Kāmyeṣṭi

The manuscript of Kāmyeṣṭi is a vedic ritual to full fill a specific goal or desire (kāma) in mind, such as prosperity, cattle, or victory. This Kāmyeṣṭi ritual is by baudhāyana. Title from colophon (f. 49b).The manuscript is written in 10–12 lines per leaf. 50 leaves are foliated 1–50, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins are marked with quadruple red line; borders on title pages marked with double red lines. Manuscript is part of a group of manuscripts written by or under the direction of Sadāśiva, along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1276, Item 1279, Item 1280, Item 1281, Item 1282, Item 1283, Item 1284, Item 1285, Item 1286, Item 1287, Item 1288, Item 1289, Item 1292, Item 1293, Item 1294, Item 1295, Item 1296, Item 1297, Item 1299, and Item 1300. Although no scribe is named, the manuscript is written on the same paper, in the same style, and on the same general subject (performing Vedic rites and ceremonies) as the other manuscripts in the group. The date of the manuscript falls within the dates of the manuscripts known to be written by or under the direction of Sadāśiva. The manuscript dated as śaka 1735 (1813) (f. 49b).