Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 918: Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad
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Title derived from marginal abbreviations.
Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.
13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left and lower right verso.
Dated saṃvat 1636 (1579) (f. 13r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double black lines.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 918
9962528863503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/888033491
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6252886
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a kind of post-Vedic philosophical treatise exploring themes about ritual and sacrifice, and exploring their metaphysical and cultural dimensions and meaning. Presents a narrative about the figure Kauṣītaki and the various rituals he performed, such as the Agnihotra.
In Sanskrit
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad
कौषीतकिब्राह्मणोपनिषद्
Colophon: āraṇyake navamo 'dhyāyaḥ // saṃvat 1636 // āśvinasudi dvitūyāyāṃ kuje likhitau kheti // rāma // (f. 13r).
paper
1 item (13 leaves) : 12 x 31 cm
Agnihotra (Hindu rite)--Early works to 1800
Rites and ceremonies--India--Early works to 1800
Hindu mythology--Early works to 1800
Hindu philosophy--Early works to 1800
Philosophy, Indic--Early works to 1800
Treatises
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--16th century
Manuscripts--India--16th century