Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1893 Vikrama Saṃvat (1836 CE)
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Aitareyāraṇyaka Naraśānti is an āraṇyaka text which are deeper spiritual interpretations of the Vedic texts composed by Ṛṣis (sages) in the wilderness of the forest...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Aitareya upaniṣad which is a part of the Aitareya āraṇyaka. It is traditionally associated with the Ṛgveda saṃhitā. The text explores the nature of the Ātman (self) an...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Aitareyabrāhmaṇa Pañcikā 1 is a brāhmaṇa text which interprets and explains the Vedic text according to rituals performed by hotṛ priests. This particular brāhmaṇ...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Aitareyabhāṣyaṭīkā is a super commentary on Aitareyabhāṣya which is a commentary on the Aitareyabrāhmaṇa which is part of Vedic literature. It is a brāhmaṇa te...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Āhnikaprayoga is a manual for various rituals and observances to be performed daily. The text is like a guide which prescribes the application of various daily rituals a...
University of Pennsylvania
1744 Śaka Saṃvat (1822 CE), 1229 San Śaśāṇka Era (Early Bengali Era) (1822 CE).
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Āhnikaprayoga is a collection of various Hindu rituals. It is a manual for Vedic rituals to be performed in afternoon and during sunset. It is written in Bangla script,...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Āhnikaprakāśa is a treatise on dharmaśāstra which contain rituals and observances that are to be performed daily by a priest. This Ms. is written in 7–12 lines per foli...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Āhnikakaumudī is a commentary on the dharmaśāstra by Āśvalāyana called Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra. The text mainly focusses on domestic rituals in accordance with ved...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Āhnikācāratattva is a part of a larger work on Dharmaśāstra called the Smṛtitattva. The text is a manual for various domestic purification rituals. It aims to integra...
University of Pennsylvania
1802 Śaka Saṃvat (1880 CE)
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Āgrayaṇamañjūṣā is a manual for performing Vedic Agniṣṭoma rituals which involves offering of soma to various deities. The last part of the text called Āgrayaṇanirn...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Agnivisarjanamantra is a manual for performing post-Vedic fire rituals which are initiated by chanting incantations and mantras. This text is used in Visarjanas (last rit...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Agnisūkta is a sūkta of the Ṛgveda dedicated to Agni the deity of fire. The Ṛgveda consists of ten maṇdalas which contain many sūktas each sūkta is dedicated to a d...