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Grahalāghava, circa 1700-1850

Also known as Laghucintāmaṇi; ग्रहलाघव, १७००-१८५०

by Gaṇeśadaivajña

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

Manuscript is used for consultation and study and is a treatise on Hindu astronomy and mathematics and deals with the prediction and divination of events that affect the course of human life. A few astrological tables are drawn in the manuscript, some with numbers and letters and others left blank. Manuscript lacks an ending.

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 description and “Divination” in the subject metadata.

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

3 editions cataloged here.

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (17 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 24 cm; 17 leaves foliated 1-17, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Internal colophon: iti śrīsakalāgamācāryavaryaśrīkeśavasaṃvatsarātmagaṇeśasūriviracite grahalāghavāsiddhāṃtarahasye madhyamādhivagaraḥ prathamaḥ // (f. 3r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black lines.; Title from internal colophon (f. 3r).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.

1700SanskritPublic download

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (7 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 34 cm; 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; verse dividers and tables in red. Manuscript is treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect it from insect damage.; Non-Latin script record; Title from title abbreviations in margins; alternate title Laghucintāmaṇi supplied by cataloger.; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.

1700SanskritPublic download

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (5 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 26 cm; 5 leaves foliated 1-4, 6, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes covered over in red or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; verse dividers in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Title from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 14-17 lines per leaf.

1700SanskritPublic download

Subjects

5 subject headings

Identifiers & provenance

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p32j6843z
  • ark:/81431/p36k13
  • ark:/81431/p3zw18w2z

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9960788443503681
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9968895253503681
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969105993503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1785
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1843
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 699
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
Catalog id
colenda:81431-p32j6843z
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