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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 584 - Gurulakṣaṇa
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| Title: |
Gurulakṣaṇa, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 23 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
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.
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| Subject: |
Gurus.
Hindu architecture.
Hindu astrology.
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| Form / Genre: |
Manuals (instructional materials)
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
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.
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| Indexed / Referenced in: |
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental
Society, 1938), Poleman 5354, 5355, and 5111 (UP 584).
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| Other Titles: |
Pīṭhalakṣaṇa.
Candralakṣana.
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 584
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 584
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
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| Vernacular script: |
गुरुलक्षण, १७००-१८५०.
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