Vārttikasāra, circa 1700-1850; वार्त्तिकसार,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Sureśvarācārya

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for consultation and reference and is a glossary or lexicon and Hindu philosophical treatise regarding a variety of terms and concepts derived from the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy. The glossary is based on some of the upaniṣad commentaries of Sureśvara's teacher Śaṅkarācārya.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sanskrit language -- Lexicography; Sanskrit language; Advaita; Vedanta; Sanskrit language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Glossaries, vocabularies, etc; Treatises; Glossaries; Commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; Controlled vocabularies

Physical Description:

1 item (40 leaves) : paper; 11 x 30 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 40r).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 40 leaves foliated 1-40, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti vārttikasāre meyaparīkṣā ity upoddhātaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 40r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red; several folios treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect the manuscript from insects.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts