1876 Vikrama Saṃvat (1819 CE)

Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtravṛtti

ms_coll_390item_67 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Smṛti text based on Ṛgvedic Literature Vedāṅga Literature
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_67
Language Sanskrit
Date 1876 Vikrama Saṃvat (1819 CE)

About this Manuscript

Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtravṛtti is a commentary by Devasmin on the Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra is a Kalpaśāstra text used to perform various Vedic/Hindu rituals, rites, ceremonies and Saṃskāras particularly domestic rituals in households ranging from conception to death of a person. It is a Smṛti text based on the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa of the Ṛgveda. This Ms. only contains the commentary. It explains each and every sentence of the sūtras clarifying not just their meaning but also their deeper significance making it very useful for practicing the Gṛhyasūtra. This Ms. is written in 11 lines per folio. Cover page contains title. Few mistakes are blacked out. Some marginal corrections are present. The Ms. is dated saṃvat 1876 (1819 CE), on Manda (Saturday) the 11th of Āṣādha (June–July), in the bright half of the month (f. 103b).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtravṛtti
Alternative Titles Gṛhyavṛtti
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_67
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Smṛti text based on Ṛgvedic Literature, Vedāṅga Literature, Kalpaśāstra, Paurohityaśāstra, Hindu Rituals, Hindu Saṃskāras.
Date 1876 Vikrama Saṃvat (1819 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Smṛti text based on Ṛgvedic Literature Vedāṅga Literature Kalpaśāstra Paurohityaśāstra Hindu Rituals Hindu Saṃskāras.