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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 932 - Śaṅkarācārya - Saṃhitopaniṣadvivaraṇa
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| Author: |
Śaṅkarācārya.
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| Title: |
Saṃhitopaniṣadvivaraṇa, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (68 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 31 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Biographical / Organizational History: |
Written as Śaṅkarabhagavata in the manuscript (f. 68r).
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (vivaraṇa) on a late
Vedic upaniṣad (Aitareyāraṇyaka) typically appended to the Ṛgveda, dealing with speculations about the nature of being,
the self, birth, and breath; early myths; text followed by selection of Vedic mantras.
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| Provenance: |
Formerly owned by Janārdan Koṇḍadeva Gāḍgīl (f. 68r) along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 930 and Item 931.
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| Related names: |
Gāḍagīla, Janārdana Koṇḍadeva, former owner.
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| Subject: |
Upanishads. - Aitareyopaniṣad
Hindu mantras.
Vedic literature.
Self (Philosophy)
Hindu mythology.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
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| Form / Genre: |
Treatises.
Commentaries.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
Title from colophon (f. 68r); alternate title Aitareyāraṇyakabhāṣya from end title page (f. 68v).
Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.
68 leaves foliated 1-68, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti goviṃdabhagavatsya pādaśiṣyaparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīmacchaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau saṃhitopaniṣadvivaraṇaṃ
samāptaṃ // śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // bādhhaṃtaḥ karaṇānāṃ me vṛttayoyāḥ svabhāvajñāḥ svabhāvajñāḥ
// tāḥ sa janārdan koṇḍadeva gāḍgīl ayāṃ ce pustaka // śrīvasudeva // (f. 68r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words,
or phrases highlighted in red.
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| Indexed / Referenced in: |
Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental
Society, 1938), Poleman 791 (UP 932).
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| Other Titles: |
Aitareyāraṇyakabhāṣya.
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 932
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 932
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
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| Vernacular script: |
संहितोपनिषद्विवरण, १७००-१८५०.
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