaṃ sutejasā | ṛṣir mmadhurayā vācā baddhasnehaś ca rāghavaṃ | tasmai rāmo mahābāhuḥ pūjām arghapuraskṛtāṃ | 235 ends: ity ārṣe śrīrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīye uttarakāṇḍe svarggārohaṇan nāma sarggaḥ || || ity uttarakāṇdaḥ samāptaḥ || śubham astu || etc.
On the last folio of the manuscript proper, a later hand noted: iti śrīvālmīke uttarakā+ samāptaḥ || rāmāyanaḥ(!) ||
There is a list of contents at the end.
Excerpts
Beginning
+ namaḥ śrīrāmacandrāya ||
jayaty atibalo rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābalaḥ |
rājā jayati sugrīvo rāghavenānupālitaḥ ||
prāptarājyasya rāmasya rākṣasānā(ṃ) kṣaye kṛte |
ājagmur ṛṣayaḥ sarvve rāghavam pratinanditum ||
asito tha yavakrīto raibhyaś cyavana eva ca |
kaṇvo medhātitheḥ putraḥ pūrvvāṃ ye saṃśritā diśam ||
svastyātreyo tha bhagavān namuco vimucas tathā |
ājagmus te sahāgastyā ye śritā dakṣinān diśam ||
uṣaṅguḥ kamaṭho dhūmro raudrāśvaś ca mahān ṛṣiḥ |
te py ājagmuḥ saśiṣyā vai pratīcīṃ ye śritā diśaṃ ||
vasiṣṭhaḥ kāśyapo py atrir vviśvāmitro tha gautamaḥ |
jamadagnir bbharadvājas tathā saptarṣayo malāḥ ||
prāpya te tu mahātmāno rāghavasya niveśanam |
viṣṭhitāḥ pratihārārtha(ṃ) hutāśanaparigrahāt || (fol. 1v1-5)
«Sub-Colophons»
ity ārṣe śrīrāmāyaṇe uttarakāṇḍe viśravasotpattiḥ(!) || (fol. 5r2)
ity ārṣe śrīrāmāyaṇe uttarakāṇḍe sukeśavarapradānan nāma sarggaḥ || (fol. 8v4)
... ...
ity uttarakāṇḍe mahāprasthāniko nāma sarggaḥ || || (fol. 232v1)
End
ahany ahani yo vidvān paṭhed rāmāyaṇan naraḥ |
na ca tam āpatd(!) bhavet kā cit<ref name="ftn1">Writing is unclear here, in any case there is one extra syllable.</ref> kī(rtti)mān sa bhavet sadā |
brāhmaṇo vedam āpnoti kṣatriyo vijayī bhavet |
vaiśyo dhanasamṛddha(!) syāt śūdraḥ sukham avāpnuyāt |
yaḥ śṛṇoti idaṃ puṇyaṃ ārṣa(!) vālmīkinā kṛtaṃ |
śraddadhānajitakrodhaḥ du+ś c(e)ti taranti te(?) |
mamāgamapravasitā labhante cāpi bāndhavaiḥ
..pito stu putreṇa garbbhiṇyā svā........ (fol. 234v3-5)
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Colophon
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 17/7
Date of Filming 03-09-1970
Exposures
Used Copy Kathmandu (scan)
Type of Film positive
Remarks Left margins are frequently cut, but without any loss of text.
Catalogued by AM
Date 14-07-2011
