वृहद् रामायण — कौशलखण्ड
Bṛhad Rāmāyaṇa — Kauśala-khaṇḍa
Traditionally attributed to Vālmīki · Date and recension unresolved · Sanskrit
The Kauśala/Kośala division cited for a Vyāsa–Sūta–Śaunaka telling of the Sītā–Rāma rasa narrative.
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Why it belongs here
The preface presents this as an ancient authority for Sītā–Rāma rasa. A later Bṛhat-Kośala-khaṇḍa citation closely matches that subject, but the identity has not yet been proved by an opening or colophon.
Production path
What a complete edition requires
- Step 1
Obtain page images for the catalogued manuscript or another complete Kauśala/Kośala witness.
- Step 2
Verify the opening, narrative frame, divisions, and terminal colophon before transcription.
- Step 3
Audit every leaf, then prepare the complete Sanskrit–English edition and PDF.
Verification
Digital source record
- 1911 Sarasvatī Bhavan manuscript catalogue ↗
Catalogues an 83-folio Bṛhad Rāmāyaṇa, but does not expose the manuscript text online.
- Bhuśuṇḍi Rāmāyaṇa critical introduction ↗
Photographed discussion of Bṛhat-Kośala-khaṇḍa and its Sītā–Rāma rasa material.