MS. Sansk. d. 71
MSS. Sansk. d.
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Śrīharṣa’s Naiṣadhīyacarita with Narahari’s Commentary, 17th cent.?
Contents
The Naiṣadhīyacarita, by Śrīharṣa, with a commentary by Narahari, nearly complete, with the exception of the last sarga
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper, white and reddish. (The reddish paper apparently intended to resemble the birch bark.)
Extent: + +
Dimensions (binding): 26.4 × 23.8 cm.
Condition
damaged by insects and otherwise in many places. Several of the damaged leaves are protected by transparent paper. More serious injuries occur on ff. 27–31, 55, 186–196, 265–270, 337, 338, 357, 358, 367, 384–393. Parts of the marginal notes are lost on ff. 6, 12–14, 16, 24, 43, 44, 53, 56. Ff. 30, 31, 66, 117, 130, 147, 186, 188, 221, 222, 250, 252 have been patched, and the writing completed by a modern hand.
Hand(s)
Śaradā.
History
Origin: 17th cent.?
the oldest parts of the MS. probably belong to the 17th century.
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought in 1887 from Dr. Eugen Hultzsch (MS. 67). Memorandum on original wrapper (f. iii), ‘K 27.’
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1238, p. 171
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. 1238, p. 171
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