Praśnopaniṣadbhāṣya, circa 1700-1850; प्रश्नोपनिषद्भाष्य,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (bhāṣya) on the Praśnopaniṣad, a late Vedic work that addresses early 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. The commentary by Śaṅkarācārya runs parallel, above and below the root text, however, the commentary itself contains an introduction and conclusion before and after the root text.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hinduism; Hinduism -- Examinations, questions, etc; Self (Philosophy); Ātman; Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Examinations; Commentaries; Treatises; Dialogues; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (39 leaves) : paper; 13 x 30 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Author named Śaṅkarabhagavata in commentary colophon (f. 39r).; Title from colophon (f. 39r); title of root text, Praśnopaniṣad, from colophon.; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 39 leaves foliated 1-39, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīgoviṃdabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya paramahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛtāvārtharvaṇopaniṣatpraśnabhāṣyaṃ samāptaḥ // śrī rastu // kalpāṇam astu // śivāya namaḥ // (f. 39r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red near the front and back of the manuscript; vertical margins marked with triple red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts