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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2048 - Śaṅkarācārya - Gāyatrīvivaraṇa
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| Author: |
Śaṅkarācārya.
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| Title: |
Gāyatrīvivaraṇa, circa 1700-1850.
Gayatripaddhati
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| Physical description: |
1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Commentary (vivaraṇa) on the Gāyatrīmantra from the Ṛgveda attributed to the philosopher Śaṃkarācārya (f. 3v).
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| Subject: |
Vedas. - R̥gveda. - Gāyatrī.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
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| Form / Genre: |
Commentaries.
Hymns (documents)
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. 3v); alternate title Gāyatrībhāṣyā from title abbreviations in margins.
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīmat paramahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīsaṃkarācāryakṛtagāyatrīvivaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 3v).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or
phrases highlighted in red throughout.
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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 3087 (UP 2048).
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| Other Titles: |
Gāyatrībhāṣyā
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2048.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2048
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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: |
गायत्रीविवरण, १७००-१८५०.
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