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Abhijñānaśākuntala
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The Sanskrit drama by Kalidasa, derived by a story in the Mahabharata, dated to c. 4th century ce. There are seven acts.
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Iṣṭaśodhana
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A text on astrology, that disusses lagna, rāśi (ascendant and zodiac signs) and planetary positions.
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Praśnottarasamuccaya
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A Jain text, also known as Hīrapraśna, authored by Kīrtivijayagaṇi, pupil of Hīravijayasūri. There are four chapters (prakāśa), followed by tables.
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Kātīyagṛhyasūtrakārikā
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An explanatory text on the Gṛhyasūtra, an important Vedāṅga text, which discusses sacrifices like Paňcamahayajňa etc. and household rituals.
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Camatkāra
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A text on astrology, which discusses the seven celestial bodies (sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn), Rāhu and Ketu. Accompanied by the commentary,Camatk...
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Dharmasaṃgraha
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This contains six of ten chapters (adhikāra) of Dharmasaṅgraha, authored by the Digambara Jain, Medhāvin. Belonging to the genre ‘śrāvakācāra’, the text addresses the con...
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Rudrajapa
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A text on the worship of Śiva, which includes the Gāyatrī mantra and Śivasaṃkalpa mantra.
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Mahāvidyāprakaraṇa, Ghaṃṭākarṇakavaca
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This manuscript contains two tantra texts and some tables. The Mahāvidyāprakaraṇa is part of Tantrasāra.
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Janmapatra
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A long single-page illustrated manuscript of Jyotiṣa śāstra, that discusses birth times, rāśi (zodiac), lagna (ascendant), planetary positions, and includes tables.
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Gurvvāvalīpūjā
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A Jain text with verses related to practices of worship, also known as Svastyayanavidhāna.