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  en: The work Jātakālaṅkāra is an ancient indian astronomy by Gaṇeśa Daivajña. The Jātakālaṅkāra focuses only on birth (natal) astrology. It explains how planets and astrological houses affect a person’s life, using clear and elegant language. It also describes many good (benefic) and bad (malefic) astrological combinations. The text is a short classic written in Sanskrit, using a beautiful poetic meter called Srāgdharā Chanda. The text is divided in 7 chapters. The manuscript contains all seven chapter of Jātakālaṅkāra. First chapter Saṃjñādhyāya is on the idea of the full text, explaining the names and terms related to the text (f.1b–2a), Second chapter Bhāvādhyāya is on the 12 places and characteristics and results of 12 Bhāva like Lagna, Dhana, Yaśa (f. 2b-6b), Third chapter Yogādhyāya is on covering various planet combinations and their effects (f.6b-10b), Fourth chapter deals with Viśakanyāyogādhyāya which explains the combinations that show the birth of inauspicious women if she is born on Viśākhya yoga(f. 10b-11a), Fifth chapter Āyurvedādhyāya explains a person’s age or lifespan based on which planets are placed in which houses.(f. 11a–13b), Sixth chapter Vyatyayabhāvaphalādhyāya explores the mutual exchange of planets and its effects (f.13b–14b), Seventh chapter is on Lineage of the author (f. 14b–15a). The text is copmpleted on the (f.15 a). The unidentifed text written below the Jātakālaṅkāra. On (f.15b), the text on Muhūrta by Śivā is not related to the main text. Title is taken from the colophon (f. 15a). It is written in 9–11 lines per leaf. 15 leaves are foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out; some corrections and additions in the margins; significant syllables and words highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.
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    en: Hindu Astrological poetry, Jyotiṣaśāstra.
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    en: 1863 Vikrama Saṃvat (1806 CE)
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