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Nataka
[ 179.
Description. Modern paper; Devanāgari characters; new in
appearance ; hand-writing, legible but careless; borders ruled in double red lines; Ist and the last folio contain
floral designs and the name of work and its autor. Age.- modern copy; Sake 1745. Author.- Visakhadatta. Subject.- The Ms. contains only the verses from Mudraraksasa. Begins- fol. 1
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥ श्रीमत्कलिकायै नमः ॥
धन्या केयं स्थिता ते etc. as in No. 175 Ends.-- fol. 16 वाराहीमात्मयोने etc. up to पार्थिवश्वंद्रगुप्तः
___ as in No. 175. followed by इति श्रीमहापृथुमनोराज्ञया श्रीविशा(ख)दत्तकविना विरचिते मद्राराक्षसनाटके सप्तमोंकः मुद्राराक्षसनाटकस्थाः केवल श्लोका एवात्र लिखिताः तत्रापि बालभाषया लिखिताः ते त्यक्ताः ॥ इदं पुस्तकं सखारामेण लिखितं स्वार्थ परार्थ च ॥ श्रीमहागणपतिः प्रसन्नोस्तु शके १७४५ मार्गशीर्ष कृष्ण १४ बधवारे समाप्तमिदं पुस्तकं ॥ शुभं भवतु ॥ श्रीराम जयति
मुद्राराक्षस
Mudrārāksasa No. 179
167.
1902-07. Size.-98 in. by 4g in. Extent.- 44 leaves ; 10-13 lines to a page ; 28-40 letters to a line. Description.- Country paper; Devanagari characters; old and
mutilated ; hand-writing, careless and not uniform ; borders ruled in double black and red lines; much of the portion scratched out ; red and yellow pigment used; edges of folios moth-eaten; some folios stuck together and some extremely damaged.