Praśnopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; प्रश्नोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a late Vedic work that addresses early philosophical concepts of the Self (ātman) and poses a series of questions (praśna) and answers between students and their teacher. In the process the work addresses and offers an interpretation of early social and ritual action.
Title from colophon (f. 6r).; Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ity atharvaṇaśākhīyapraśnopaniṣatsamāptaḥ // śrīsadgurunāthārpaṇam astu // caritaṃ raghunāthasya śatakoṭipravistaraṃṇakaikakṣaraṃpusāmmahāpātakanāśaṃnaṃ // // (f. 8v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; metrical accents written in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red lines.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 864
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