Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad. Adhyāya 1-3, circa 1700-1850; बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्.अध्याय १-३,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Called the Great forest upaniṣad, it is the first section (of six) of one of the oldest of the upaniṣad genre and is a sub-section of the Śatapatha brāhmaṇa, a Vedic ritual manual and hymns for performing public śrauta rituals. Contains the famous verse beginning "asato mā sad gamaya" ("lead me from non-reality to reality") and is an exegesis of ritual knowledge; speculates on the nature of the Self and meant to supplement the ritual learning. Attributed to the legendary sage Yājñavalkya.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Self (Philosophy); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 10 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margin.; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti ṣa[?]brāhmaṇaṃ // tṛtīyo 'dhyāyāyāṃ prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ (f. 12v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; paper is blue.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1223

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts