Ātmaṣaṭkabhāṣya. Adhyāya 1-6, circa 1700-1850; आत्मषट्कभाष्य.अध्याय १-६,१७००-१८५०
Name:
Śaṅkarācārya
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary on the Aitareyopaniṣad, a late Vedic upaniṣad typically appended to the Ṛgveda dealing with speculations about the nature of being, the self, birth, and breath; early myths; text followed by selection of Vedic mantras.
Title from colophon (f. 9v); alternate title, Aitareyopaniṣadbhāṣya, supplied by cataloger.; Written in 16-17 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1-9, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ātmaṣaṭkabhāṣya // (f. 9v).; 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 black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1184
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