Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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79 Brahmana-sarvasva. On the duties of Brahmanas, from the com mencement of their religious study to funeral. By Halayudha, minister of justice of Lakshmana Sena of Bengal. He is the author of several works of great repute, including among others the Mimamsa-sarvasva, or a summary of the Mimamsa philosophy; the Vaishnava-sarvasva, or the duties of Vaishnavas; the Siva-sarvasva, or the whole circle of duties of Saivas; the Pandita-sarvasva, or the duty of the learned; the Muni-sarvasva, or the duty of ascetics; the Nyaya-sarvasva, or a summary of Nyaya philosophy; the Matsyasukata Tantra, or theology ; the Abidhana ratnamala, or a vocabulary of Sanskrit words; the Kavirahasya, (No. 639) ; and the Mrita-sanjivani (No. 1). The brother of the author, Pashupati, was the prime minister of Lakshmana Sena, and several works of great repute are attributed to him. The work under notice treats of seventy-six subjects, the Sanskrit names of which are noted below. It quotes largely from the Kalpa and the Grihya Sutras of Katyayana, Baudhayana, Asvalayana, Gobhila and Paraskara, as also from Manu, and most of the leading Puranas. Beginning. dipavat dyotayati yo bhurbhuvahkharjagattrayam | End. savitustam vayam bharga mapavarga karam stumah || dadhanam caturamnayaputam mukhacatustayim | munimadyam namamastam pankajeाtajavasinam || tridivabharanam kalatrayahetustrayomayah | trivargapraptisaranistaranih sreyase'stu nah || trilokapujyam ramati trisandhyayam trilocanah | trivediphalanimmitrim gayatrim tamupasmahe || brahmano varadanam, brahmanabhojanam, acchidravadharananca sataparimitadhyasanam ku- ryyat | ityavasathikamahadharmadhyaksa halayudhakkrto brahmanasarvasvabhidhanapustakam samaptam | Colophon. ityavasarthika mahadharmadhikrcchro halayudhakrte brahmanasarvakhe agnagradhanadi antyestantam karmma samaptam | visayah | 1, vedadhyayanam | 2, vedarthavagamanam | 3, rsyadijnanam | | | 4, dantadhavanam | 5, prabhatikasnanam | 6, pratah snana mantrah | 7, pratahsandhya | 8, omkara- mahatmam | 9, pranayamah | 10, gayatrarthavyakhya | 11, pranayamaprakarah | 12, purakadipranayamabhedah | 12, kamyapranayamah | 14, pranayamamahatmam |