Āśvalāyanasūtra kalpopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; आश्वलायनसूत्र कल्पोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Ritual text helping to explain and interpret the rituals of the Śrauta sacrifices, attributed to the Vedic sage Āśvalāyana.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Ḍhunḍhirājabhaṭṭa Viśvarūpa (f. 54v).; Ḍhunḍhirājabhaṭṭa Viśvarūpa, former owner.

Subject:

Vedic literature; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (55 leaves) : paper; 18 x 10 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Written 9-11 lines per leaf.; Mistakes blacked out or covered in yellow; significant symbols, words, and phrases highlighted in red; word divisions marked in red.; Title from colophon (f. 54v); alternate title Aitareyāraṇyaka from back cover (f. 55v).; Colophon: ity aitareyapaṃcamāraṇyakaṃ samāptaṃ // ity āśvalāyanasūtrakalpopaniṣadaṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // śrīrastu // uditaḥ śukriyaṃ dadha ityādi pūrvavaduttaraśāṃtiḥ paṭhet // śubhaṃbhavatu // viśvarūpa ity upanāmakaḍhuṃḍhirājabhaṭṭasye 'daṃ pustakaṃ // śrīgajānan // (f. 54v).; Scribe is Ḍhunḍhirājabhaṭṭa Viśvarūpa (f. 54v), likely from Vārāṇasī.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgari)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 30

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts