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Sāṅkhyattvakaumudī
112697_V137A_4302_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
An incomplete text on Sāṃkhya by Vācaspati Miśra (1450 – 1480) of Mithilā. The manuscript covers kārikā 2 to kārikā 12, and kārikā 13 to the end. It has 32 folios (4–13, 15–36).
Tarkasaṃgrahadīpikā
112698_V138A_4303_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
It is a commentary on Tarkasaṃgraha, a concise introduction to Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika written by Annaṃbhaṭṭa in 1623, showing how the universe can be analyzed through natural language.
Kaṇādasūtravṛtti
112700_V139A_4304_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This text is a commentary on Śaṃkara Miśra’s Vaiśeṣikasūtropaskāra. The author was professor of Hindu philosophy in the Calcutta Sanskrit College in the mid-19th century and wrote at the instance of Babu Śivanārāyaṇaghoṣa.
Śabdakaustubha
112701_V140A_4305_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
An incomplete text on Vyākaraṇa by Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita. Folios have been tentatively organised according to the original abbreviated title of which there are two variations, śabda and śa. su. One folio has su rā. ra. It differs completely in size and hand, and probably comes from a different work, even though it carries a number added from one of the systems used for the other folios.
Śāradātilakatantra
112702_V141A_4306_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
An incomplete tantric text by Lakṣmaṇadeśika that describes śabdabrahman and the creation of the empirical world. This manuscript goes up to Verse 54 of the 18th chapter.
Sarvadarśanasaṁgraha
112705_V142A_4307_CS Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
An incomplete text on Darśana by Mādhvācārya (mid-14th century). The manuscript covers Rāmānujadarśana upto Raseśvaradarśana.
Abhrachāyā
ms_coll_390_item_1897 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Abhrachāyā is a work on astronomy, with mathematical calculations on the alignment of planets according to their longitudinal axis using celestial indicators like rāśi. Maṇgalagrah (Mars) is also known as Bhauma son of Bhūmi. It is believed that Maṇgala is the son of Earth. This Ms. written in 8–9 lines per folio each numbered and with double pūrna virāma (full stop) on either side. The title, 'Abhrachāyā' is taken from the incipit (f. 1a). The alternative title is in the colophon (f. 2b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Abhyudayikaśrāddhaprayoga
ms_coll_390_item_155 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Abhyudayikaśrāddhaprayoga is a priest manual for performing funerary rituals and making offerings to ancestors. This Ms. is written in 7 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Mistakes blacked out. Some additions and corrections in the margins especially in (f.7a) written in a looser hand. The Ms. is dated Saṃvata 1922 in (f.7b).
Ācamyaprāṇanāyamya
ms_coll_390_item_462 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Ācamyaprāṇanāyamya is collection of various Tantric works. The text is a manual for prayer and rituals by a priest. This Ms. contains the following works Bhūtaśuddhiprāṇapratiṣṭhā starting from (f.2a–7a), Navārṇavamantra and its Nyāsa starting from (f.7b–10b), Saptaśatikanyānyāsavidhi starting from (f.10b) also an unidentified section starting from (f.15a-18b) which contains evokement of various female Hindu deities as well as Vedic deities like Agni, Vāyu, and Sūrya. The text contains various stages of rituals like placement of idol followed by Prāṇapratiṣṭhā imbulking it with the life force of the deity transforming it into a sacred object of worship. This Ms. is written in 7 lines per folio. Cover and back page are blank. Title present in the beginning of (f.1b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or gray at various places. Orange powder rubbed over some invocations, headings and significant text. Marginal corrections and additions in some folios especially in (f.16a). The Ms. was copied in Mathurā on the banks of the Yamunā River near the Rām Ghāṭ by scribe Putranihāla Maṇī or Nihāla Maṇī. It appears the Ms. is written by the same scribe of UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 463. This Ms. may have been physically housed with Item 461, 463 and 464 at an earlier time according to the colenda library cataloger.
Ācārārkaprakāśa
ms_coll_390item_1589 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Ācārārkaprakāśa is a text which deals with Hindu rituals for the worship of the Sun deity. The text is a part of a larger work on Dharmaśāstra possibly the Dharmaśāstrasudhānidhi by the same author. This Ms. has the following parts Puruśasukta ṛgveda in folio(1b), Kūrmapurāṇa reference in folio(2b), Bhaviṣyatpurāṇa reference in folio(4b), Paḍmapurāṇa reference in folio(6a), Śiva uvāca in folio(6b). In folio(9a) name of Ṛṣi(sage) Brahma, Chanda(meter) Gāyatrī, Devatā(deity) Sarasvatī of the text is given. This Ms. is written in 9 lines per folio. Cover page contains title as Pūjāvidhānaṃ ācārārkāṃtargata. Back page is blank. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins especially on folio(8b). Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.
Ācārātprāpyate svarga
ms_coll_390item_88 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Ācārātprāpyate svarga is a text which contains rituals and prayers for Vedic deities. This Ms. has 99 verses from (f.1b-6a) which is the first part. Bhaviṣyatpurāṇa reference is given in verse no. 98. This part contains daily rituals to be performed during sunrise and sunset. The 2nd part starts with a Nyāsa part describing the Gāyatrimantra line-wise with particular actions to be performed together like Karatala which are hand and head gestures during recitation for accurate recitation of the mantras commonly seen in vedic and tantric chanting. The chanda (meter) is given as Gāyatri and the deity Savitā. This is followed by a brief list of Vedic Ṛṣis (Brahma Savitādevatā Viśvamitra, Jamadagni, Bhardvāja, Gautama, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Kaṣyapa) and meters (Gāyatri, Uṣṇika, Anuṣṭup, Bṛhatī, Paṅti, Triṣṭup, Jagati). The 3rd part (f.6a–8a). The 4th part (f.8a–8b). The 5th part (f.8b–10b). This Ms. is written in 10–12 lines per folio. The title is present in the begining of the folio(1B). Cover page is blank. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. There are red accents on the text of (f. 7b–10b). Some folios are torn on the frame.
Ācārendu
ms_coll_390item_1630 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Ācārendu is a is a treatise on Dharmaśāstra Hindu codex. This text deals with various domestic rituals like the gift giving of a cow. This Ms. is incomplete. It is written in 7 lines per folio. Cover page contains the title enclosed in 2 double vertical and horizontal red margins creating a frame. There are 2 double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Pūrna Virāma double full stop style vertical brackets are in red.