Mānavadharmaśāstra

The Mānavadharmaśāstra or the Manusmṛti is a text attributed to Manu and Bhṛgu on topics of dharma such as rites, duties, virtues, codes of conduct and the varṇa system. This manuscript has slight water damage. Annotations in red ink, written in Newari, appear around the margins. The main text is in Newari, but from folio 24a to 99b, the script shifts to Devanāgarī with a change in handwriting, likely indicating a different scribe, while annotations remain in Newari. At folio 100a, the script returns to Newari. The text comprises twelve chapters (adhyāya), with the final folia listing topics with indices and folio numbers.