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. A commentary titled Praśnopaniṣadvyākhyā, possibly by Damodāra, runs parallel above and below the root text.
Title from colophon (f. 11r); title of commentary, Praśnopaniṣadvyākhyā, from commentary colophon.; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti praśnopaniṣatsamāptaṃ (f. 11r).; Scribe is Bhānu (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1165, f. 4r).; Dated saṃvat 1917 and śaka 1782 (1860) based on Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1169 (f. 100r), written by the same scribe.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Manuscript written by the same scribe as Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1160, Item 1161, Item 1164, Item 1165, Item 1167, Item 1168, Item 1169, and Item 1172.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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