Śakunaprakunaprakāra, circa 1700-1850; शकुनप्रकुनप्रकार,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a kind of Hindu astrological text containing tables and diagrams used for consultation for readings signs and omens for divining the future.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Hindu astrology; Hindu astronomy; Divination -- India; Omens -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuals (instructional materials); tables (documents); diagrams; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 10 x 19 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from marginal note (f. 4r); alternate title Śakunavantī from marginal note (f. 1r).; Written in 6-9 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1, [i], 3, [i], middle right verso.; Colophon: iti śakunaprakunaprakāraḥ (f. 4r).; Mistakes blacked out; some additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases in red ink; tables and margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 713

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts