1700–1850

Jyotiṣa

ms_coll_390item_648 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Vedāṅga literature Hindu Astrology
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_648
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

A manuscript that served as a handbook for early Hindu particularly Vedic astronomy. The work consists hindu calender months and its tithis. Title is taken from colophon (f. 4b). The manuscript is written in 7 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves are foliated 1–4, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line. (Same manuscript as (907) but different scribe).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Jyotiṣa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_648
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Vedāṅga literature, Hindu Astrology, Hindu Astronomy, Devination, Jyotiṣaśāstra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Vedāṅga literature Hindu Astrology Hindu Astronomy Devination Jyotiṣaśāstra.