Āraṇyaka, circa 1700-1850; आरण्यक,१७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Pañcamāraṇyaka; Āraṇa

Date:

1700

Description:

Canonical Hindu text deals with symbolic interpretation of the Vedic sacrifice and functions as an ancient commentary on Vedic hymns and as a ritual manual.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sacrifice -- Hinduism; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Hymns (documents); Commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (39 leaves) : paper; 10 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from abbreviations in margins; alternate title Āraṇa from cover page (f. 1r); second alternate title Pañcamāraṇyaka supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9-14 lines per leaf.; 39 leaves foliated 1-39, upper left and lower right verso.; Internal colophon: iti tṛtīyāraṇyakasamāptaṃ // (f. 39r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2047

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts