MS. Sansk. c. 61 (R)

MSS. Sansk. c.

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Śrīharṣa’s Naiṣadhīyaoarita, 16th cent.?

Fragments of Śrīharṣa’s Naiṣadhiyacarita

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī

Support: Palm-leaves, held together by a string going through one central hole.

Extent: 58

Dimensions (binding): × cm.

Condition

the MS. is in a decaying state; all the corners are rubbed off, but the writing itself is only injured in the following places: ff. 1–8, 13–15 (marginal notes), 52–57.

Hand(s)

Bengālī.

History

Origin: 16th cent.?

the MS. much resembles the facsimiles on Plates III, IV, and V, in vol. III of Mitra, Notices, from MSS. nos. 1165, 1273, and 1274, dated respectively śake 1453, 1436, 1494 ⟨1572⟩. The old and decayed appearance of the MS. also justifies us in referring it to the 16th century. Probably its date is nearer the beginning than the end of the 16th century. Compare also the still older facsimiles in vol. V of Mitra, Notices. See also MS. Sansk. c. 71 (R) [1158].

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1887 from Dr. Eugen Hultzsch (MS. 66).

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:

Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1239, pp. 171-172

Availability

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Bibliography

Printed descriptions:

Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1239, pp. 171-172

Funding of Cataloguing

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