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MS. Sansk. e. 55

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Subandhu’s Vāsavadattā, 18th cent.?

Contents

The Vāsavadattā, a romance, by Subandhu

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Incipit: oṃ svasti ǁ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ǁ oṃ namas Sarasvatyai ǁ oṃ karahadarasadṛśam akhilaṃ bhuvanatalaṃ yatprasādataḥ kavayaḥ paśyanti sūkṣmamatayas sā jayati Sarasvati devī ǁ
Explicit: tataḥ Kandarpakelus samāgatena Makarandena tayā Vāsavadattayā ca samaṃ svapuraṃ gatvā hṛdayābhilaṣitāni suratasukhāny anubhavann utsavaṃ ca kurvan nirantaraṃ kālam ativāhayām āsa ǁ ǁ iti śrīmahākavisubandhuviracitaḥ Vāsavadattā nāmākhyāyikā samāptā ǁ śubhaṃ ǁ

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: iii + 60
Dimensions (binding): 19.4 × 16.2 cm.

Hand(s)

Śaradā.

History

Origin: 18th cent.?

probably early 18th century, possibly the end of the 17th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1887 from Dr. Eugen Hultzsch (MS. 113). Memorandum on original wrapper (f. iii), ‘K 60.’

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1242, p. 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. 1242, p. 172

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