Dinakaradyota
ms_coll_390item_767 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
the text Dinakaradyota is based on Dharmaśāstra. The text conitains topics like Tithi, Malamāsa, Sapinḍīkaraṇa, Hindu months rituals(Caitra- Phālguna), Gotra pravaranirṇaya. The author is the Son of Rāmakṛṣṇa Bhaṭṭa, grandson of Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa, great-grandson of Rāmeśvara Bhaṭṭa; his son Gāgābhaṭṭa, also known as Viśveśvara, is said to have been the guru of the Marathi king Śivāji. According to the Penn. cataloguer wrapping notes contain Dinakarabhaṭṭa is an alias of Gāgābhaṭṭa, which differs from the identification elsewhere of Gāgābhaṭṭa as the son of Dinakarabhaṭṭa.This Ms. is written in 10–11 lines per folio. Back page contains title. Title also present in colophon (f. 99b). Alternate title Dinakaroddyota in table of contents in colophon (f.3b). There are triple vertical margins present on each side of the folio. Mistakes covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections in the margins. Significant syllables and words robbed with orange power for highlighting. The Ms. is dated in (f. 100a ) along with the scribe.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Dinakaradyota |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_767 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Hindu rituals & observances, Hindu Astronomy, Hindu Astrology, Hindu Code, Dharmaśāstra, Jyotiṣaśāstra. |
| Date | 1735 Śaka Saṃvat (1813 CE) |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |