Bṛhadāraṇyakārthadīpikā, circa 1700-1850.
बृहदारण्यकार्थदीपिका

Format:

Manuscript

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Brahmanas.

Brahmanas. Śatapathabrāhmaṇa.

Aśvamedha.

India.

Aśvamedha--India.

Rites and ceremonies--India.

Rites and ceremonies.

Hindu philosophy.

Philosophy, Indic.

Upanishads. Br̥hadāraṇyakopaniṣad.

Upanishads.

Brahmanas. Śatapathabrāhmaṇa--Selections.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Treatises.

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 item (213 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 27 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 983

Place of Publication:

circa 1700-1850.

१७००-१८५०.

Language Note:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (ārthadīpikā) on the Br̥hadāraṇyakopaniṣad, which is a part of an early Brahmaṇa, the Śatapathabrahmaṇa, one of the oldest works on the performance and interpretation of Vedic sacrificial ritual; deals with topics such as the aśvamedha or horse sacrifice.

Notes:

Title from marginal note (f. 24r).

Written in 15-17 lines per leaf.

213 leaves foliated [i], 24-135, 137-141, 149-154, 171-173, 191-200, 202-213, 215-277, [i], upper left and lower right verso.

Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with quadruple 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 151 (UP 983).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 983

OCLC:

891747799