University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 478
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS7691
- Shelfmark:
- Ms. Coll. 390 Item 478
- Title:
- Mahimnaḥstava / महिम्नःस्तव
- Puṣpadanta, active 10th century
- Date:
- 1807.
- Language:
- In Sanskrit
- Material:
- paper
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 paper ; 10 x 11 cm
- Note:
- Title from colophon (f. 10r); alternative title Mahimnaḥstotra provided by cataloger.
Written in 5-6 lines per leaf.
10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīpuṣpadantagaṃdharvarājaviracitaṃ mahimnastavaḥ samāptaḥ // śrīrastu śubhaṃ bhavatu samvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukre likhitam idam pustakaṃ viśveśvareṇa nepāladeśe kāṃtipurarājasthāne // (f. 10r).
Dated saṃvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukra (Saturday, July 18, 1807) (f. 10r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with triple black lines. Some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder.
Formerly part of the royal library in Kathmandu (Kantipur), Nepal, possibly commissioned by king Bhimsen Thapa (reigned 1806-1837). - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9959555633503681
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3b09h/manifest
- Holding Institution:
