1700–1850

Iśāvāsya

ms_coll_390item_1171 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Upaniṣad Literature Vedic Literature
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1171
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

This manuscript of Īśopaniṣad and its Mahīdhara's commentary called Vedadīpa . The commentary also called as Īśāvāsyopaniṣadbhāṣya or Īśopaniṣadbhāṣya. Upaniṣad belongs to the vājasaneyī school of the Yajur Veda. It is the last chapter of the vājasaneyīsaṃhitā. Though it is the smallest of all the upaniṣad consisting of eighteen short verses only. The manuscript contains 15 verses and its commentary. Subject of the upaniṣad is those who understand the Self and attaining final release. It is written in 11 lines per leaf. 7 leaves are foliated 1–7, upper left and lower right verso. The manuscript is complete but text is incomplete. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases, as well as verse dividers and metrical accents on the root text, highlighted in red.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Iśāvāsya
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1171
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Upaniṣad Literature, Vedic Literature, Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy, Darśanaśāstra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Upaniṣad Literature Vedic Literature Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy Darśanaśāstra.