Nakṣatraśānti, circa 1700-1850; नक्षत्रशान्ति, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manual and associated rules and laws (dharma) for performing rites of protection and health for people born under a particular astrological house (nakṣatra).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (8 leaves) : paper; 10 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from end title page (f. 8r).; Written in 8-12 lines per leaf.; 8 leaves foliated 1-8, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti nakṣaśāṃtiḥ samāptaḥ (f. 7v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1400

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts