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Naiṣadhīyacarita

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Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Mahākāvya

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Reference No. eap_79021068

Language Sanskrit

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About this Manuscript

The Naiṣadhiyacaritam, composed by the 12th-century poet Śrīharṣa, son of Śrīhīra and Māmalladevī. It is included among the best five Mahākāvyas according to tradition. The epic tells the story of Nala, the King of Niṣadha, and his love for Damayantī, the Princess of Vidarbha. The mahākāvya in 22 cantos on the story based on the Mahābhārata episode upto the marriage, but the work here contain only 1-11th chapter. It seems the manuscript is complete but the text is not complete itself. The manuscript is damaged by water.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title	Naiṣadhīyacarita
Repository	N/A
Reference Number	eap_79021068
Collection	Amrit Man Shakya Collection
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification	Mahākāvya
Date	Date not listed
Place of Origin	Nepal
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available