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Hiṅgulanāmalakṣaṇa, 1763.
हिङ्हुलनामलक्षण

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 791
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (10 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 28 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 791
Place of Publication:
  • 1763.
  • १७६३.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for reference and consultation for alchemical and medical remedies, such as the use of mercury.
Notes:
  • Title from incipit (f. 1r).
  • Written in 12-14 lines per leaf.
  • 10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Incipit: atha hiṃgulasya nāmalakṣaṇaguṇītpatiśodhanāni // (f. 1r).
  • Colophon: iti saṃ[vat] 1820 āsurī 8 (f. 10v).
  • Dated saṃvat 1820 (1763) (f. 10v).
  • 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 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 5347 (UP 791).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 791
OCLC:
881287309

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