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INTRODUCTION
Nṛtyaratnakosa :
Nṛtyaratnakosa, published in two parts in the Rajasthāna Purātana Granthamālā, is a part of a bigger work called Samgitarāja, which is described in the colophons as a Samgita-mimāṁsā consisting of 16,000 verses (S'odaşasahasri). The Saṁgitaraja contains the following Ratnakosas: (1) Pathyaratnakos'a, (2) Gitaratnakosa, (3) Vädyaratnakosa, (4) Nṛtyaratnakos'a and (5) Rasaratnakosa. Of these, Pathyaratnakoşa edited by Dr. C. Kunhan Raja was published in Bikaner in Ganga Oriental Series, as No. 4, in 1946.
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Critical Apparatus:
The present edition of Nṛtyaratnakos'a is based on the following three manuscripts :
M8. A.
Place of deposit - Anup Sanskrit Library, Bikaner.
Material -
Paper.
Folios 144.
Size - 7-3/4"x3-1/2"; A page contains about 8 lines and a line about 44 letters.
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Extent - Four Ullasas. Each Ullasa contains four Parikṣaṇas. Script Devanagari
Date not mentioned. Appears to be about 300 years old.
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No. 3518.
Ms. B..
Place of deposit - Oriental Institute, Baroda, No. 9931
Material Paper
Folios 144
Size 10-1/2" X 4-1/2"; A page contains about 8 lines and a line
about 43 letters.
Extent Four Ulläsas, each with four Parikṣaņas.
Script - Devanagari.
Date Not mentioned. Appears to be about 300 years old.
