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Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.); Daśā phala (?); Daśā phala kīma (kavi); Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi); Paladāvaliya (kavi); Lagna dīpikā

MS Sinhalese 12

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Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.); Daśā phala (?); Daśā phala kīma (kavi); Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi); Paladāvaliya (kavi); Lagna dīpikā manuscript preview

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This is a composite manuscript of Sanskrit astrological texts with Sinhala paraphrase. It contains Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.), an astrological text, verses in Sanskrit
with Sinhala paraphrase, Daśā phala (?) also an astrological treatise, Daśā phala kīma (kavi) which describes the effect of the planetary positions, Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi), an incomplete text on astrology, that describes the results of undertakings at auspicious and inauspicious time, Paladāvaliya (kavi) an astrological text on auspicious times for planting and sowing etc., Lagna dīpikā, an astrological work.

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Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.); Daśā phala (?); Daśā phala kīma (kavi); Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi); Paladāvaliya (kavi); Lagna dīpikā manuscript preview
Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.); Daśā phala (?); Daśā phala kīma (kavi); Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi); Paladāvaliya (kavi); Lagna dīpikā
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Additional Metadata

Collection
Wellcome Collection
Extra Language Label
Sinhalese
Extra Source Serial No
345
Identifier
MS Sinhalese 12
Institution
Wellcome Collection
Sub Collection
Sinhalese
Subject
Astrology
Title
Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.); Daśā phala (?); Daśā phala kīma (kavi); Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi); Paladāvaliya (kavi); Lagna dīpikā
Material
Palm-leaf
Physical Completeness
Incomplete
Condition
Good
Folios
98
Sheet Dimensions
5X34 cm
Country
UK
Attribution
Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0.
Note
This is a composite manuscript of Sanskrit astrological texts with Sinhala paraphrase. It contains Santāna-dīpikā vyākhyānaya (Skt-Sinh.), an astrological text, verses in Sanskrit with Sinhala paraphrase, Daśā phala (?) also an astrological treatise, Daśā phala kīma (kavi) which describes the effect of the planetary positions, Graha phala hā näkat phala (kavi), an incomplete text on astrology, that describes the results of undertakings at auspicious and inauspicious time, Paladāvaliya (kavi) an astrological text on auspicious times for planting and sowing etc., Lagna dīpikā, an astrological work.