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Bṛhajjātaka

112807_M042A_4071_CS

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This is a Jyotiṣa text by Varāhamihira (550 ce). This manuscript has only six adhyāyas out of 27, of which the first and sixth are incomplete.

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Additional Metadata

Extra Author: Varāhamihira
Extra Collection: Kenneth G. Zysk Indological Collection
Extra Condition: Good
Extra Folia: "8"
Extra Identifier: 112807_M042A_4071_CS
Extra Material: Paper
Extra Physical Completeness: Incomplete
Extra Sub Collection: Mithila Collection (first)
Author: Varāhamihira

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Reference number: 112807_M042A_4071_CS
Author / attributed author: Varāhamihira
Language: Sanskrit
Script: Devanagari
Subject: Jyotiṣa-śāstra
Place of origin: Denmark
Repository / institution: University of Copenhagen
Public access: Published public record

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Mithila Collection (first)