Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2261 Nāradavākya saṃkṣepa / नारदवाक्य संक्षेप
Title
Nāradavākya saṃkṣepaनारदवाक्य संक्षेप
Authors
- Vālmīki
Call number
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2261(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 9954023943503681
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770073943
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5402394
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
In SanskritSummary
First chapter (sarga) of the first book (bālakāṇḍa) of the Rāmāyaṇa, a Hindu epic attributed to the sage Vālmīki; Vālmīki appears in the text in conversation with the mythical sage Nārada who relates the story of King Rāma to him; Vālmīki is moved by the death of a song bird and puts the epic story into śloka verse, as a result.
Notes
- Title from colophon; alternate title Śataślokī rāmāyaṇa from title page (f. 1r).
- Written in 9 lines per leaf.
- 6 leaves foliated 1-5 (upper left and lower right verso), 6 (upper left and lower right recto).
- Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
- Non-Latin script record.
Extent
1 item (6 leaves) : 12 x 25 cmSupport
PaperColophon
Colophon: ity ārṣarīrāmāyaṇe ādikāvye vālmīkīye bālakāṃḍe śataślokīrāmāyaṇe nāradavākyasaṃkṣepo nāmaprathamaḥ sargaḥ // 1 // śrīsītārāmacaṃdrārpaṇam astu // śrīḥ (f. 6r).Subjects topical
- Epic literature, Sanskrit
- Nārada (Hindu mythology)
Genres
- Poems
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
- Manuscripts--India--18th century
- Manuscripts--India--19th century
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