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Yogaśataka, circa 1700-1850.
योगशतक

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 671
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (7 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 25 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 671
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and consultation and is a kind of manual and treatise on astrology for the purpose of divination and mathematical calculations based on the movement of the planets.
Notes:
  • Title from colophon (f. 7r); section title Kārakayoga from incipit of final incomplete text (f. 7r).
  • Written in 11-13 lines per leaf.
  • 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Colophon: iti śrīdaivajñakṛtaṃ yogaśatakaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 7r).
  • Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 4787 (UP 671).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 671
Contains:
Kārakayoga.
OCLC:
861363399

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