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Saṃjñātantra, circa 1700-1850.; Nīlakaṇṭhī

Abstract:
Manuscript is a manual and astrological and cosmological treatise used for contemplation and consultation for the purpose of divination and inward contemplation through a reading and correlation of planetary tables, and an understanding of the different regions of the earth.
Creator:
Nīlakaṇṭha, active 16th century.
Timespan:
India.
Date:
1700
Identifier:
9969030433503681; (OCoLC)ocn944523906; (OCoLC)944523906; (PU)6903043-penndb-Voyager
Language:
Sanskrit
Subject:
Divination.; Cosmology.; Cosmology -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.; Tantrism.; Hindu astrology.; Hindu astronomy.; Divination -- India.; Hinduism.; Manuscripts.; Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises.; Tables (documents); Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Form/Genre:
Manuscripts
Physical Description:
1 item (16 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Notes:
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.; Colophon: iti śrīnīlakaṃṭhakṛtaṃ saṃjñātaṃtraṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 16r).; Title from colophon (f. 16r); alternate title Nīlakaṇṭhī supplied by cataloger.; 16 leaves foliated 1-16, upper left and lower right verso.; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Ms. Coll. 390
Collection:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts.