Shree Raghunath Sanskrit Research Institute Library,

Jammu

No. 858 - Gha The Devanagari letter "Gha" (घ) acts as a shelf-mark or category index within the library's classification system.

Title Shatpanchashika original: "षट्पञ्चाशिका" (Ṣaṭpañcāśikā). A classical work on horary astrology (Prashna), its name literally translates to "The Fifty-Six [Verses]," representing the number of stanzas in the text.

Author Prithuyashas original: "पृथुयशाः" (Pṛthuyaśas). He was a renowned 6th-century astronomer and the son of the legendary polymath Varahamihira.

Extent 8 This indicates the manuscript consists of 8 individual folios or leaves. Age 1880 This date is based on the Vikram Samvat calendar; 1880 VS corresponds to approximately 1823–1824 CE.

Subject Astrology Jyotisham original: "ज्योतिषम्"; the traditional Indian science of time-keeping and celestial observation, encompassing both astronomy and astrology.

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