Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study)
by Padma Sugavanam | 2011 | 95,782 words
This page relates 鈥楳anuscript Details of the Dattilakohaliyam鈥� of the thesis dealing with Kohala鈥檚 contribution to the Sanskrit textual tradition of ancient Indian performing arts. The study focuses specifically on music (Gita), dance (Nritya), and drama (Natya). Although Kohala鈥檚 original works have not been found, numerous references to him across Lakshana-Granthas (treatises) and works by modern scholars indicate his significance.
Part 2.1 - Manuscript Details of the 顿补迟迟颈濒补办辞丑补濒墨测补m
顿补迟迟颈濒补办辞丑补濒墨测补m is a work attributed to the joint authorship of the sages Dattila and Kohala, and is available in a single manuscript.
The manuscript of 顿补迟迟颈濒补办辞丑补濒墨测补 is available in the ORI-SVU, Tirupati鈥擜cc. No. 7561. It is a paper manuscript and is in excellent condition. The text has been written in 诲别惫补苍腻驳补谤颈 script. There are 29 folios in all, and 24 written lines on each folio. The handwriting appears to be that of M. Ramakrishna Kavi and is very clear and legible. The margin note mentions that this manuscript is a copy of another manuscript no. 384. Unfortunately, this source manuscript is no longer available. There are two sets of page numbers. The one in 诲别惫补苍腻驳补谤颈 script that starts from 1 and goes on upto 29 on the right-top of the folio. The roman numerals start from number 58 and go on upto 86 and are found on the right-bottom of each folio.
The scribe gives the following colophon where he gives the date of writing the manuscript鈥�
啶囙い啶� 啶多啶班 啶︵い啷嵿い啶苦げ啶曕啶灌げ啷�啶 啶掂啶｀ぞ啶掂ぞ啶︵啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距お啷嵿い啶 啷�
啶膏ぎ啷嵿さ啶む 啷оク啷エ 啶た啶むた 啶ぞ啶︵啶班お啶� 啶掂う啶� 啷� 啶侧た啶栢た啶む 啶啶侧ぞ啶班ぞ啶� 啶溹啶班ぞ啶ぞ 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷� 啷�iti 艣r墨 dattilakohal墨ye v墨峁嚹乿膩dyalak峁峁嘺峁� sam膩ptam ||
samvat 1942 miti 产丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 vadi 4 濒颈办丑颈迟补峁� mel膩r膩ma jagar膩m膩 madhye ||
From the above colophon, it can be understood that this manuscript has been written in the year 1885 C.E., on the fourth day of the month of 产丑腻诲谤补辫补诲补 by scribes called 鈥楳el膩r膩ma鈥� and 鈥楯agar膩m膩鈥�.