A 30-13 Horāṣṭaka

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 30/13
Title: Horāṣṭaka
Dimensions: 17.5 x 4 cm x 10 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Jyotiṣa
Date: NS 538
Acc No.: NAK 1/1692
Remarks:

Reel No. A 30-13

Inventory No. 24097

Title Horāṣṭaka

Remarks called Yogacakrahorāṣṭaka in the colophon

Subject Jyotiṣa

Language Sanskrit

Text Features short prose manual in corrupt Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material palm-leaf

State complete

Size 17.5 x 4.0 cm

Binding Hole 1, rectangular, somewhat to the left

Folios 8 + 1

Lines per Folio 4

Date of Copying NS 538

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/1692

Manuscript Features

The writing on fol. 8r has been partly rubbed off.

There is an additional fol. added to this MS (exp. 10 bottom), written in another hand, which was possibly used only as a cover leaf.

On the index cards the title of the text has erroneously been transcribed Hīrāṣṭakam.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṁ namaḥ śrīguruve (!) namaḥ horāṣṭakaṃ pravakṣāmiḥ (!) ||

jatapūrvvagurubhāṣitaṃḥ (!) || tato mantra (!) || oṁ 〇 namo arahantāya (!) namaḥ || oṁ āryāṇāṃ ciri 2 nisiri 2 ni〇hila 2 daha 2 dhārani vidhārani (!) svāhāḥ | śubhaṃm (!) aśubhaṃm (!) vā satyaṃ kathaya svāhā || anena mantrena kha(2r1)ṭikā (!) saptavāram abhimantrayet || tṛyo (!) rekhā kārayet || śubhāśubhajivitamaranalābhā〇lābhasukhaduḥkhanimitakaṃ kathayateḥ (!) || ekarekhā bha〇vet iṃdra (!) || jamadvātyā (!) vinirddiset || tṛyarekhā (!) rājām (!) ity āhu (!) || trayo rekhā prasasyate ||

(fol. 1v1–2r4)

End

ādo (!) rājā madhe (!) cāṃte jama (!) (7v1)……prītijayaṃ arthahānipariklesañ ca sudārunaṃ || ○ || 321 || ādo (!) rājā jama (!) iṃdra (!) 〇 cāṃte bhave tathā na artha (!) rājamānaṃ ca prītisiddhisamagamaṃ 〇 || ○ || 313 || ○ || ādau aṃte jadā (!) rājā iṃdra (!) madhe (!) tu dṛsyate dhanadhānaṃ mahālābhañ ca prītilokasamā(8r1)…. || ○ || 311 || ○ || ādi (!) bhavet rājā madhe (!) cānte iṃdra (!) bhavet …… (jamasā)rājñaṃ arthasaṃpa〇tir eva ca || ○ || 133 || ○ || ādau ⁅iṃ⁆dro madhe (!) cāṃte rājā bhave〇t eśvaryaṃ (!) sarvvasaṃpatir u.ī ……yate || ○ || 312 || ○ || ādo (!) rājā madhe (!) indra (!) jama (!) rājā bhavaya ….(8v1)rthaśidvibhavaś caiva acireneva bhaviṣyati || ○ || ○ ||

(fol. 7r4–8v1)

Colophon

iti yogacakrahorāṣṭakaṃ cchāyasāstra (!) 〇 samāpata (!) || ○ || samvat 538 vaiśākhaśuklapūrnnamāsyā (!) titho (!) | svātinakṣatre | vyatipātajoge (!) | budhavāsare | tadā dinalitasiddhaṃ (!) | sūdhaṃ vā masuvā (!) kṣemasi (!) śubhaṃ bhavatu sadām (!) astu śubha (!) ||

(fol. 8v1–4)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 30/13

Date of Filming 10-09-1970

Exposures 12

Used Copy Berlin

Type of Film negative

Catalogued by OH

Date 21-09-2005