Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
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
ms_coll_390item_285
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
ms_coll_390item_149
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
1699–1706 Śaka Saṃvat (1777–1784 CE)
ms_coll_390item_1581
A treatise on Dharmaśāstra composed in 221 verses, ascribed to Dakṣa. While the printed version of the text contains seven chapters, this manuscript includes only three,...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2726
This is a Dharmaśāstra nibandha text that describes the Hindu saṃskāras Caulaprayoga (also known as Cūḍākaraṇa) and Upanayana, cites Āśvalāyana; Vasiṣtha; Saṃskārakaustub...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2775
This appears to be the index section of a comprehensive ritual text. It includes a list of deities, associated mantras, and the contents of four chapters, which are refer...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1584
A Dharmaśāstra text composed in 16 prakāśas (chapters) by the King of Bundelkhand, Pṛthvīcandra, son of Nāgamalla. The author was honorifically titled Kalikālakarṇapratāp...
University of Pennsylvania
1752 Śaka Saṃvat (1830 CE)
ms_coll_390item_1586
A Dharmaśāstra text composed in 16 prakāśas (chapters) by the King of Bundelkhand, Pṛthvīcandra, son of Nāgamalla. The author was honorifically titled Kalikālakarṇapratāp...