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Kaṭhavupaniṣad, circa 1700-1850. = कठवुपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (12 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 26 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 980
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Standardized Title:
Upanishads. Kaṭhopaniṣad
Subjects:
Ātman.
Self (Philosophy).
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Form/Genre:
Treatises.
Dialogues.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study and recitation, and is a Hindu or Late Vedic philosophical treatise presented as a dialogue between a father Vājraśrava, and his son Niciketas; the work addresses early concepts of the Self (ātman), as well as addressing and offering interpretation of early social and ritual action.
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 12v).
Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.
12 leaves foliated 1-12, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti kaṭhavupaniṣatsaṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 12v).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; verse dividers added in red; vertical margins marked with double red line.
Cited in:
Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 495 (UP 980).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 980
OCLC:
891722823