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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2526 - Śuka (Son of Vyāsa), attributed name - Śukāṣṭaka
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| Author: |
Śuka (Son of Vyāsa), attributed name.
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| Title: |
Śukāṣṭaka, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 11 x 25 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Biographical / Organizational History: |
Attributed to the scriptural figure Śuka, traditionally assigned the authorship of the Bhāgavatapurāṇa.
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| Summary: |
Poem written from the perspective of Advaita Vedānta philosophy.
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| Subject: |
Vedanta.
Advaita.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
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| Form / Genre: |
Poems.
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. 1v).
Written in 11 lines per leaf.
1 leaf.
Colophon: iti śukāṣṭakaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 1v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line.
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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 4260 (UP 2526).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2526.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2526
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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: |
शुकाष्टक, १७००-१८५०.
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