Prayogasāra, 1807; प्रयोगसार,१८०७

Contributor:

Sadāśiva (Son of Kāśinātha) (associated name)

Name:

Keśavasvāmin

Date:

1807

Description:

Selections from Baudāyana's Prayogasāra as compiled by Keśavasvāmin, from the Atyagniṣṭoma to the Atirātraprayoga and is a collection of rules and regulations (dharma or Hindu law) containing Vedic rites for use by Hotṛ priests.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Baudhāyana; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu law; Dharma

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Texts; Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 11 x 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 10r).; Written in 10-13 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti keśavasvāmikṛte prayogasāre tirātraprayogaḥ // (f. 10r).; Manuscript is part of a group of manuscripts written by or under the direction of Sadāśiva, along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1276, Item 1279, Item 1280, Item 1281, Item 1282, Item 1283, Item 1284, Item 1285, Item 1286, Item 1287, Item 1289, Item 1292, Item 1293, Item 1294, Item 1295, Item 1296, Item 1297, Item 1298, Item 1299, and Item 1300. Although no scribe is named, the manuscript is written on the same paper, in the same style, and on the same general subject (performing Vedic rites and ceremonies) as the other manuscripts in the group. The date of the manuscript falls within the dates of the manuscripts known to be written by or under the direction of Sadāśiva.; Dated śaka 1729 (1807) (f. 10r).; 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 triple red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts