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Title

Agniṣṭomādisaptasaṁsthā
अग्निष्टोमादिसप्तसंस्था

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 52
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9931780773503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122636256
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/3178077

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

First of 7 types of Vedic sacrifices employing the elixir soma, performed by Brahman priests; contains offerings to Indra and other Vedic deities.

Notes

• Title from Poleman.
   
• Written in 7 lines per leaf.
   
• Chant indicated in part in red. Marginal additions and corrections, some lengthy.
   
• 55 leaves foliated 1-55, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Explicit: tatah udavasānīyāyām udvam śīyam pradhāna yāgakāle gāyet. tṛce udam śīya...ṣih anuṡṫup indrode gāyanti tvā gāyatriṇā arcantya karmakāra 23 iṇāh.
   

Extent

1 item (55 leaves) : 20.2 x 8.6 cm

Support

Paper

Subjects topical

• Hinduism--Rituals
• Hinduism--Customs and practices

Genres

• Manuals (instructional materials)
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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