Kirātārjunīya

It is a Mahākāvya divided into 18 cantos. The main theme of this poetry is Arjuna’s encounter with Śiva who was in the disguise of a Kirāta. Folio 11 is mistakenly marked as 12 and the pagination of the folios after this start from 13. A kroḍapatra containing one folio (two images) is inserted after folio no. 41. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 68 (including the kroḍapatra) Folios; Incomplete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 44X9 cm. Author: Bhāravi. The place of composition of this manuscript is South India.