Brahman Uttanka Meets Indra, who is Disguised as an Outcast Chandala, Folio from a Razmnama (The Book of War) Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper Sheet The Razmnama (The Book of War) is a Persian translation of the great Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas). The first imperial manuscript […]
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Takshaka steals earrings from Uttanaka The sage Uttanka in a river while the snake king steals the earrings Uttanka asks the king Saudasa who was cursed by Vasistha to become a cannibal for earrings without any fear and manages to receive it from his wife Madayanti, who before giving it to him warns that the
King Salva Visits Kala Yavana Folio from a Harivamsa , an appendix of razmnama (Legend of Hari (Krishna)), Illustrated manuscript Medium: ink, watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions: height: 34.4 cm (13.5 in); width: 22.7 cm (8.9 in)
Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614) from the Sanskrit Mahabharata Mughal India, made for Abd al-Rahim the Khan Khanan
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Arjuna is killed by his son Babhnuvahana in battle Arjuna fought with Babruvahana, and got the upper hand. Babruvahana defeated Arjuna, and killed him with a powerful astra. Repenting his deed after knowing Arjuna’s identity, he was determined to kill himself, but he obtained from his stepmother, the Naga princess Ulupi, a gem called Nagamani,
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Parasurama shoots Bhisma in the presence of Amba An illustration from a dispersed manuscript of the Razmnama, the abridged Persian translation of the Mahabharata: Parasurama shoots Bhisma , ca. 1616
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In this miniature artist has narrated the opening episode of the epic, in which the Mahabharata was first recited by rishi Vaisampayana and Maharishi Saunaka at the occasion of Sarpa Yajna or snake sacrifice for king Janamajeya in the Naimesha forest. Artist has also written the test in four lines at the upper space of
Wife of one of the Vasus is tempted to steal the wish-bearing cow (Nandini) The miniature depicting a cow grazing by a river as a husband holds out flowers to his wife, a small townscape behind with trees in the top right-hand corner, lines of Persian in elegant naskh above and on verso, set inside
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Brahma and Indra, illustrated folio from Razmnama (Persian translation of Mahabharata). 1598 A.D
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Vanaras help Rama build a bridge. Razmnama : Mahabharata’s Persian translation by Akbar