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Nrtyaratnakoso:
Nṛtyaratnakosa, published in two parts in the Rajasthāna Puratana Granthamālā, is a part of a bigger work called Samgitarāja, which is described in the colophons as a Samgita-mimamsa consisting of 16,000 verses (S'odaṣasahasri). The Samgitaraja contains the following Ratnakos'as (1) Pathyaratnakos'a, (2) Gitaratnakos'a, (3) Vādyaratnakos'a, (4) Nṛtyaratnakos'a and (5) Rasaratnakos'a. Of these, Pāṭhyaratnakoşa edited by Dr. C. Kunhan Raja was published in Bikaner in Ganga Oriental Series, as No. 4, in 1946.
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INTRODUCTION
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Critical Apparatus :
The present edition of Nṛtyaratnakos'a is based on the following three manuscripts:"
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Ms. A.
Place of deposit - Anup Sanskrit Library, Bikaner.
Material
Paper.
Folios - 144.
Size 7-3/4" X 3-1/2" ; A page contains about 8 lines and a line about 44 letters.
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Extent Four Ullasas. Each Ullasa contains four Parikṣaṇas.
Script Devanagari
Date not mentioned. Appears to be about 300 years old,
Ms. B.
Place of deposit - Oriental Institute, Baroda, No. 9931
Material Paper
Folios-144
No. 3518.
Size 10-1/2" X 4-1/2"; A page contains about 8 lines and a line
about 43 letters.
Extent Four Ullasas, each with four Parikṣaṇas.
Script Devanagari.
Date Not mentioned. Appears to be about 300 years old.
