Nītimayūkha - Gyan Bhandaar
Gyan Bhandaar
This manuscript page features the title "Nitimayukha" (The Moonlight of Ethics), specifically the fifth chapter, dated 1793. The page is framed with devotional invocations of "Rama" written in red ink. A small stamp with traces of "Shri" appears near the title. The text represents a work on ethics or moral philosophy from the late 18th century.
Sanskrit

Nītimayūkha

This Sanskrit manuscript fragment constitutes a section of the *Nītimayūkha*, the fifth book of the *Bhāskarasaṃhitā*, a medieval treatise on Hindu law and statecraft (*dharmaśāstra* and *nītiśāstra*) composed by Bhāskarācārya in 1793 CE. The text meticulously delineates royal consecration (*rājyābhiṣeka*) rituals, including astrological timing, purification procedures using earth from specific locations, and the hierarchical assignment of ritual vessels by caste. The manuscript exhibits typical scribal conventions with invocatory *rāma* mantras in red ink framing the central text, and preserves valuable data on early modern Indic political theology and ceremonial practice.

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