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Āśaucatriṃśacchlokī manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Āśaucatriṃśacchlokī

112788_M037A_4068_CS

This is a dharmaśāstra text, with 30 verses based on the Āśauca part of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti and its commentary, Mitākṣarā. The authorship is therefore ascribed to Vijñān...

Vratapaddhati manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Vratapaddhati

112942_M094CA_4116_CS

"This is a text on Hindu rituals by Rudradhara (1425–1460) from Mithilā.This manuscript is incomplete, but it may be the oldest extant. It was written in 15th/16th-centur...

Tantra manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Tantra

113204_M032CA_4047_CS

This appears to be a dharmaśāstra text, and describes the proper time for various religious observances, and do's and don'ts for certain times. It has 47 verses.

Kālanirṇayakārikā manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Kālanirṇayakārikā

112931_M087CA_4109_CS

This is an incomplete Dharmaśāstra-Jyotiṣa-śāstra text written by Mādhava. The commentator was son of Rāmacandra of Tatsat family in the late 17th century (NCC 4), which...

Kālanirṇaya manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Kālanirṇaya

112784_M035A_4049_CS

A complete text of a dharmaśāstra work by Mādhava (c. 1300) that explains the times appropriate for various religious observances.

Āśaucatriṃśacchalokī manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Āśaucatriṃśacchalokī

112929_M086CA_4108_CS

"This is a work in 30 verses based on the āśauca portion of the Yājñavalkasmṛti and its commentary, Mitākṣarā. The authorship is sometimes ascribed to Vijñāneśvara (autho...

Brāhmaṇasarvasva manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Brāhmaṇasarvasva

112770_M033A_4048_CS

An incomplete manuscript of a dharmaśāstra work by Halāyudha (1180 c.) that explains the meaning of the mantras used by Brāhmins in daily observances.