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AMARUŠATAKA (One hundred stanzas of Amaru on love) Foll. 26; size 28 x 4.2 cm; palm-leaf; Oriya script; 7 to 8 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Amaru (c. 8th century A.D.). Begins : ଜୀ -ବର- କା ୟୁ:-ମଣି ପୃଷ୍ଠ... Ends : ସଖୀକି ଗୁଣମୀ କଳ ଇତ୍ୟାଦି
96 illustrations of the Orissan school, 18th century.
Lent by the office of the Museum and Archaeology, Bhubaneshwar (Orissa).
GĪTAGOVINDA (A lyrical drama depicting the love of Kțishņa for Rādha)
Foll. 7 ; size 30 x 4 cm ; palm-leaf ; Oriya script ; 12 lines to a page; Sanskrit. Author : Jayadeva (12th century A.D.). Begins : । ଶ୍ରୀ କୃଷ୍ଣାୟ ନମଃ ।
ମଘିମେମ୍ବର ବନଭୁବ ଶ୍ୟାମାପ୍ତମାଳମି
ଭୀରୁ ତ୍ୱମେବ ଜଦି ରାଧଗୃହପ୍ରାପମ୍ଭ Ends :
କଦମ୍ବନତମ୍ବ ଇତ୍ୟାଦି Colophon : ଇତିଶ୍ରୀ ଗୀତଗୋବିନ୍ଦ ମହାକାବ୍ୟ କବିରାଜ
ଜୟଦେବ କୃହେଁ ମୁମଧୁସ ଦନୋ ନାମ ତୃତୀୟୁସଗୀ !
ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣାୟ ନମ । 7 illustrations of the Orissan school, 18th century. The writing is disposed in such a way that from a distance it appears like the design of a Pidha temple.
Lent by the Raghunandan Library, Puri (Orissa).
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