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Kṣoravidhi, circa 1700-1850.
क्षोरविधि

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2737
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 18 x 35 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2737
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Treatise of dharma literature (Hindu law) featuring rites related to tonsuring ceremonies.
Notes:
  • Title from colophon (f. 1v).
  • Written in 37 lines per leaf.
  • Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect manuscript from insects.
  • Colophon: iti kṣoravidhiḥ // tat mat / śubhaṃ bhavatu // (f. 1v).
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 3363 (UP 2737).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2737.
OCLC:
976178273

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