Details

Subjects:

Upanishads. Br̥hadāraṇyakopaniṣad.
Vedanta.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.

Form/Genre:

Commentaries.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a medieval Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary on the Br̥hadāraṇyakopaniṣad, related to the Vedānta school of philosophy. The work may be related to that of Madhava's commentary or a related work. Ends at the section dealing with the fifth part of the eighth book of the ancient text. The first few folios and final folio appear to be added later in order to complete the text, written in a different hand.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 171r).
Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.
138 leaves foliated 1-98, 133-172, upper left and lower right verso; folios 171-172 are written in modern pencil.
Colophon: iti bṛhadāraṇyakavyākhyāyāmitākṣarāyām aṣṭamādhyāyasya paṃcamaṃ brāhmaṇam // 5 // (f. 171r).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.

Penn Provenance:

Possibly commissioned or formerly owned by Govinda Bhaṭṭa, the son of Khaṇḍa Bhaṭṭa (f. 171r).

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 686 (UP 839).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 839

Contributor:

Govinda Bhaṭṭa (Son of Khaṇḍa Bhaṭṭa), associated name.

OCLC:

883241439