Saurabhāṣya, circa 1700-1850; सौरभाष्य, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a supercommentary on the Sūryasiddhānta, a treatise on stations of the moon (nakṣatras), which is itself a commentary on Ṛgveda 1.50, a hymn to Sūrya, the Vedic god who personifies the sun. The manuscripts contains all three texts, in succession, verse by verse.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu astronomy; Hindu astrology; Sūrya (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hinduism; Satellites -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); commentaries; treatises; hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (11 leaves) : paper; 14 x 36 cm

Geographic Subject:

Moon -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Moon

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2011

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts