Varṣatantra, 1806; वर्षतन्त्र,१८०६

Name:

Nīlakaṇṭha, active 16th century

Date:

1806

Description:

Manuscript is a kind of manual used for consultation of Hindu astrological tables and signs of divination and is part of a sub-section of a larger astrological and mathematical work by Nīlakaṇṭha. Lacks the beginning.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Hindu astrology; Hindu astronomy; Divination -- India; Hindu mathematics

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Tables (documents); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (56 leaves) : paper; 10 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Son of Śrī Daivajñānanta who lived in Varāṇasī (f. 57r).; Title from title colophon (f. 57r).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 56 leaves foliated 2-57, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīkāśīnivāsaśrīdaivajñānaṃtasutanīlakaṃṭhaviracitaṃvarṣataṃtraṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 57r).; Dated saṃvat 1864 (1806) (f. 57r).; 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.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 712

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts