Prāyaścitta, circa 1700-1850; प्रायश्चित्त,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Hemādri, active 1260-1309

Date:

1700

Description:

Work on Hindu law (dharma) related to the performance of atonement rites. There is a table of contents at the end of manuscript (Part 2, f. 1-6).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Atonement (Hinduism)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Watermarks; Tables of contents; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (257 leaves) : paper; 11 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 251r).; Written in 10 lines per leaf.; 257 leaves foliated (Part 1) 1-251, (Part 2) 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīhemādrau prāyaścittādhyāye sarvaprāyaścittaṃ samāptaṃ (f. 251r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with triple black line. Paper treated with yellow powder to protect manuscript from insects.; Watermarks of a coat of arms and the name J. Whatman.; Wooden board with beveled edges supports the manuscript. The name Śrīgaṇeśa is written on the board along with some other illegible words.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1640

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts