Saṃhitopaniṣadvivaraṇa, circa 1700-1850; संहितोपनिषद्विवरण, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (vivaraṇa) on a late Vedic upaniṣad (Aitareyāraṇyaka) typically appended to the Ṛgveda, dealing with speculations about the nature of being, the self, birth, and breath; early myths; text followed by selection of Vedic mantras.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Janārdan Koṇḍadeva Gāḍgīl (f. 68r) along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 930 and Item 931.; Gāḍagīla, Janārdana Koṇḍadeva, former owner.

Subject:

Hindu mantras; Vedic literature; Self (Philosophy); Hindu mythology; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); treatises; commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (68 leaves) : paper; 12 x 31 cm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Written as Śaṅkarabhagavata in the manuscript (f. 68r).; Title from colophon (f. 68r); alternate title Aitareyāraṇyakabhāṣya from end title page (f. 68v).; Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.; 68 leaves foliated 1-68, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti goviṃdabhagavatsya pādaśiṣyaparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīmacchaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau saṃhitopaniṣadvivaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // bādhhaṃtaḥ karaṇānāṃ me vṛttayoyāḥ svabhāvajñāḥ svabhāvajñāḥ // tāḥ sa janārdan koṇḍadeva gāḍgīl ayāṃ ce pustaka // śrīvasudeva // (f. 68r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 932

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts