Parāśaradharmaśāstra, 1777-1784; पराशरधर्मशास्त्र, १७७७-१७८४

Name:

Parāśara

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1777

Description:

Manuscript is a set of law codes (dharma) that are said to be especially suited for the fourth and current cosmic age (yuga) called the Kāli yuga (f. 1v) and explains why it is less appropriate for previous cosmic ages; work discusses rules surrounding gift giving, eating, proper conduct for kings, and more.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Yugas; Dharma; Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Food -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Food -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law; Dharma -- Early works to 1800; Yugas -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); manuals (instructional materials); treatises; watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (37 leaves) : paper; 11 x 22 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 38r).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 37 leaves foliated 1-12, 14-38, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti parāśare dharmaśāstre māhāpāta[?]ādi nāśanaṃnāmadvādaśodhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 38r).; Dated śaka 1699 (1777) (f. 38r) and śaka 1706 (1784) (f. 1r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Watermark of the initials C and B along with part of a coat of arms or related emblem across two folios (f. 21-22).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1579

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts