1700–1850

Kalpalatā

ms_coll_390item_1896 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu Astronomy Hindu Astrology
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1896
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

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

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu Astronomy Hindu Astrology Devination Jyotiṣaśāstra.