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Dānacandrikā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Dānacandrikā

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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...

Dakṣasmṛti manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1699–1706 Śaka Saṃvat (1777–1784 CE)

Dakṣasmṛti

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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,...

Caturthaparyāya manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Caturthaparyāya

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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...

Karmapradīpa manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Karmapradīpa

112642_V120A_4294_CS

This text is ascribed to Kātyāyana. There are 23 folios (1–14, 16–21, 23, 25, rest missing). There are two folia numbered 11, which repeat all but the opening lines of 12...

Gobhilaśrāddhakalpa manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Gobhilaśrāddhakalpa

112635_V118A_4292_CS

An incomplete Dharmaśāstra text composed by Gobhila. The main text is a pariśiṣṭa in nine chapters, mentioned by Raghunandana in Tithitattva. The author of the Bhāṣya (ca...

Vivādacintāmaṇi manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Vivādacintāmaṇi

112631_V117A_4291_CS

An incomplete Dharmaśāstra text composed by Vācaspati Miśra (1450–1480) of Mithilā. It deals with the 18 titles of law (vyavahārapadas), ending with dattāpradānikam and b...

Taḍāgādyutsava manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Taḍāgādyutsava

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An incomplete Dharmaśāstra text by Śrīdhara. The title and author are conjectured from the first folio, where the abbreviation in the upper left-hand corner is ‘jalo,’ su...