Gītāṭīkā, circa 1700-1850; गीताटीका, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Commentary (ṭīkā) highlighting a portion of the Bhagavadgītā, beginning with chapter 2 verse 14 and ending with chapter 15 verse 19. Manuscript opens with a blessing to the gurus. Interprets the conversation between the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa and prince Arjuna as told through the Bhagavadgītā and deals with, among other things, the nature of the senses and mental detachment from them. The source text (i.e., the Bhagavadgītā) is not given in full. Manuscript lacks a colophon though appears to be complete, having both title pages at the beginning and end.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Krishna (Hindu deity); Arjuna (Hindu mythological character); Senses and sensation -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (42 leaves) : paper; 10 x 25 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Incipit: mātrāsparśās tu kauṃtaya // mātrāsparśā iti // (f. 1v).; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 7-10 lines per leaf.; 42 leaves foliated [1], 2-42, lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2264

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts