Image of Or.12076 f.90v Candrahasa sacrificing himself at the temple of Candika by Persian School, (16th century)

Or.12076 f.90v Candrahasa sacrificing himself at the temple of Candika by cutting off pieces of...

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Image title: Or.12076 f.90v Candrahasa sacrificing himself at the temple of Candika by cutting off pieces of his own flesh and putting them on the fire (Qabil ibn Maqbul) from the 'Razmnāmah' (ʻBook of Warʼ), translation of the Mahabharata by Naqib Khan, 1598 (vellum)
Artist: Persian School, (16th century) / Persian
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: ink, colour and gold on vellum
Date: 1598 AD (C16th AD)

Image description: The Razmnāma (Book of War) (رزم نامہ) is a Persian translation of the Mahabharata. In Persian, “Razm” means “war” and "nama" means “tale” or “epic”; the name Razmnamah, therefore, means a tale of war. In 1574 Akbar started a Maktab Khana or a house of translation works in Fatehpur Sikri. He endorsed the work to a few officials to make translations of the Sanskrit books Rajatarangini, Ramayana and Mahabharata into the Persian language. A male divinity is trying to restore him to life while Dhrstabuddhi and Madana lie dead nearby.
Photo credit: Bridgeman Images
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