Iṣe tvā ūrjje tvā, circa 1700-1850; इषे त्वा ऊर्ज्जे त्वा, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Vedic ritual text containing early examples of Hindu mythology and the procedures for building a great fire altar, animal sacrifices, and other kinds of rituals; words are parsed throughout the manuscript without the use of sandhi.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Nārāyaṇa Gālane, likely from the Nāsik district in Maharashtra.; Nārāyaṇa Gālane, former owner.

Subject:

Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hinduism -- Rituals; Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (104 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1v); alternate title Prathamāṣṭakapadāni from colophon (f. 104v).; Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.; 104 leaves foliated 1-104, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti prathamāṣṭakapadāni samāptāni // nārāyaṇagālanekarasyedaṃ pustakaṃ // (f. 104v).; 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; accents given in red; decorative floral border on front cover (f. 1r).; May have been housed at an earlier time with Item 2, Item 3, and Item 6.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 5

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts