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Bhāva, 1832

Also known as भाव, १८३२

by Gaṇeśadaivajña & Govardhanabhaṭṭa

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is an astrological work composed in the poetic meter of ślokas. Manuscript is incomplete.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Divination and oracles.

  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • astrological· in description
    • Astrology· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata.

    • Divination· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • Divination· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (12 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 25 cm; 12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīgaṇeśaviracitajātakālaṃkāre bhāvādhyāyaḥ samāptaś cāyaṃ gṛṃthaḥ // śrīsaṃvat 1889 govarddhanabhaṭṭago[?]lasyena likhitaṃ śrīrastu (f. 12v).; Dated saṃvat 1889 (1832) (f. 12v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Scribe is Govardhanabhaṭṭa (f. 12v).; Title from colophon (f. 12v); alternate title Bhāvādivicāra supplied by cataloger.; Written in 11-13 lines per leaf.

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Subjects

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Identifiers & provenance

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p3542j80w

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9960475963503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 685
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
Catalog id
colenda:81431-p3542j80w
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