Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2712: Śiśupālavadha.
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Title from colophon (f. 11r).
Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.
11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left verso.
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant phrases, verse divisions and numbers highlighted in red throughout; some vertical margins marked with double red line.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2712
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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/974037437
Manuscript of a section of the poem titled Death of Śiśupāla, used for recitation, contemplation, and study; draws from epic mythology about king Śiśupāla who opposes the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa who cuts off his head with his discus (cakra). Manuscript is of the second of 23 books.
In Sanskrit
Śiśupālavadha.
शिशुपालवध
Māgha
Colophon: iti śrīśiśupālavadhākhye mahākāvye māghakṛtau śryaṃke dvitīyaḥ sargaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 11r).
paper
1 item (11 leaves) : 11 x 22 cm
Hindu mythology
Death--Poetry
Poems
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century