1700–1850

Dvādaśīnirṇaya

ms_coll_390item_271 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu Rituals Hindu Code
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_271
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

The manuscript is on Dvādaśīnirṇaya by Raghunāthabhaṭṭa son of Mādhavabhaṭṭa. Dvādaśī means the twelfth tithi (day) in the Hindu calendar, which occurs twice in every lunar month. The text describes Dvādaśī will decided on the basis of auspicious and inauspicious combination of the date, constellation and other astrological calculations. If Vijayā Mahādvādaśī is celebrated when the śravaṇa nakṣtra falls on śukla pakṣa Dvādaśī , Jayanti Mahādvādaśī is celebrated on Rohini nakṣtra and Papanashini Mahādvādaśī is celebrated on Pushya nakṣtra. In the manusript the Matsya and Skanda purāṇa(2a) are mentioned. Title is taken from colophon (f. 5b). It is written in 13 lines per leaf.; 5 leaves are foliated 1–5, upper left and lower right verso.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Dvādaśīnirṇaya
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_271
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu Rituals, Hindu Code, Priest Manual, Hindu Saṃskāras, Hindu Astrology, Dharmaśāstra, Paurohityaśastra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu Rituals Hindu Code Priest Manual Hindu Saṃskāras Hindu Astrology Dharmaśāstra Paurohityaśastra.