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Śāntisāra, circa 1700-1850. = शान्तिसार, १७००-१८५०.

Author/Creator:
Dinakarabhaṭṭa, active 1575-1640.
Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (101 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 25 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 298
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Other Title:
Śāntiprayoga.
Subjects:
Omens.
India.
Purity, Ritual -- Hinduism.
Dharma.
Hindu law.
Omens -- India.
Form/Genre:
Manuals (instructional materials)
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Biography/History:
Son of Rāmakṛṣṇabhaṭṭa and grandson of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa.
Summary:
Manuscript is a kind of manual of or treatise on proprietary sacrifices and contains the rules and regulations (Hindu laws, Dharma) governing rites to be performed by a priest or senior household member. Helps to rid the home of sickness and bad omens through the propitiation of various Hindu deities.
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Śāntiprayoga from internal colophon (f. 77r).
Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.
101 leaves foliated 38-72, 75-79, 82-103, 108-130, 132-138, 147, 161-164, 166-169, upper left and lower right verso.
Internal colophon: iti nārāyaṇabhaṭṭasutamadrāmakṛṣṇabhaṭṭasutadinakarabhaṭṭakṛto jyeṣṭāśāṃtiprayogaḥ // (f. 77r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 3238 (UP 298).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 298
OCLC:
830003304