Jyotiṣkedāra, circa 1700-1850; ज्योतिष्केदार, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Shankar, Kripa

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is an astrological treatise and manual with tables and diagrams employed for predictions through mathematical calculations; it includes the second part of the Horāvalī called the Tājakaviṭhapa.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu astrology; Hindu astronomy; Divination -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); manuals (instructional materials); treatises; diagrams; tables (documents); drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (46 leaves) : paper; 13 x 23 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Name written as Kṛpāśaṃkara in the manuscript (f. 46v).; Title from colophon (f. 46v).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 46 leaves foliated 1-46, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti jyotiṣkedāre horāvalyāṃ tājakaviṭhape 'ṣṭamapaṃllavaḥ 8 horāvalli // 3 // (f. 46v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; A single board supports the manuscript. It has a flower drawn in black in the center, along with a Sanskrit prayer dedicated to the deity Gaṇeśa.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1869

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts