The jewel of annual astrology : a parallel Sanskrit-English critical edition of Balabhadra's Hāyanaratna / edited, translated and annotated by Martin Gansten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balabhadra, active 17th century, author.

Contributor:

Gansten, Martin, 1969- translator.

Series:

Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series ; 1570-1484 v. 19.

Sir Henry Wellcome Asian series, 1570-1484 ; volume 19

Standardized Title:

Hāyanaratna. English

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Hindu astrology.

Hindu astronomy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 1030 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

"The Jewel of Annual Astrology is an encyclopaedic treatise on Tājika or Sanskritized Perso-Arabic astrology, dealing particularly with the casting and interpretation of anniversary horoscopes. Authored in 1649 CE by Balabhadra Daivajña, court astrologer to Shāh Shujā' - governor of Bengal and second son of the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān - it casts light on the historical development of the Tājika school by extensive quotations from earlier works spanning five centuries. With this first-ever scholarly edition and translation of a Tājika text, Martin Gansten makes a significant contribution not only to the study of an important but little known knowledge tradition, but also to the intellectual historiography of Asia and the transmission of horoscopic astrology in the medieval and early modern periods"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Balabhadra, active 17th century. Hāyanaratna.

Other Format:

Online version: Daivajña, Balabhadra, The jewel of annual astrology

ISBN:

9789004426658

9004426655

OCLC:

1154853045