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Svapnādhyāya, circa 1700-1850

Also known as Svapnādhyāyastotra; स्वप्नाध्याय, १७००-१८५०

by Br̥haspati

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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The first part of the manuscript is an astrological work for the purpose of divination derived from Vedic rites and ceremonies with a list of different gifts to be offered at specific times of year; text is part of a secondary body of Vedic literature referred to as the Pariśiṣṭas; the second part of the manuscript is a hymn to the nine planets attributed to the poet Kālidāsa.

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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

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Editions

2 editions cataloged here.

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 22 cm; 2 leaves foliated (1-2), upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti vṛhasyatiproktaḥ svapnādhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 2v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, phrases, or numbers highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Title from colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.

1700—Sanskrit—Public download

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (5 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 24 cm; 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti bṛhaspatyuktasvapnādhyāyaḥ samāptah // (f. 4r).; 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 red line.; Related Work: Kālidāsa. Navagrahastotra.; Table of contents: Svapnādhyāya (f. 1r-4r) -- Navagrahastotra (f. 4r-5r).; Title for manuscript from title for first work in internal colophon (f. 4r); alternate title Svapnādhyāyastotra supplied by cataloger; title of second work Navagrahastotra from colophon (f. 4v).; Written in 10 lines per leaf.

1700—Sanskrit—Public download

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p3hm52k1p
  • ark:/81431/p3jz6w

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969651143503681
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9975805023503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1871
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2730
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p3hm52k1p
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