Harivaṃśa

This text is believed to be a khila (appendix or supplement) to the Mahabharata and is traditionally ascribed to Veda Vyasa. It is divided into three parvans (chapters) namely Harivaṁśaparvan, Viṣṇuparvan and Bhaviṣyaparvan. This ms begins with a folio numbered as 70. This ms contains the text up to Bhānumatīharaṇa of Viṣṇuparvan. Final folio is numbered as 258. But the folios which might have been numbered as 256 and 258 are missing. Date of original material: 2nd-5th century CE (probable). Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 187 Folios; Incomplete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 50X13 cm. Author: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa.