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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1897 - Abhrachāyā
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| Title: |
Abhrachāyā, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 17 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Astrological work considering calculations related to the alignment of the longitude of two planets and other calculations.
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| Subject: |
Hindu astrology.
Hindu astronomy.
Hindu mathematics.
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| Form / Genre: |
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 title Mūlodāhāraṇa from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti // mūlodāhāraṇaṃ // (f. 2v).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
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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 4804 (UP 1897).
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| Other Titles: |
Mūlodāhāraṇa
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1897.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1897
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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: |
अभ्रछाया, १७००-१८५०.
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