Jātakālaṅkāra
ms_coll_390item_685 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
A Jyotiṣa treatise composed by Gaṇeśadaivajña mentions that he followed the Śukajātaka in composing the Jātakālaṅkāra. The author belonged to the 17th century and composed this text in 1613 at Bradhnapura on the Tāpī River in Gujarat (Pingree, Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature, p. 94). The original work contains seven chapters, but the present manuscript includes only six of them. The chapters are as follows: Chapter 1: Saṃjñā-adhyāya (f.1b–2b) Chapter 2: Bhāvādhyāya (f.2b–6b) Chapter 3: Yogādhyāya (f.6b–9b) Chapter 4: (f.9b–10a) Chapter 5: (f.10a–12a) Chapter 6: (f.12a–12b) This Ms. is written in 11–13 lines per folio. Cover page contains title. Title present in colophon (f. 12b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Jātakālaṅkāra |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_685 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Hindu Astronomy, Hindu Astrology, Divination, Jyotiṣaśāstra. |
| Date | 1889 Vikrama Saṃvat (1832 CE) |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |