{"product_id":"yadvendramahodaya-of-nilakantha","title":"Yadvendramahodaya of Nilakantha","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-left: 7.1pt; text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 7.1pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn the Sanskrit Language there are a number of works which are still in the form of manuscripts. Their authors have so to say remained into oblivion because of the non-currency of their works. Some works were fortunate enough to be printed. But, the unpublished material outnumbers the published one. The majority of such unpublished works is stored in manuscript-col-lections throughout this land.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 7.1pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHere is an attempt to publish one such unknown and rare mahäkävya dealing with the life of Krsna from his birth upto his marriage with Rukmi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eņ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ei. It is composed in the middle of the nineteenth century by Nilakantha, a Kannadiga Brahmin, who was domiciled in Maharashtra and immediately, a small commentary was written on it, that too in Pune by Vi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eş\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003enu Š\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eā\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003emar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eā\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eya Ranade-a versatile scholar, scribe and collector of manuscripts. Both these works are edited together in this Book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 7.1pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTheir manuscripts are available in only two libraries, viz. the Bombay University Library and the Bharat Itihasa Samshodhaka Mandal Library in Pune. The present work is based on these three manuscripts as no other manuscript of any of these two works is available anywhere else, neither are they mentioned to be in existence in any of the catalogues of manuscripts. Authorities of both these Institutes were very kind to supply the xerox-copies of their manuscripts. The active co-operation of those authorities is acknowledged with gratitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 7.1pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eDuring the course of my study, I received guidance and assistance from many scholars and well-wishers, to whom I am deeply obliged. It is difficult to mention all of them here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 7.1pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Nirmala UI',sans-serif; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst of all, I express my deep sense of gratefulness to the authorities of the Bombay University Library, especially, the Librarian, Shri A.C. Tikekar, for promptly supplying the xerox-copy of the manuscript. Secondly, it is my duty to thank the authorities of the Bharat Itihasa Samshodhaka Mandal, Pune, for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Siddharth Yeshwant Wakankar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396311367818,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8583\/1818\/files\/Yadvendramahodaya_of_Nilakantha_by_Siddharth_Yeshwant_Wakankar.jpg?v=1764325300","url":"https:\/\/www.motilalbanarsidass.com\/products\/yadvendramahodaya-of-nilakantha","provider":"Motilal Banarsidass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}