Śārīrakabhāṣyavibhāga, circa 1700-1850; शारीरकभाष्यविभाग, १७००-१८५०
Name:
Vācaspatimiśra, 1420-1490; Amalānanda
Date:
1700
Description:
Manuscript used for contemplation and study and contains two commentaries. The main text is itself the first part of a commentary on the Śārīrakamīmāṃsābhāṣya by Śaṇkarācārya, while the second text, the Vedāntakalpataru by Amalānanda, is a super-commentary of the main text. Śaṇkarācārya's work itself is a commentary on the ancient Brahmasūtra. All of these commentarial works are from the Advaitavedānta school of philosophy.
Title from colophon (f. 153r); alternate title Śārīrakabhagavatpādabhāṣyavibhāga, supplied by cataloger; title of super-commentary Vedāntakalpataru from commentary colophon (f. 153r).; Written in 12-23 lines per leaf.; 153 leaves foliated 1-153, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmadvācasyati miśraviracite śrīmacchārīrakabhāṣyavibhāge bhāmatyāṃprathmodhyāyaḥ sāmaptaḥ // (f. 153r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins in black, modern blue ink, pencil; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. Manuscript is originally part of a larger manuscript along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 808, Item 809, and Item 810.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 807
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