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Muhūrtamārtaṇḍa, 1844

Also known as मुहूर्तमार्तण्ड, १८४४

by Nārāyaṇadaivajña & Govinda Jośī Pañcanadīkara

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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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).

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Divination and oracles.

  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “astrological”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata.

    • “Divination”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Divination”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (24 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 24 cm; 24 leaves foliated 1-24, upper left and lower right verso.; Dated śaka 1766 (1844) (f. 24r).; End title page: iti muhūrttamārtaṃḍaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 24v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); 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).; Title from end title page (f. 24v).; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.

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Identifiers

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  • ark:/81431/p3ts0c

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969030173503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1819
  • Provenance: Formerly owned by Govinda Jośī Pañcanadīkara (f. 24r).; Govinda Jośī Pañcanadīkara, scribe, former owner.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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