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223.]
Nataka
271
वेणीसंहार
Venisa ribāra
492. No. 223
1899-1915. Size.— 12} in. by 4 in. Extent.-54 leaves; 9 lines to a page ; 45-50 letters to a line.
Description.-Modern paper with water-marks; Devanagari cha
racters ; hand-writing clear, legible and uniform ; marginal additions on several folios; colophons marked with red pigment; white chalk used for corrections; coinplete.
The Ms. is written by one Tryambaka. Age.- A Modern copy. Author.- Narayana Bhatta. Subject.- A well-known drama by Bhatta Narayana in six acts.
Draupadi vowed never to tie her hair until the insult, she suffered at the hands of Duśśyāsana was avenged. Bhima killed Duśśāsana and Draupadi braided her hair with his blood. The drama is based upon that incident.
Begins.-- fol. rb
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥ ॥श्रीरामाय नमः॥ निषित्धैरप्येभिललितमकरंदो मधुकरैः करैरिंदोरंत छुरित इव संभिन्नमुकुलः विधत्तां सिधि नो नयनसुभगामस्य सदसः प्रकीर्णः पुष्पाणां हरिचरणयोरंजलिरयं ॥१॥
नांद्यते सूत्रधारः ॥ अलमतिप्रसंगेन । श्रवणांजलिपुटपेयं विरचितवान् भारतामख्यममृतं यः॥ तमहमरागमतृष्णं कृष्णद्वैपायनं बंदे ॥७॥ तद्भवतः परिषदग्रेसराः विज्ञाप्यं न किंचिदस्ति ॥ कुसुमांजलिरपर इव प्रकीर्यने काव्यबंध एषोत्र ।। मधुलिह इव मधुबिंदून्विरलानपि भजत गुणलेशाम् ॥८॥
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