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464
Age.
Author - Ksemendra
Subject.- Kathā
Begins. fol. rb
Appears to be fairly old
Ends. fol. 211b
बृहत्कथा
Story Literature
No. 1288
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥
उमाप्रमाम संक्रांत चरणालक्तकः शशी ।
संध्यारुण इवाभाति यस्य पायात् स वः शिवः ॥ १ ॥ etc.
References - See No. 1286.
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पालकः कथयित्वेति सुतस्तेहादयाचत । दूतैरूपल दत्तारूपं । चांडालं तां सुमध्यमायां चितां प्राह मातांगा भुंजते यदि मनुहे ॥ अष्टादश सहस्राणि । द्विजानां राजशासनातू ।
तदि यं दीयते कन्या राक्षं सुरतमंजरी ||
[1287.
Age. Appears to be fairly old.
Author. — Ksemendra,
Bṛhatkatha
Size— 9 in. by 44 in.
Extent.— 364 leaves; to lines to a page ; 30-32 letters to a line. Description. Country paper; Devanagari characters with occasional पृष्ठमात्राs; old in appearance; hand-writing bold, legible and uniform ; borders, on some folios only, ruled in double black lines; yellow pigment used for corrections; red pigment also occasionally used for marking the portion ; incomplete.
359. 1899-95.
