Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Darśapaurṇamāsa is a yajña (sacrifice) that is an important part of the Iṣṭi class of sacrifices. Darśa means “amāvasyā” (new moon) and paurṇamāsī means “full moon.” This...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Darśapaurṇamāsa is a yajña (sacrifice) that is an important part of the Iṣṭi class of sacrifices. Darśa means “amāvasyā” (new moon) and paurṇamāsī means “full moon.” This...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A Jyotiṣa manuscript contains 52 illustrations depicting various deities such as Sūrya, Candra, Bhavānī, and Sarasvatī, as well as sketches of birds and animals. The manu...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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This is a Purāṇa literature text on Padma purāṇa's part from Uttarkhaṇḍa Prayāga māhātmyam. the text Darśādiśrāddhādhikāra is the detailed rules and procedures related to...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A Dharmaśāstra text explains ritual manuals related to various forms of dāna (donation). It cites several Purāṇic works, especially the Skandapurāṇa, but also includes se...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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An anonymous, minor Dharmaśāstra text describes rituals such as bali and dāna, which appear to be associated with goddess worship, particularly that of Mahālakṣmī. The te...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A chapter from the Bhagavantabhāskara (or Smṛtibhāskara), a dharmaśāstra text by Nīlakaṇṭha Bhaṭṭa (c. 1610–1645), son of Mīmāṃsā scholar Śaṅkarabhaṭṭa, grandson of Nārāy...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A chapter from the Bhagavantabhāskara (or Smṛtibhāskara), a dharmaśāstra text by Nīlakaṇṭha Bhaṭṭa (c. 1610–1645), son of Mīmāṃsā scholar Śaṅkarabhaṭṭa, grandson of Nārāy...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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An anonymous work describes the rituals related to godāna (f.1a-9a), vṛṣabhadāna (f.9a–10b), mahiṣīdāna (f.10b–15b), śayyādāna (f.15b–17a), nānādravyadāna (f.19b–27b), an...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A Dharmaśāstra text explains various dāna (donative) rituals along with their purposes and benefits. The text quotes many Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstra texts. The author of th...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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This text describes the rituals that need to be followed by a man who has gone to a foreign country and spent over 12 years there. Upon his return, he performs the ritual...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A Campū literary work composed by Trivikarama Bhaṭṭa, inspired by a story from the Mahābhārata, consists of seven ucchvāsa-s (cantos). It tells the romantic tale of Nala,...