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Viśvādarśa, circa 1700-1850.
विश्वादर्श

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1632
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (95 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 29 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1632
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Compendium of śāstra literature (Hindu law, dharma) with a prose commentary, most likely by the author, running horizontally above and below the root text. A treatise or manual on different kinds of religious practices, rites, and more.
Notes:
  • Title from title page (f. 1r).
  • Written in 7-12 lines per leaf.
  • 95 leaves foliated 1-95, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with triple red 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 2833 (UP 1632).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1632.
OCLC:
929990589

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