Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2043: Pañcamāraṇyaka
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Title from colophon (f. 52v); alternate title Āraṇyaka from cover page (f. 1r).
Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.
53 leaves foliated 1-53, upper left and lower right verso.
Watermarks of a floral design near the end of the manuscript, possibly part of a coat of arms.
Scribe is Bhāskara Dāḍekara (f. 52v).
Dated śaka 1741 (1819) (f. 52v).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2043
9970784403503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/956712121
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/7078440
Canonical Hindu text deals with symbolic interpretation of the Vedic sacrifice and functions as an ancient commentary on Vedic hymns and as a ritual manual.
In Sanskrit
Pañcamāraṇyaka
पञ्चमारण्यक
scribe
Dāḍekara, Bhāskara
Colophon: iti paṃcamāraṇyakaṃ samāptaṃ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // (f. 52v).
paper
1 item (53 leaves) : 10 x 21 cm
Sacrifice--Hinduism
Rites and ceremonies--India
Manuals (instructional materials)
Hymns (documents)
Commentaries
Watermarks
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century
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