Ṣoḍaśayoga, circa 1700-1850; षोडशयोग,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Nīlakaṇṭhabhaṭṭa, active 17th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for astrological predictions and divination and is a commentary (ṭīkā) on another work, possibly the Nilakaṇṭhī; contains charts and number graphs

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Hindu astrology; Divination -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Tables (documents); Commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (23 leaves) : paper; 11 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 23v).; Written in 10 lines per leaf.; 23 leaves foliated 1-23, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: evaṃ ṣodaśayogāḥ samāptāḥ // (f. 23v).; 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 black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts