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Koṣṭhakā, circa 1700-1850

Also known as Gaṇitagrantha; कोष्ठका, १७००-१८५०

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

Chart of astrological considerations of future results (such as debt, gifts, good or bad omens) as determined by the alignment of planets, the moon or other astrological bodies at a given time of year. Likely accompanied an astrological treatise explaining the use of the tables.

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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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; tables marked with double red line.; Title from incipit (f. 1r); alternate title Gaṇitagrantha supplied by cataloger.; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.

1700SanskritPublic download

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p36m33394

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969677593503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1898
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p36m33394
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