1765 Śaka Saṃvat (1843 CE)

Jaiminikṛta aśvamedha

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Epic Mahābhārata Ithihāsakāvya
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2363
Language Sanskrit
Date 1765 Śaka Saṃvat (1843 CE)

About this Manuscript

This work is ascribed to Jaimini, one of the disciples of Vyāsa. It is influenced by Vyāsa’s Mahābhārata, specifically the Āśvamedhaparva, but Jaimini’s version focuses more on ritualistic and philosophical aspects. The text contains 68 adhyāyas (chapters) and primarily narrates the episode of the Aśvamedha ritual (horse sacrifice), which was performed by the Pāṇḍavas after the war in Vyāsa’s version. This manuscript contains 5200 verses. The woner of the text was Raghunāthaśāstrīgorehinduḷekara. This Ms. is written in 12–13 lines per folio. Cover page and back page contain title. Title present in colophon (f.191a), begining of the text and marginal abbreviations. There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Jaiminikṛta aśvamedha
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2363
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Epic Mahābhārata, Ithihāsakāvya, Mahākāvya.
Date 1765 Śaka Saṃvat (1843 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Epic Mahābhārata Ithihāsakāvya Mahākāvya.