Dānakhaṇḍa, circa 1700-1850; दानखण्ड, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manual of Hindu laws (dharma), rites, and ceremonies surrounding gift giving drawn from several established sources, such as the Brāhmapurāṇa (f. 1v); especially focused on giving different kinds of domestic animals such as cows, bulls, water buffalo (mahiṣī), and rams.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Cows -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Bulls -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Rams -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Water buffalo -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Domestic animals -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (32 leaves) : paper; 10 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from internal colophon (f. 31v).; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 32 leaves foliated 1-32, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti dānakhaṃḍasaṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 31v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.; Watermarks of a coat of arms and the initials A and P.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1591

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts