Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1035: Mahāvākyaviveka University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1035: Mahāvākyaviveka are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is © and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title from colophon (f. 3r); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā from colophon (f. 3r). Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1034, Item 1036, Item 1037, Item 1038, Item 1039, Item 1040, Item 1041, Item 1042, Item 1043, Item 1044, and Item 1045. Written in 8-9 lines per leaf. 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. Watermarks on all folios with letter, D, and the word, Son. Dated śaka 1766 (1844) (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1045, f. 3r). Scribe is Nārāyaṇa (f. 3r). 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1035 9963172213503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/897829776 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6317221 Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated as Discourse on the Great utterance; reflection on well known phrases from the Upaniṣads as presented in Madhava's Pañcadaśī, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text. In Sanskrit Mahāvākyaviveka महावाक्यविवेक Mādhava, -1386 Rāmakr̥ṣṇa Rāmakr̥ṣṇa scribe Nārāyaṇa former owner Raṅganātha Marāṭhe (Son of Mayūreśvara) Colophon: iti mahāvākyavivekavyākhyāsamāptā // nārāyaṇena likhitaṃ (f. 3r).

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 1 item (8 leaves) : 14 x 32 cm Formerly owned by Raṅganātha Marāṭhe, son of Mayūreśvara (colophon, Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1045, f. 3r). Advaita Vedanta Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Treatises Commentaries Watermarks Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--19th century