Mahābhāṣya, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Manuscript is divided into a root text, the Mahābhāṣya or "Great commentary," in the center of each folio and a secondary text, the Bhāṣyapradīpa, running parallel above and below it. The root text, by Patañjali is a grammatical commentary and philosophical treatise on the work of Pāṇini, while the secondary text is a grammatical and philosophical super-commentary on the former by Kaiyaṭa. Especially explores the relationship of words and meaning.

Creator:

Patañjali, attributed name.

Date:

1700

Identifier:

9958748733503681; (OCoLC)ocn823036757; (OCoLC)823036757; (PU)5874873-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu philosophy.; Sanskrit language -- Grammar.; Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.; Manuscripts.; Treatises.; Commentaries.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (72 leaves) : paper; 18 x 34 cm

Personal Name:

Kaiyaṭa. Pradīpa.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; Colophon (root text): iti śrīmadbhagavatpaṃtaṃjaliviracite vyākaraṇamahābhāṣye aṣṭamasyādhyāyacaturthe pāde prathamamāddhikam pādaścaturthaḥ adhyāyaścāṣṭamaḥ / (f. 72v).; Written in 14-18 lines per leaf.; 72 leaves foliated 1-72, upper left and lower right verso.; Title from colophon (f. 72v); title of super-commentary Bhāṣyapradīpa from secondary colophon (f. 72v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.