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Janmapatra
ark:/12148/btv1b53119236k Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A long single-page illustrated manuscript of Jyotiṣa śāstra, that discusses birth times, rāśi (zodiac), lagna (ascendant), planetary positions, and includes tables.
Mahāvidyāprakaraṇa, Ghaṃṭākarṇakavaca
ark:/12148/btv1b53160860v Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This manuscript contains two tantra texts and some tables. The Mahāvidyāprakaraṇa is part of Tantrasāra.
Rudrajapa
ark:/12148/btv1b53157037t Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A text on the worship of Śiva, which includes the Gāyatrī mantra and Śivasaṃkalpa mantra.
Dharmasaṃgraha
ark:/12148/btv1b531570153 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This contains six of ten chapters (adhikāra) of Dharmasaṅgraha, authored by the Digambara Jain, Medhāvin. Belonging to the genre ‘śrāvakācāra’, the text addresses the conduct of laypersons, and the five minor vows (pañcāṇuvrata) of a householder.
Camatkāra
ark:/12148/btv1b53164714k Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A text on astrology, which discusses the seven celestial bodies (sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn), Rāhu and Ketu. Accompanied by the commentary,Camatkāracintāmaṇi.
Kātīyagṛhyasūtrakārikā
ark:/12148/btv1b53160900r Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
An explanatory text on the Gṛhyasūtra, an important Vedāṅga text, which discusses sacrifices like Paňcamahayajňa etc. and household rituals.
Praśnottarasamuccaya
ark:/12148/btv1b53157019w Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A Jain text, also known as Hīrapraśna, authored by Kīrtivijayagaṇi, pupil of Hīravijayasūri. There are four chapters (prakāśa), followed by tables.
Iṣṭaśodhana
ark:/12148/btv1b53160866j Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A text on astrology, that disusses lagna, rāśi (ascendant and zodiac signs) and planetary positions.
Upadeśamālāvṛtti
ark:/12148/btv1b53148188r Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A Jain didactic text.
Abhijñānaśākuntala
ark:/12148/btv1b10532638r Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
"The Sanskrit drama by Kālidāsa derived by a story in the Mahābhārata, dated to c. 4th century ce. There are seven acts."
Bhūvanadīpaka
ark:/12148/btv1b53148239h Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
An astrological text with 181 verses.
Dravyasaṃgrahagāthā
ark:/12148/btv1b531608636 Language : Prâkrit and Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
"A 10th-century Jain text by Ācharya Nemicandra of the Digambara Jain tradition, accompanied by its commentary. It has 58 gāthās (verses) explaining the six dravyas (substances): sentient (jīva), non-sentient (pudgala), motion (dharma), rest (adharma), space (ākāśa) and time (kāla). Being both comprehensive and concise, it is often committed to memory."