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EAP759/1/11
- Record Id:
- 040-003195152
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003195141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026604966.0x00000c
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP759/1/11
- Title:
- Mahabharata (Adi Parva) [1797]
- Scope & Content:
- The title of the manuscript is Mahabharata (Adi Parva) includes the snake sacrifice (sarpasattra) of Janamejaya, explaining its motivation, detailing why all snakes in existence were intended to be destroyed, and why in spite of this, there are still snakes in existence. The name of the author of the manuscript is Kashiram Das. It is a religious epic written on handmade paper using black ink. The subject matter of the manuscript is Mythology, used in Hindu religious function. The manuscript contains 288 folios. The language of the manuscript is Bengali and the script is Bengali. It is an incomplete manuscript. Three folios of the manuscripts are missing. The form of the manuscript is unbound. Decorated wooden cover is present to protect the manuscript. The shape of the manuscript is rectangular and the size of the folios is- Length:34.5 cm and Width: 10.25 cm. It is stored in wooden showcase. The mode of acquisition of this manuscript is donation and collected from South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bengal puthis discovered in Sundarbans
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003195141
040-003195152 - Is part of:
- EAP759/1 : Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahashala Collection [18th-19th century]
EAP759/1/11 : Mahabharata (Adi Parva) [1797] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003195141[0011]/040-003195152
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP759/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 572 tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP759-1-11
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Bengali
- Scripts:
- Bengali
- Start Date:
- 1797
- End Date:
- 1797
- Date Range:
- 1797
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Former External References:
- B.No.7, Ms.No.11
- Information About Copies:
- Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahashala
- Information About Originals:
- Sundarban Anchalik Sangrahashala Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)