Praśnopaniṣadbhāṣyavivaraṇa, circa 1700-1850; प्रश्नोपनिषद्भाष्यविवरण,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Abhinavanārāyaṇendrasarasvatī

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and super-commentary (vivaraṇa) on a commentary (bhāṣya) by the Advaita Vedānta philosopher Śaṅkarācārya. These commentarial works expound on the Praśnopaniṣad, a late Vedic work that addresses early concepts of the Self (ātman) and poses a series of questions (praśna) and answers between students and their teacher.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Janārdana Koṇḍadeva of the village of Gāḍagī in present day Jarakhand, India (f. 32r).; Gāḍagīla, Janārdana Koṇḍadeva, former owner.

Subject:

Hinduism; Śaṅkarācārya. Praśnopaniṣadbhāṣya; Hinduism -- Examinations, questions, etc; Self (Philosophy); Ātman; Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Examinations; Commentaries; Treatises; Dialogues; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (32 leaves) : paper; 13 x 30 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Author named Śaṅkarabhagavata in the commentary colophon (f. 39r).; Title from colophon (f. 32r).; Written in 11-15 lines per leaf.; 32 leaves foliated 1-32, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīparivrājākacāryaśrīmatkaivalyeṃdraśiṣyijñāneṃdragurucaraṇasevinārāyaṇeṃdrasarasvatīviracitaṃ praśnopaniṣadbhāṣyavivaraṇaṃ // (f. 32r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with quadruple red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 845

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts