B 13-38 Saptamīvratakathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 13/38
Title: Saptamīvratakathā
Dimensions: 23 x 4.5 cm x 14 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1692
Remarks:

Reel No. B 13/38

Title Saptamīvratakathā

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material palm-leaf

State incomplete and damaged

Size 23 x 4.5 cm

Binding Hole 1 in the centre left

Folios 14

Lines per Folio 5

Foliation figures in the right margin of the verso

Date of Copying

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1-61849

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

oṃ namaḥ sūryāya ||

natvā sadāśivaṃ viṣṇuṃ brahmānāṃ cāpi bhāskaraṃ |
saptamīvratarājasya kathayāmi praśaṃsanaṃ || (fol. 1r1-2)

End

ye śṛṇvanti kathām imāṃ śubhakarī(!) duḥkhāghavidhvaṃsanī(!)
sarddhāyuktadvijaḥ(!) praharṣapulakaprodbhinnaromāntakāḥ(!) |
te sokhya(!) ca dhanāni saṃtatim ahā(!) śreyā bhajaṃnte(!) drutaṃ
soraṃ(!) jñānam avāpya te hy aparamātā(!) gacchaṃti saurī(!) purīṃ || (fol. 13v6–14r2)

Colophon

iti saptamīvratarājasya kathā samāptaṃ (!) || ❁ || (fol. 14r2-3)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 13/38

Date of Filming 16-09-1970

Exposures 16

Used Copy Berlin

Type of Film negative

Remarks The 5th folio has been filmed twice.

Catalogued by DA

Date 2002