Mahāvākyaviveka, circa 1700-1850; महावाक्यविवेक,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Mādhava, -1386; Rāmakr̥ṣṇa

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated as Discourse on the Great utterance; reflection on well known phrases from the Upaniṣads as presented in Madhava's Pañcadaśī, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (3 leaves) : paper; 13 x 31 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 3r); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger.; Written in 7-10 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left verso.; Colophon: iti vidyāraṇamunivareṇa racito mahāvākyavivekaḥ samāptaḥ (f. 3r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1030, Item 1031, and Item 1033.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts