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Vākyavṛtti, 1700-1850.
वाक्यवृत्ति

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1134
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Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (8 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 14 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1134
Place of Publication:
  • 1700-1850.
  • १७००१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript was used for contemplation and study and is a short Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary on the Great saying (mahāvākya), particularly the phrase, You are that (tat tvam asi), often functioning as a mantra and derived from late Vedic upaniṣads. The work is written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedanta school of philosophy.
Notes:
  • Title from colophon (f. 8v).
  • Written in 9 lines per leaf.
  • 8 leaves foliated 1-8, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Colophon: iti śrīśaṃkarācāryviracitaṃ samāpta[ḥ] // śrīśaṃkarārpaṇam astu // (f. 8v).
  • Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; 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 4135 (UP 1134).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1134
OCLC:
898496308

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