Ādityahṛdaya
ms_coll_390item_2550 · University of Pennsylvania
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About this Manuscript
Ādityahṛdaya is a text in praise of the sun deity Āditya also called Sūrya. It is the 107th Sarga (part) according to the Colophon (f. 7a). This Sarga is part of the sixth chapter from the epic Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki, that is Yuddhakaṇḍa where the sage Agastya gives Rāma verses in praise of Āditya to help him in winning the battle against Rāvana. This Ms. written in 5 lines per folio. Cover and back page are blank but contain a frame formed by vertical and horizontal red margins. Title present in marginal abbrevation. There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. The double Pūrna Virāmas (full stops) style vertical brackets and colophon are in red. Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Ādityahṛdaya |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_2550 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Part of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, Devotional literature for Sun deity Āditya, Mahākavya, Itihāsakāvya. |
| Date | 1879 Vikrama Saṃvat (1822 CE) |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |