Smṛtikaustubha, circa 1700-1850; स्मृतिकौस्तुभ,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Anantadeva, active 17th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Collection of Hindu laws, rules, and procedures for various beliefs, ideas, and practices that include astrology, marriage, food, fasting, observances (vratas), and widowhood.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Fasting -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Hindu astrology; Widows (Hindu law); Vratas

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (332 leaves) : paper; 11 x 31 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 332v).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 332 leaves foliated 1-332, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti darśaprayogaḥ iti śrīmadanaṃtadevasutāyādevatanayenānaṃtadevena viracite smṛtikaustubhe saṃskāradīdhitiḥ samāptimagamat śubham astu (f. 332v).; Mistakes 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 1622

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts