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Title

Other related names

• Rāmavarman, commentator for written text

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Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9956438443503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/782943480
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5643844

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Summary

Medieval retelling of the epic story of the Rāmāyaṇa, wherein the hero Rāma is identified with the universal spirit (adhyātma) and is nonviolent; narrative takes the form of a dialogue between the Hindu deities Śiva (as Maheśa) and Pārvatī (as Umā); traditionally ascribed to the legendary author Vyāsa. This fifth section (kāṇḍa) of the Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa contains the narrative about the monkey deity Hanuman's exploration of the island of Laṅkā; he visits the princess Sītā, who is held captive by the demons who live on the island, and sets fire to their main city. Text contains a Sanskrit commentary (setu) by Rāmavarmaṇ, son of Himmati Varmaṇ, running parallel (above and below) the main Sanskrit text.

Notes

• Title from title page (f. 1r); second title Adhyātmarāmāyaṇasetu sundarakāṇḍa, related to commentary of Rāmavarmaṇ, from colophon (f. 36r).
   
• Written in 5-9 lines per leaf.
   
• 36 leaves foliated 1-36, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Colophon (Commentary): iti śrīmad adhyātmarāmāyaṇetsakalarājavipaduddharaṇasamayet yādivirudāvalīvirājamānasya himmativarmmaṇa[ḥ] putrasya śrīrāmavarmaṇaḥ kṛtāvad adhyātmarāmāyaṇasetau suṃdarakāṃḍe paṃcamaḥ sargaḥ // 5 // (f. 36r).
   
• Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
   
• Non-Latin script record.
   

Extent

Support

Colophon

Subjects topical

• Hindu mythology
• Rāma (Hindu deity)
• Sītā (Hindu deity)
• Hanumān (Hindu deity)
• Monkeys--Religious aspects
• Monkeys--Folklore
• Siva (Hindu deity)

Genres

• Poems
• Prayers
• Dialogues
• Commentaries
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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