Harivaṁśa (Āścaryaparvan of Mahābhārata)

This text is also known as Āścaryaparvan. 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. The last folio of this MS consists of a list of contents. After folio 12 another folio is inserted which is not a part of this codex. This folio consists of a few lines from the fourth chapter of Brahmapūrāṇa. 13th folio is missing. Date of original material: 2nd-5th century CE (probable). Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 437 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 42X9 cm. Author: Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa. The place of composition of this manuscript is Bengal.