The Fifty-Six Verses (1800) - Page 2

No. 858-Gha

2 The Fifty-Six Verses (Astrology) original: "Ṣaṭpañcāśikā." This is a foundational text in horary astrology (Prashna), written by Prithuyashas, the son of the legendary astronomer Varāhamihira.

No. 858-Gha

7 Folios

original: "patrāṇi." This refers to the individual loose leaves of the manuscript.

7 pages

original: "pane." A vernacular Hindi term for pages, clarifying the Sanskrit count above.

CC-0 Dharmartha Trust Jammu & Kashmir. An eGangotri-Vaidika Bharata Initiative This note indicates that the manuscript was digitized and released into the public domain through the cooperation of these cultural preservation organizations.

Technical Vocabulary: Shatpanchashika (The Fifty-Six Verses), Jyotisham (The science of heavenly bodies/astrology), Patrani (Manuscript leaves), Pane (Pages).