Jābālopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; जाबालोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and recitation and is an early, post-Vedic philosophical work presented as a dialogue between the ancient Hindu mythic figures Yājñavalkya and Janaka, who discuss a range of topics including the nature of Kurukṣetra (well known as a battle field and a place of sacrifice), rites and ceremonies, and others.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sacrifice -- Hinduism; Hindu mythology; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); dialogues; treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper; 10 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 6r); alternate title Jyābālopaniṣad from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 8 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti caturthaḥ khaṃḍaḥ // iti jābālopaniṣat samāptā // (f. 6r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1069

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts