Paśusūtra, circa 1700-1850; पशुसूत्र,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Ritual manual, including rules, laws, and dharma, for use by priests engaged in the sacrifice of domestic animals.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Animal sacrifice; Animal sacrifice -- India; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu law; Dharma

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Texts; Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from note on title page (f. 1r).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts