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[ 145 कुमारसंभव with टीका
Kumārasambhava with tikā No. 145
1895-98. Size.-94 in. by 4} in. Extent.-- 121 leaves; 9 lines to a page ; 27 letters to a line. Description.- Country paper, very old, brittle and musty ; Deva
nāgari characters; hand-writing, bold and legible but somewhat carelessly written; borders ruled with double black lines ; the colophons of chapters appear as under:Chapter- I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII) Text written in the Folio- 16, 28, 47, 59,79, 86, 121) middle of folios ;
Double red dandas used on folios 1 to 54. Age.- Samvat 1788. Author.- Not mentioned. Begins.--
श्रीयशोदानंदनो जयति।। श्रीवाग्वादिभ्यै नमः ॥ उत्तरस्यां दिशि हिमालयः नाम नगाधिराजः अस्ति । कथंभूतः हिमालयः ॥ देवतात्मा ॥ पुनः कथंभूतः पूर्वापरौ तौय
निधी अवगाह्य स्थितः Ends.
इति श्रीकुमारसंभवे महाकाव्ये कालिदासकृतौ गौरीपरिणयो नाम सप्तमः सर्गः ॥ ७॥ ज्येष्ठमामे कृष्णपक्षे द्वितीय बुधवासरे । कर्णकुंडलपु- वै राधाकृष्णे व्यलीलिषत् । मिती संवत् १७८८ शुभं भवतु मंगलं ददातु श्रीराम श्रीकृष्ण चिरंजीवस्वात्मजशंकरदासशंभूरामषुश्यालीरामपठनार्थे श्रीराम
श्रीराम etc. References,- No reference in Aufrecht's Catalogue.