1700–1850

Aśaucanirṇaya

ms_coll_390item_287 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu rituals related to impurity Hindu Saṃskāras
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_287
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

A Dharmaśāstra text ascribed to Bhaṭṭojī Dīkṣita. This work discusses impurities, especially those related to pregnancy. Several texts with the same title have been found, authored by different individuals, each addressing impurities from various perspectives. This Ms. is written in 9–11 lines per folio. Title present in colophon (f. 7b). There are double black vertical margins present on each side. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Aśaucanirṇaya
Alternative Titles Āśaucaprakaraṇa, Āśaucavicāra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_287
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu rituals related to impurity, Hindu Saṃskāras, Hindu Code, Dharmaśāstra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu rituals related to impurity Hindu Saṃskāras Hindu Code Dharmaśāstra.