Razmnama (British Library, Or. 12076)

[1] The manuscript appeared in an auction at Sotheby's in London in 1921 (24-25 Oct. 1921, lot 203), when the BL portion was bought for £76 by the art historian Gerald Reitlinger (then only 21).

[1] Illustration like "suggestion of vyasa"(4b), "Bhima Discovers horse"(7b), "Rama's servant listens gossip about sita"(48a), "Dhitrashtra retirement"(106a and 110b) and "cremation of yadavas"(130b) are completely absent in Razmnama of Akbar and Rahim.

While "Bhima arrives at Dwarka"(13b), "Fight with Niladhwaja"(23b), "Horse stuck at vindhya"(26b), "Arjuna spurns Babhruvahana"(44a), "Viravarma episode"(80b) and "Sacrifice of Chandrahasa"(90b) illustrated in All three manuscript of Razmnama of Akbar, Rahim and British library copy.

First Bhima and his army went to Bhadravati, the city of king Yuwanshwa and find a white horse ideal for the sacrifice.

Bhima also went to Dwarka to invite Krishna, and also tell Anusalwa who tried to abduct the white horse but was defeated by Vrishakethu.

First the horse reaches Malwa where Arjuna fights and defeats King Niladhwaja.

Then the horse stuck in a rock in the Vindhya Range and the sage Saubhari tells the story of Chandi.

Bhima Kills Kichaka and his brothers, by Dhannu . Though from the same copy, this folio is not in the British Library, and uses much less colour than most folios.
Arjuna and his men attempt to free the white horse from the rock. Artist: Banavari Khurd