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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1892 - Pallīpatanaphala
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| Title: |
Pallīpatanaphala, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 20 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is an astrological treatise and manual on prognostication for dealing through different ritual practices with the
negative effects that can be caused by house-lizards (pallī) falling onto the human body.
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| Related names: |
Mairālabhaṭṭa, scribe.
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| Subject: |
Rites and ceremonies - India.
Hindu astrology.
Hindu astronomy.
Lizards - Symbolic aspects.
Animals - Symbolic aspects.
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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).
Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.
2 leaves.
Colophon: iti pallīsarayayoḥ phalaṃ likhitaṃ // śrī // (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Scribe is Mairālabhaṭṭa (f. 2v).
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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 5259 (UP 1892).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1892.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1892
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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: |
पल्लीपतनफल, १७००-१८५०.
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