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Laghujātaka, 1776

Also known as लघुजातक, १७७६

by Varāhamihira

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Hindu treatise on astrological predictions based on an individual's birth, with a commentary (ṭīkā) by Utpala, the Laghujātakaṭīkā.

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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

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (46 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 27 cm; 46 leaves foliated 1-46, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmadotpalaviracitāyāṃ jyotiṣalaghujātakaṭīkāyāṃ naṣṭajātakādhyīyastrayodaśamaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 46r).; Dated saṃvat 1833 (1776) (f. 46r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Related Work: Utpala, active 900-950. Laghujātakaṭīkā.; Title from colophon (f. 46r).; Written in 7-14 lines per leaf.

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  • ark:/81431/p30g3gx8q

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969106103503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1845
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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