Iśāvāsya
ms_coll_390item_1171 · University of Pennsylvania
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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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| 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 |