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Jābālopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
जाबालोपनिषद्
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1069
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Language:
- Sanskrit
- Subjects (All):
- Sacrifice--Hinduism.
- Sacrifice.
- Hindu mythology.
- Hindu philosophy.
- Philosophy, Indic.
- Genre:
- dialogues
- treatises
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
- Manuscripts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (6 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 16 cm
- Contained In:
- Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1069
- Other Title:
- Jyābālopaniṣad.
- Place of Publication:
- circa 1700-1850.
- १७००-१८५०.
- Language Note:
- In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
- Summary:
- Manuscript is used for contemplation and recitation and is an early, post-Vedic philosophical work presented as a dialogue between the ancient Hindu mythic figures Yājñavalkya and Janaka, who discuss a range of topics including the nature of Kurukṣetra (well known as a battle field and a place of sacrifice), rites and ceremonies, and others.
- Notes:
- Title from colophon (f. 6r); alternate title Jyābālopaniṣad from title page (f. 1r).
- Written in 8 lines per leaf.
- 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.
- Colophon: iti caturthaḥ khaṃḍaḥ // iti jābālopaniṣat samāptā // (f. 6r).
- Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black 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 584 (UP 1069).
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1069
- OCLC:
- 897959164
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