Treatise on Hindu law (dharma) regarding Hindu astronomy (jyotiṣa) and mathematics, examining and considering the nature of a day (tithi) and how it should be calculated within broader cosmological systems, and rites and ceremonies.
Language:
Sanskrit
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Godajośī Dhātoṇḍa (f. 13r). The name Dhātoṇḍa may suggest that the manuscript comes from a village in the Punjab region of India with that name or that the former owner originally comes from the district. There is also a reference to Kāśī (Varāṇasī) in the post-colophon text (f. 13r), possibly suggesting that the owner, originally from the Punjab, had settled in Varāṇasī when the manuscript was written.; Godajośī Dhātoṇḍa, former owner.
Title from colophon (f. 13r); alternate title Tithinirṇaya from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 14 leaves foliated 1-13, [i], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti tithinirṇayasiṃdhuḥ samāptim agamat // (f. 13r).; Scribe is Govinda, son of Śrīdhara (f. 13r).; Dated saṃvat 1661 (1604) (f. 13r).; 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.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1655
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