Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Gurulakṣaṇa, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 23 cm.

Manuscript is used for consultation and study and is a section of a larger work containing a variety of topics such as the qualities of a good teacher and student, astrology, and architecture.

Title from incipit (f. 1r); alternate titles Pīṭhalakṣaṇa and Candralakṣana supplied by cataloger.

Written in 13-16 lines per leaf.

3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso; also foliated 11-13, upper left verso, indicating that it was part of a larger manuscript.

Colophon: śrīgaṇeśāyanamaḥ / athagurulakṣaṇaṃ / guravovahavaḥ (f. 1r).

Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 584

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 584

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390

गुरुलक्षण, १७००-१८५०.