Ārṣarāmāyaṇa. Bālakāṇḍa, circa 1700-1850; आर्षरामायण.बालकाण्ड,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

A treatise on Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta philosophy attributed to the ancient sage Vālmīki but composed by an unknown medieval author. Framed within the mythological world of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, the text is presented as a dialogue between the sage Vāsiṣṭha and the epic hero Rāma. Manuscript is incomplete.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Rāma (Hindu deity); Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Dialogues; Drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (85 leaves) : paper; 15 x 32 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from internal colophon (f. 90r).; Written in 11-13 lines per leaf.; 85 leaves foliated 6-90, upper left and lower right verso.; Internal colophon: ity ārṣe śrīrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīye vālmīkiye vālakāṃḍe caturviśatisahasrakāyāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ śriyā śrīrāmakrī akhyānaṃ nāmasaptasaptatitamaḥ sargaḥ // 77 // (f. 90r); Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line. Final title page decorated with floral designs and a red wash; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2589

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts