Jyotiṣṭoma, 1734; ज्योतिष्टोम,१७३४

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1734

Description:

Manual for a Vedic priest making a soma offering in the context of a broader śrauta sacrifice. Small diagrams or sketches with text on the final leaf of the manuscript.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned and commissioned by Sakhārāmabhāṭṭa (f. 10v).; Sakhārāmabhāṭṭa, former owner.

Subject:

Dharma; Rites and ceremonies; Soma; Soma -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law; Dharma -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Diagrams; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 12 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from explicit (f. 10v).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated [i], 1-10, [i], upper left and lower right verso.; Dated saṃvat 1811 (1734) (f. 10v).; 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 red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1302

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts