1887 Vikrama Saṃvat (1830 CE)

(Composite Manuscript) 1. Aṣṭādaśaślokīgītāsāra 2. Saptaślokīgītā

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Selected verses from the Bhagavatagītā Part of the epic Mahābhārata
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2202
Language Sanskrit
Date 1887 Vikrama Saṃvat (1830 CE)

About this Manuscript

This text contains 2 parts Aṣṭādaśaślokīgītāsāra containing 18 Ślokas (metered verses) starting from (f. 1a). These 18 verses have been carefully selected from the 18 Adhyāyas (chapters) of the Bhagavatagītā 3rd part out of the 4, from the 6th Parva (chapter) of the epic Mahābhārata, that is Bhīṣmaparva in order to give the reader a summary of this popular text for knowledge as well as devotion. Similarly Saptaślokīgītā contains 7 Ślokas it starts from (f. 3b). The text also does the same. These texts are a discourse between supreme Hindu deity Viṣṇu (in the form of Kṛṣṇa) and Arjuna. This Ms. contains 9 lines per folio. Title of first work present in colophon (f. 3b). Title for second work Saptaślokīgītā present in colophon (f. 4b). There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. The Ms. is dated 1887 Vikrama Saṃvata plavanāsaṃvatsare pauṣaśuddha 2 (1830 CE, Friday, December 17 ) in (f. 4b).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title (Composite Manuscript) 1. Aṣṭādaśaślokīgītāsāra 2. Saptaślokīgītā
Alternative Titles 'Aṣṭādaśaślokīgītāsāra' (U. Penn.)
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2202
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Selected verses from the Bhagavatagītā, Part of the epic Mahābhārata, Mahākāvya, Itihāsakāvya.
Date 1887 Vikrama Saṃvat (1830 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Selected verses from the Bhagavatagītā Part of the epic Mahābhārata Mahākāvya Itihāsakāvya.