1843 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1708 Śaka Saṃvat (1786 CE)

Darśapūrṇamāsaprayoga

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Dharmaśāstra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1311
Language Sanskrit
Date 1843 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1708 Śaka Saṃvat (1786 CE)

About this Manuscript

This is a Vedic sacrificial ritual manual that discusses the customs performed during the Darśapaurṇamāsa sacrifice (new moon and full moon rites). The text mentions Śāṅkhāyana, Gopāla, and Vidyāraṇya, and explicitly refers to the Baudhāyana-Kalpasūtra, from which it describes the Prakṛti-iṣṭi according to the Baudhāyana-Kalpasūtra. The work was composed by Anantadeva, son of Āpadeva II, grandson of Anantadeva I, and great-grandson of Ekanātha (NCC, Vol. 1, p. 165). (Written in 10 lines per leaf.; 45 leaves foliated 1–45, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases written in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line; title border marked with double red lines (f. 1a).)

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Darśapūrṇamāsaprayoga
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1311
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Dharmaśāstra
Date 1843 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1708 Śaka Saṃvat (1786 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Dharmaśāstra