Bālabodha, circa 1768-1839
Also known as बालबोध, १७६८-१८३९
by Muñjāditya
- First published:
- 18th century
- Language: Sanskrit
- Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
Astrological work for divining the future through the analysis of signs in the constellations (nakṣatras) and other heavenly bodies.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Divination and oracles.
Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.
- “astrological”· in description
- “Astrology”· in subject
Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata.
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- “Divination”· in subject
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript 1 item (22 leaves) : paper ; 8 x 22 cm; 22 leaves foliated 1-21, [22], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti tīmuṃjādityena viracitaṃ jyotiśāstrabālabodhakakhyāsārasaṃgrahasamāptaḥ // śubham astu sa[ṃ]vat śake vilaṃnābāmasaṃvatsare jyeṣṭakṛṣṇā 10 bhṛgudine likhyāt // śukrodayaphalaṃ (f. 22r).; Dated on the year Vilaṃnābāma most likely equivalent to the years 1838-1839 or possibly 1768-1769 based on the condition of the manuscript. The saṃvat and śaka dates are not written though the words are written.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant characters, numbers, words, and phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Title from colophon (f. 22r).; Written in 6-10 lines per leaf. | 1768 | — | Sanskrit | — | Public download |
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Identifiers & provenance
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Identifiers
- Colenda
- ark:/81431/p3v23k
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Cataloging notes
- Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
- Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969071763503681
- Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1830
- Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
- Catalog id
- colenda:81431-p3v23k
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