Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Collection of late Vedic upaniṣads and rituals, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (71 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 24 cm.

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Collection of late Vedic and possibly medieval upaniṣads which have a philosophical tone and often are couched in narrative, preceded by a work of Vedic ritual instruction.

Granthasaṃkhyāṣaṭka (f. 2r-26r) -- Bhikṣukopaniṣad (f. 26r-27r) -- Saṃnyāsopaniṣad (f. 27r-39r) -- Paramahaṅsoparivrājakopaniṣad (f. 39r-43v) -- Vajrasūcyupaniṣad (f. 44r-48v) -- Paiṅgalopaniṣad (f. 48v-56v) -- Kalisaṃtaranopaniṣad (f.56v-57r) -- Nirālambopaniṣad (f. 57r-60r) -- Untitled upaniṣad (f. 60r-70v).

Rites and ceremonies - India.

Hindu philosophy.

Philosophy, Indic.

Manuals (instructional materials)

Treatises.

Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.

Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.

Manuscripts - India - 18th century.

Manuscripts - India - 19th century.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Written in 17-20 lines per leaf.

71 leaves foliated 1-71, upper left and lower right verso.

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; few corrections or additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; manuscript is oriented in a portrait rather than landscape format and was previously bound at the top with cord or string, giving the impression of a notebook.

Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 253, 508, 637, 649, 652, 698, 762, 792, and 803 (UP 1205).

Granthasaṃkhyāṣaṭka.

Bhikṣukopaniṣad.

Saṃnyāsopaniṣad.

Paramahaṅsoparivrājakopaniṣad.

Vajrasūcyupaniṣad.

Paiṅgalopaniṣad.

Kalisaṃtaranopaniṣad.

Nirālambopaniṣad.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1205

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1205

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