Nakṣatranighaṇṭu
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE15550
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Jyotiṣa, Nighaṇṭu
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_003493
Manuscript No.
RE15550b
Title Alternate Script
नक्षत्रनिघण्टु
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good
Folios in Text
5
Folio Range of Text
4a - 8a
Lines per Side
7 - 8
Folios in Bundle
205
Width
2.7 cm
Length
35 cm
Bundle No.
RE15550
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text contains a lexicon of the 27 constellations classified according to their position, as high, middle and low and the deities presiding over them. This is different from T.246(4)-pp.1680-1683
Manuscript Beginning
saptaciṃśatiṛkṣeṣu ṛkṣamuttamam ucyate। aśvanīrohiṇī caivārdrāpunarvasū tathā॥ puṣyottarāhastacitrā svātyanurādhaye ca॥ śravaṇañ ca śraviṣṭhā ca vāruṇaṃ revatī tathā॥
Manuscript Ending
śatadhārā śatabhiṣā vāruṇaṃ balalevaram। ajamekapadaṃ proṣṭhapadā bhādrapadaṃ tathā॥ uttarā proṣṭhakakṣyāmirahirbudhninināmakam। revatīpauṣṇamityāhurantyaṃ pūṣā tathaiva ca॥ iti nakṣatranikhaṇṭu ॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
298.2
Key
manuscripts_003493
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License
Cite as
Nakṣatranighaṇṭu,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/380642