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Title

Br̥hadāraṇyakavyākhyāmitākṣāra
बृहदारण्यकव्याख्याख्यामिताक्षार

Other related names

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

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 839
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9962343153503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/883241277
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6234315

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

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.
   
• 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.
   

Extent

1 item (138 leaves) : 12 x 27 cm

Support

Paper

Colophon

Colophon: iti bṛhadāraṇyakavyākhyāyāmitākṣarāyām aṣṭamādhyāyasya paṃcamaṃ brāhmaṇam // 5 // (f. 171r).

Provenance

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

Subjects topical

• Vedanta
• Hindu philosophy
• Philosophy, Indic

Genres

• Commentaries
• Treatises
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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