Virāṭaparvan of Mahābhārata (along with Phalaśruti)

Epic literature. Virāṭaparvan is one of the 18 parvans of Mahābhārata.Utterly damaged and worm-eaten MS. The colophon is on the first page of the 136th folio. The final page of the 136th folio contains a phalaśruti (śravaṇa-paṭhana-phala = fruits of reading and hearing the text). Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 137 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 40X5 cm. Author: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa; Scribe: Rāmarāya. Date of original material: before 6th century.