Dakṣasmṛti, circa 1777-1784; दक्षस्मृति, १७७७-१७८४

Name:

Dakṣa

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1777

Description:

Manuscript is a set of law codes (dharma) that highlights the importance of studying the Vedas; work discusses rules surrounding different kinds of rites and ceremonies, gift giving, eating, proper conduct, and more; especially those activities related to achieving release (mokṣa) from the cycle of life and death (a form of Hindu salvation).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Dharma; Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Food -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Mokṣa; Mokṣa -- Early works to 1800; Food -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Dharma -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (15 leaves) : paper; 11 x 21 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 15r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 15 leaves foliated 1-15, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti dakṣasmṛti samāptā // (f. 15r).; 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; decorative border drawn on front and back title pages (f. 1r and f. 15v).; Watermark of the initials C and B along with part of a coat of arms or related emblem across two folios (f. 9-10).; Dated around śaka 1699-1706 (1777-1784) based on the dates of Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1579 (f. 1r and 38r), written by the same scribe on the same paper.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1581

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts