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Pallīpatanakārikā, circa 1700-1850.
पल्लीपतनकारिका

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1767
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (5 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 19 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1767
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is an astrological treatise and manual on prognostication for making predictions about someone's life based on patterns observing falling house-lizards (pallī). Manuscript lacks an ending.
Notes:
  • Title from title page (f. 1r).
  • Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
  • 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.
  • 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 double red 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 5257 (UP 1767).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1767.
OCLC:
938031959

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