Mahābhāṣya, circa 1700-1850; महाभाष्य,१७००-१८५०

Contributor:

Patañjali (attributed name)

Date:

1700

Description:

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.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu philosophy; Meaning (Philosophy) -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Sanskrit language -- Grammar

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

commentaries; treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

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

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 72v); title of super-commentary Bhāṣyapradīpa from secondary colophon (f. 72v).; Written in 14-18 lines per leaf.; 72 leaves foliated 1-72, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon (root text): iti śrīmadbhagavatpaṃtaṃjaliviracite vyākaraṇamahābhāṣye aṣṭamasyādhyāyacaturthe pāde prathamamāddhikam pādaścaturthaḥ adhyāyaścāṣṭamaḥ / (f. 72v).; 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.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Related Work: Kaiyaṭa. Pradīpa.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 219

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts