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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1819 - Nārāyaṇadaivajña, active 16th century - Muhūrtamārtaṇḍa
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| Author: |
Nārāyaṇadaivajña, active 16th century.
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| Title: |
Muhūrtamārtaṇḍa, 1844.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (24 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 24 cm.
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for consultation and is an astrological treatise that deals with predictions related to different life
cycle stages, and related to starting a sacred fire and the construction of buildings, among other subjects. There are tables
with numbers and characters associated with planets and astral bodies (such as the sun and moon).
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| Notes: |
Title from end title page (f. 24v).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
24 leaves foliated 1-24, upper left and lower right verso.
End title page: iti muhūrttamārtaṃḍaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 24v).
Dated śaka 1766 (1844) (f. 24r).
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 quadruple red line.
Scribe is Govinda Jośī Pañcanadīkara (f. 24r).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1819.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1819
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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: |
मुहूर्तमार्तण्ड, १८४४.
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