Manuṭīkā. Adhyāya 6, circa 1700-1850; मनुटीका.अध्याय ६,१७००-१८५०
Alternate Title:
Manusmṛtiṭīkā. Adhyāya 6
Name:
Govindarāja (Son of Mādhava Bhaṭṭa)
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript is a later copy of an 11th- or 12th-century commentary on the sixth 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.
Title from colophon (f. 15r); alternate title Manusmṛtiṭīkā from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 15 leaves foliated 1-15, lower right verso.; Manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript that included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1604, Item 1605, Item 1606, Item 1607, Item 1608, Item 1610, Item 1611, Item 1612, Item 1613, Item 1614, and Item 1615.; Colophon: iti śrībhaṭṭamādhavātmajagoviṃdarājaviracitāyāṃ manuṭīkāyāṃ manvāśayānusāriṇyāṃ yati dharmmaḥ ṣaṣṭo 'dhyāyaḥ // samāptaḥ // ūnamobhagavate śrīvāsudevāya namaḥ // (f. 15r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; 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
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