Meṣadānavidhi, 1781; मेषदानविधि,१७८१

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1781

Description:

Manual and treatise, with associated rules and laws (dharma) regarding proper gift giving and related rites and ceremonies. Hanuman the monkey general and an anthropomorphic Garuda, the bird vehicle of the Hindu deity Viṣṇu, are drawn on the front cover (f. 1r)

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Garuḍa (Mythical bird); Dharma; Rites and ceremonies; Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law; Dharma -- Early works to 1800; Hanumān (Hindu deity) Art Early works to 1800; Hanumān (Hindu deity); Garuḍa (Mythical bird) -- Art -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; Art

Physical Description:

1 item (11 leaves) : paper; 10 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 11r); alternate title Dānacandrikā from colophon (f. 11r).; Written in 1-11 lines per leaf.; 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti dānacaṃdrikāyāṃ meṣadānavidhiḥ // (f. 11r).; Dated 1703 (1781) (f. 11r).; 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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts