Darśapūrṇamāsaprayoga, circa 1700-1850; दर्शपूर्णमासप्रयोग,१७००-१८५०

Contributor:

Baudhāyana (attributed name)

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a guide or manual for hotṛ priests on how to perform the new and full moon sacrifices as laid out by the Baudhāyanīyas according to their texts dealing with public sacrifice, the Śrauta Sūtras.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Agnihotra (Hindu rite); Hindu priests; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Sacrifice -- Hinduism; Hinduism; Satellites -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (51 leaves) : paper; 11 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India; Moon -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Moon

Rights:

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

Notes:

Proported to be a late Vedic-period ritualist and commentator, circa 5th century B.C., but the writtings attributed to this figure are most likely composed by members of a group of Brahmins known as the Baudhāyanīyas, who lived in North India during that period.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 44 leaves foliated 1-44, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: saṃtiṣṭate darśapūrṇamāsaprayogaḥ // (f. 43v).; 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 written in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts