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Caulaprayoga, circa 1700-1850.
चौलप्रयोग

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2726
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (18 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 22 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2726
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Text in the genre of dharmaśāstra. Manuscript is a manual on domestic rites and rituals related to ritual hair cutting (caula); contains Vedic mantras for recitation, along with red accents. Lacks ending.
Notes:
  • Title from incipit (f. 1r).
  • Written in 10 lines per leaf.
  • 18 leaves foliated 1-18, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; accents for aid with Vedic recitations in red.
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 3374 (UP 2726).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2726.
OCLC:
974380841

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