Naiṣadhīyacarita (Pūrvabhāga)

Literature. Mahākāvya. The story of Nala, the king of Niṣadha and Damayantī, the princess of Vidarbha. The Pūrvabhāga contains the text up to 11th canto. The MS is damaged. The folio after 93rd folio is again numbered as 93. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 111 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 42X5 cm. Author: Śrīharṣa. The place of composition of this manuscript is Kannauj (Some scholars claim he is originally from Bengal).