This library is built in the open.
If you spot an error, have a suggestion, or just want to say hello — we’d love to hear from you.

No. 856 - Gha Original: ८५६ - घ. The letter 'Gha' acts as a shelf-mark or classification indicator in the library's filing system.
Title The Awakening of Youthful Discernment Original: बालविवेकनी (Bālavivekinī). The title suggests an introductory text or primer intended to sharpen the intellectual clarity and judgment of young students.
Author Ganapati Mishra Original: गणपति मिश्रः (Gaṇapati Miśraḥ).
Extent 3 Original: ३. This indicates the manuscript consists of three individual leaves or folios. Age 1888 Original: १८८८. This date is given in the Vikrama Samvat calendar; it corresponds to approximately 1831–1832 CE in the Gregorian calendar.
Subject Astronomy and Astrology — Complete Original: ज्योतिषम् सम्पूर्णम् (Jyotiṣam sampūrṇam). The term Jyotisha refers to the traditional Indian "science of light," which encompasses mathematical astronomy, calendar-making, and predictive astrology.
Original vocabulary: The Awakening of Youthful Discernment (Bālavivekinī), Ganapati Mishra (Gaṇapati Miśraḥ), Astronomy/Astrology (Jyotiṣam), Complete (Sampūrṇam).