Rasendracūḍāmaṇi. DivyauṣadhIlakṣaṇa, circa 1700-1850; रसेन्द्रचूडामणि. डिव्यौषधीलक्षण, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Somadeva, 1934-

Date:

1700

Description:

This manuscript is a section of the work named Crown jewel (cūḍāmaṇi) of the king of fluids (rasendra), and is used for consultation and reference about various medicinal elixirs, their composition and application. This section concerns the characteristics of divine herbs and medicines.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Mercury; Medicine, Ayurvedic -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions; Mercury -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 13 x 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 4v).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti somadevaviracito raseṃdracūḍāmaṇau divyauṣadhīlakṣaṇādhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 4v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 789

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts