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Jotiṣabālabodha, 1810

Also known as ज्योतिषबालबोध, १८१०

by Muñjāditva

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

Manuscript used for contemplation and study by students and contains instructions on divination and reading astral constellations as well as recommendation for observances (vrata) and their preparatory rites such as shaving the head.

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

  • 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

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (21 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 25 cm; 21 leaves foliated 1-21, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti muṃjādittyaviracite / jotiṣabālabodhasamāptaṃ likhataṃ dayānāthamirajāpuramadhye saṃvat 1867 miti caitrabudī 2 bhaume (f. 21v).; Dated saṃvat 1867 (1810) (f. 21v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.; Title from colophon (f. 21v).; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p3wg4d

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9960422493503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 650
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p3wg4d
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