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Śakunaprakunaprakāra, circa 1700-1850. = शकुनप्रकुनप्रकार, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (4 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 19 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 713
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Other Title:
Śakunavantī.
Subjects:
Divination.
India.
Hindu astrology.
Hindu astronomy.
Divination -- India.
Omens -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.
Form/Genre:
Manuals (instructional materials)
Tables (documents)
Diagrams.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is a kind of Hindu astrological text containing tables and diagrams used for consultation for readings signs and omens for divining the future.
Notes:
Title from marginal note (f. 4r); alternate title Śakunavantī from marginal note (f. 1r).
Written in 6-9 lines per leaf.
4 leaves foliated 1, [i], 3, [i], middle right verso.
Colophon: iti śakunaprakunaprakāraḥ (f. 4r).
Mistakes blacked out; some additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases in red ink; tables and margins marked with double black line.
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 5162 (UP 713).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 713
OCLC:
880423377