Manuṭīkā. Adhyāya 1, circa 1700-1850; मनुटीका.अध्याय १,१७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Manusmṛtiṭīkā. Adhyāya 1

Name:

Govindarāja (Son of Mādhava Bhaṭṭa)

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a later copy of an 11th- or 12th-century commentary on the first chapter of the Manusmṛti, also known as the Mānavadharmaśāstra, a 1st-century work on Hindu law (dharma), rites, customs, and religious life of that period.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Manu (Lawgiver). Mānavadharmaśāstra; Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Commentaries; Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (17 leaves) : paper; 13 x 29 cm

Geographic Subject:

India; India -- Religious life and customs

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 17r); alternate title Manusmṛtiṭīkā from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 17 leaves foliated 1-17, upper left and lower right verso.; Manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript that included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1605, Item 1606, Item 1607, Item 1608, Item 1609, Item 1610, Item 1611, Item 1612, Item 1613, Item 1614, and Item 1615.; Colophon: iti bhaṭṭamādhavātmajagoviṃdarājavivaraṇe manuṭīkāyāprathamo 'dhyayaḥ 1 // (f. 17r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some numbers highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with quadruple red line.; One wooden cover with carved border for support.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1604

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts