Kalpalatā
ms_coll_390item_1896 · University of Pennsylvania
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About this Manuscript
The manuscript is a asrtological work Kalpalatā by Somadaivajña (Son of Rudrabhaṭṭa). Manuscripts starting pages are missing. It consists Vāra phala(f. 18a), Tithi phala, Nakṣtra phala(f. 18b), Yoga phala (f. 20b),Velā phalani (f. 22b) Megha phala(f. 23a). Also it deals with the flow and nature of the rivers accordingn to the nakṣtra. Title is from colophon (f. 28b). It is written in 10–12 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves are foliated 17–28, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes 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. Scribe is Veṅkaṭapāṭhaka, who lived in Naḍasipur, possibly in Karnataka (f. 28b).
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Kalpalatā |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1896 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Hindu Astronomy, Hindu Astrology, Devination, Jyotiṣaśāstra. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |