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Mahimna, circa 1700-1850.
महिम्न
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Puṣpadanta, active 10th century.
- Standardized Title:
- Mahimnaḥstava
- Language:
- Sanskrit
- Subjects (All):
- Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
- Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
- Śiva (Hindu deity).
- Śiva.
- SÌiva (Hindu deity).
- Genre:
- hymns
- prayers (compositions)
- poems
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
- Manuscripts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (9 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 14 cm
- Contained In:
- Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2479
- Other Title:
- Mahimnastotra
- Place of Publication:
- circa 1700-1850.
- १७००-१८५०.
- Language Note:
- In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
- Biography/History:
- Text is attributed to and written in the voice of the author Puṣpadanta
- Summary:
- Manuscript to be used for public or private recitation and prayer and is dedicated to the praise and worship of the Hindu deity Śiva.
- Notes:
- Title from incipit (f. 1r); alternate title Mahimnastotra supplied by cataloger.
- Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.
- 9 leaves foliated 1-9, lower left and lower right verso.
- Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
- 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 1704 (UP 2479).
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2479.
- OCLC:
- 968132581
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