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Gāyatrīvivaraṇa, circa 1700-1850.
गायत्रीविवरण
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2048
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Śaṅkarācārya.
- Standardized Title:
- Gayatripaddhati
- Language:
- Sanskrit
- Subjects (All):
- Vedas. R̥gveda. Gāyatrī.
- Hindu philosophy.
- Philosophy, Indic.
- Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
- Genre:
- commentaries
- hymns
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
- Manuscripts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm
- Contained In:
- Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2048
- Other Title:
- Gāyatrībhāṣyā
- Place of Publication:
- circa 1700-1850.
- १७००-१८५०.
- Language Note:
- In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
- Summary:
- Commentary (vivaraṇa) on the Gāyatrīmantra from the Ṛgveda attributed to the philosopher Śaṃkarācārya (f. 3v).
- Notes:
- Title from colophon (f. 3v); alternate title Gāyatrībhāṣyā from title abbreviations in margins.
- Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
- 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
- Colophon: iti śrīmat paramahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīsaṃkarācāryakṛtagāyatrīvivaraṇaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 3v).
- Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
- 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 3087 (UP 2048).
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2048.
- OCLC:
- 956737635
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