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[Preliminary Entry] Aśvamedha Parvan (Horse Sacrifice Book) is an anonymous rendering of book 14 of the Sanskrit Mahābhārata into Persian. In the Razm-nāma, book 14 is based on the Jaiminīyāśvamedha, whereas this later rendering follows a more conventional Sanskrit version. The translation was completed before 1720, because ms. Aligarh, Sir Suleman Collection No. 27/14 is dated to the first regnal year of Muḥammad Šāh (r. 1719-48).
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v) Information on colophon; vi) Description of miniatures/illustrations; vii) Other remarks; viii) Information on catalogue(s)
Aligarh, Aligarh Muslim University, Sir Suleman Collection No. 27/14
, ii)1st Regnal year of Muḥammad Šāh (1719-1720)
, viii)Zaidi 1994, p. 17
.London, Royal Asiatic Society, Persian 15 (book 14)
, viii)see: http://ras.libertyasp.co.uk/library/libraryHome.do
.Zaidi, Shailesh, ed., 1994., Hinduism in Aligarh Manuscripts: Descriptive Catalogue of Persian Mss. of Maulana Azad Library, A. M. U., Aligarh: On Hindu Legends, Philosophy and Faith, Patna, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library.
| Main Persian Title: | Aśvamedha Parvan |
| English Translation of Main Persian Title: | Horse Sacrifice Book |
| Original Sources: |
Mahābhārata.
Other Persian texts quoting this Original Source: Razm-nāma, Mahābhārat (Ādi and Sabhā Parvans), Udyoga Parvan, Virāṭa Parvan, Mal‘ūn-nāma, Mahābhārata (Zayn al-‘Ābidīn translation). |