Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1861: Kautukalīlāvatī
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Title from colophon (f. 4r).
Written in 12 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-2, 4, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant phrases and numbers highlighted in red.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1861
9969494653503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/946536744
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6949465
Manuscript used for contemplation and study and is a treatise from the Siddhāntaśiromaṇi, on astrology and mathematics as derived from planetary movements and used for predictions about a marriage ceremony. There is a small table drawn with diagonal lines with numbers and characters written inside of them as well as two columns with headings for candra and sūrya nakṣatras, that is, the constellations through which the moon and sun pass (f. 4v). Manuscript is incomplete.
In Sanskrit
Kautukalīlāvatī
कौतुकलीलावती
Bhāskarācārya, 1114-
Colophon: iti kautukalilāvatī samāptaṃ (f. 4v).
paper
1 item (3 leaves) : 11 x 25 cm
Diagram, f. 4v [=3v]
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hindu astrology
Hindu astronomy
Treatises
Tables (documents)
Diagrams
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century