MS. Sansk. e. 55
MSS. Sansk. e.
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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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