Śāntisāra, circa 1700-1850; शान्तिसार, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Dinakarabhaṭṭa, active 1575-1640

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a kind of manual of or treatise on proprietary sacrifices and contains the rules and regulations (Hindu laws, Dharma) governing rites to be performed by a priest or senior household member. Helps to rid the home of sickness and bad omens through the propitiation of various Hindu deities.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Omens; Purity, Ritual -- Hinduism; Dharma; Hindu law; Omens -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (101 leaves) : paper; 11 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Son of Rāmakṛṣṇabhaṭṭa and grandson of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa.; Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Śāntiprayoga from internal colophon (f. 77r).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 101 leaves foliated 38-72, 75-79, 82-103, 108-130, 132-138, 147, 161-164, 166-169, upper left and lower right verso.; Internal colophon: iti nārāyaṇabhaṭṭasutamadrāmakṛṣṇabhaṭṭasutadinakarabhaṭṭakṛto jyeṣṭāśāṃtiprayogaḥ // (f. 77r).; 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 black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 298

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts