Epic
[Preliminary Entry] The Nargisistān is a retelling in poetry and prose of the Rāmāyaṇa epic completed in 1105/1693-1694. The work was lithographed by Nawal Kišor in 1875 and ascribed to Bedil. The text, however, names its author as Candarman (Mujtabai 1976, p. 138). Candarman says that a friend of his named Sheetaldas recited the story (Zaidi 1994, p. 42).
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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, Habib Ganj Collection 50/142
, ii)12 Ḏū al-qa‘da 1269
, viii)Zaidi 1994, pp. 41-42
.Lithograph: Nargisistān, Nawal Kišor. 1875.
Mujtabai, Fathullah, 1976, “Muntakhab-i Jug Basasht or Selections from the Yoga-Vāsiṣṭha Attributed to Mīr Abu’l-Qāsim Findiriskī,” Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University.
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: | Nargisistān |
| Translator: | Candarman "Bedil" |
| Alternative Title(s): |
Nargistān-i Rām
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| Year / Period of Composition: | 1105/1693-1694 |
| Incipit: | الهی بحرو صفت بیکران ایت / خرد را کشتی اندر دیکرانست |
| Local Informants: | Sheetaldas |