Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
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A manuscript of Śāntiparva which part of Indian epic text Mahābhārata. The manuscript having 338 th Adhyāya. The 12th Parva (chapter) of the epic Mahābhārata. There ar...
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
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This is a Purāṇa literature text, Itihāsasamuccaya, which is a compilation of various mythological and legendary tales, primarily sourced from the Mahābhārata and other...
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
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This is a philosophical text on Kashmir Śaivism, Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī by Abhinavagupta Rājānaka, which is a detailed commentary on Utpaladeva's root verses...
University of Pennsylvania
1901 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1766 Śaka Saṃvat (1844 CE)
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The manuscript is a Vedic work, a hymn dedicated to the sacred plant Pavamāna Soma. In Vedic tradition, Soma is not only a revered plant but also a divine essence whose e...
University of Pennsylvania
1729 Śaka Saṃvat (1807 CE)
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The work focuses on three Vedic sacrificial rituals described in the manuscript Mṛgāreṣṭihautra (f. 1a–2a), Sarvapṛṣṭheṣṭihautra (f. 2a–4a), and Havirdoṣaprāyaścitta (f....
University of Pennsylvania
1883 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1748 Śaka Saṃvat (1826 CE)
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An 18th century sanskrit Hastāmalaka stora is by Śaṅkarācārya. It represents the Advaita Vedanta. Hasta-āmalaka is meant to be ‘an amla berry (āmalakam) in the hand (hast...
University of Pennsylvania
1732 Śaka Saṃvat (1800 CE)
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An 18th century a Marathi commentary on Śaṅkarācārya's Hastāmalaka stora by a Maharashtrian poet Ekanātha. The commentary is with text . Hastāmalaka stora is marked with...
University of Pennsylvania
1912 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1777 Śaka Saṃvat (1855 CE)
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The manuscript contains Haritālikākathā from Skanda Purāṇa, which is centered around the Haritālika vrata, for unmarried women the vrata is a way to seek an ideal life pa...
University of Pennsylvania
1745 Śaka Saṃvat (1823 CE)
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The manuscript contains Haritālikāpūjā which is centered around the Haritālika vrata, for unmarried women the vrata is a way to seek an ideal life partner, and for marrie...
University of Pennsylvania
1821 Śaka Saṃvat (1899–1900 CE)
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The text discuses the Hanumān Kavacha from the Atharvaveda, glorifying the immense power and virtues of the deity Hanumān. It includes potent tantric mantras which are hi...
University of Pennsylvania
1897 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1762 Śaka Saṃvat (1840 CE)
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The manuscript consists of Halaṣaṣṭhi Vrata and Kathā taken from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. This vrata (observance) is dedicated to Śiva and Pārvatī. The vrata is performed on...
University of Pennsylvania
1776 Śaka Saṃvat (1854 CE)
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The manuscript is an astrological work showing graha phases which can either have good or bad effects (phala) on humans life. Every graha have its own place. (f. 1b) show...