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MS. Sansk. d. 22 (R)

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Śeṣadharma from the Harivaṃśa, 18th cent.?

Contents

The Śeṣadharma from the Harivamśa, or Āścaryaparvan, of the Mahābhārata, incomplete

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Incipit: Hariḥ mārggāṇi narakāṃbhodheḥ pāpināṃ durigāmināṃ [|] pathi bhogañ ca yānāni mārgāṇi svarggagāmināṃ [|] etān dharmmān mahābhāgo dharmmaputras sahānujaḥ [|] Draupadyā saha dharmmātmā Yādavendrāt praśuśruve | devatānām ṛṣīṇāñ ca dvijānāṃ yajñagāmināṃ | maddhye dharmmān praśuśrāva Kṛṣṇe vadati dharmmavit | Janamejayajayaḥ | kadā provāca bhagavān kasmin dedeśe yadūttamaḥ | etad ācakṣva viprendra Kṛṣṇavākyāmṛtaṃ hi me | vaiśanvāya namaḥ | rājyabhraṣṭo mahātejāḥ dharmmaputras sahānujaḥ [|] Pāñcālyā saha dharmmātmā Kāmyakaṃ vanam āviśat | duḥkhite samanuprāpte dharmmaputre mahāvanaṃ [|] etat jñātvā Yaduśreṣṭho hy antaryyāmī jagatppatiḥ [|] patnīnāṃ śatasāhasraiḥ kāñcanāḍyer (read ºnāḍhyair?) mahārathaiḥ [|] niyutaiḥ pātakasaṃyuktaiḥ kiṃkiṇībhāmaśobhitaiḥ [|] saptahis saptasāhasrair aśvaiḥ Kāśmīrajair yutaḥ [|] nīlajīmütasaṃkāśair mmattadviradakoṭibhiḥ [|] sainyais tu saṃvṛtantrīmān sārvamuktipratāpavān [|] āyayau Hastinapuraṃ Vidureṇa samāgataḥ | &c.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Palm-leaves, held together by two boards and a string passing through two holes.
Extent: i + 106
Dimensions (binding): × cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

History

Origin: 18th cent.?

apparently modern, probably 18th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1224, pp. 165-166

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. 1224, pp. 165-166

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