Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1288: Prayogasāra
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Title from colophon (f. 10r).
Written in 10-13 lines per leaf.
10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.
Manuscript is part of a group of manuscripts written by or under the direction of Sadāśiva, along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1276, Item 1279, Item 1280, Item 1281, Item 1282, Item 1283, Item 1284, Item 1285, Item 1286, Item 1287, Item 1289, Item 1292, Item 1293, Item 1294, Item 1295, Item 1296, Item 1297, Item 1298, Item 1299, and Item 1300. Although no scribe is named, the manuscript is written on the same paper, in the same style, and on the same general subject (performing Vedic rites and ceremonies) as the other manuscripts in the group. The date of the manuscript falls within the dates of the manuscripts known to be written by or under the direction of Sadāśiva.
Dated śaka 1729 (1807) (f. 10r).
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 triple red line.
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1288
9963919203503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/907820867
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6391920
Selections from Baudāyana's Prayogasāra as compiled by Keśavasvāmin, from the Atyagniṣṭoma to the Atirātraprayoga and is a collection of rules and regulations (dharma or Hindu law) containing Vedic rites for use by Hotṛ priests.
In Sanskrit
Prayogasāra
प्रयोगसार
Keśavasvāmin
associated name
Sadāśiva (Son of Kāśinātha)
Colophon: iti keśavasvāmikṛte prayogasāre tirātraprayogaḥ // (f. 10r).
paper
1 item (10 leaves) : 11 x 27 cm
Hinduism--Rituals--Texts
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hindu law
Dharma
Manuals (instructional materials)
Treatises
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century