Manuscript Identifiers

Collection:UPenn Ms. Coll. 390
Item:2367
Repository:Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Institution:University of Pennsylvania
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catalog:Poleman
Item:964

Contents

Work 1

   Work 1.1

   Locus:ff. 1-[III]35v (complete)
   Author:śaṃkarafl. 700

      Work 1.1.1

      Locus:ff. [III]1-[III]35v (complete)
      Part:Chapter III
      Cover rubric:śrīgītābhāṣyatritīyodhyāyaḥ prārabhaḥ || ca ||
      Incipit: f. [III]1v:
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || śrīsarasvatyai namaḥ || śrīgurubhyo namaḥ || śrībhāgīrarthīviśveś{va}rabhairavāya namaḥ || śāstrasapa pravṛttinivrtiviṣayabhūte dve buddhī bhagavatā
(ad BhG. 3.1)
      Final rubric: f. [III]35v:
iti śrīśāṃkare bhagavadgītābhāṣye sanyāsayogo nāma tṛtīyodhyāyaḥ ||3|| || śrībhāgīrathīviśveśvarabhairavārpaṇam astu || ca || || ca || ||

      Work 1.1.2

      Locus:ff. [IV]1 [IV]46 (complete)
      Part:Chapter IV
      Incipit: f. [IV]1v:
...
Note: opening praises same as above; then immediately goes into Bhg. 4.1 continuing into Sankara's commentary beginning:
yo 'yaṃ yogo 'dhyāyadvayenokto ...
      Final rubric: f. [IV]46v:
Note: 46 fol. for chapter 4; after final colophon and praise (same as above); is added the following gloss of chapter, or perhaps a "title" -- meant as an addition to the colophon:
2 brahmārpaṇayogo0 ...

      Work 1.1.3

      Locus:ff. [V]1 [V]31 (complete)
      Part:chapter V
      Final rubric: f. [V]31v:
Note: ends same as III, with addition at the end; again, meant as an addition to the colophon, although surrounded by decorative text: " || ca || " on either side:
saṃnyāsayogo 3 | ca ||
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.4

      Locus:ff. [VI]1-[VI]39 (complete)
      Part:chapter VI
      Final rubric: f. [VI]39v:
... 1 abhyāsayogo ...
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.5

      Locus:ff. [VII]1-[VII]20 (complete)
      Part:chapter VII
      Final rubric: f. [VII]20v:
iti sśībhagavadgītāsūpaniZatsu bhāZye śaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛte matprasūti 3 hariḥ oṃ0 | paramahaṃsayogo nāma saptamodhyāyaḥ || 7 ||
Note: 3 hariH oM* | paramahaMsa* is added to the colophon; praise portion as above.
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.6

      Locus:ff. [VIII]1-[VIII]10 (complete)
      Part:chapter VIII
      Final rubric: f. [V]20v:
... 2 akṣaraparabrahma0 ...
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.7

      Locus:ff. [IX]1-[IX]24 (complete)
      Part:chapter IX
      Final rubric: f. [IX]24v:
... 2 hariḥ oṃ0 rājavidyārājaguhyayogānāma0 ...
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.8

      Locus:ff. [X]1-[X]22 (complete)
      Part:chapter X
      Final rubric: f. [X]22v:
... vibhūtiyogo nāma ...
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.9

      Locus:ff. [XI]1-[XI]37 (complete)
      Part:chapter XI
      Final rubric: f. [XI]37v:
... viśvarūpadarśano nāma ...
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

      Work 1.1.10

      Locus:ff. [XII]1-[XII]20 (complete)
      Part:chapter XII
      Final rubric: f. [XII]20v:
iti śrībhagavadgītābhāṣye śaṃkarabhagavataḥ vṛte bhaktiyogo nāma dvādaśodyāyaḥ || śrībhāgīrabhīviśveśvarabhairavārpaṇamastu || || || oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya || ca ||
Note: No final title pages as per other chapters.
      Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

   Work 1.2

   Locus:??? (complete)
   Author:kṛṣṇa dvaipāyana vyāsa
   Title:mahābhārata
   Part:bhagavadgītā adhyāyas 3-12
   Incipit: f. [I]7v ll. 5-7:
(BhG. 3.1)
   Language:Sanskrit in Devanagari script

Physical description

Form:folia
Material:paper
Extent:289
Dimension:13.9 x 26.5 cm
Foliation:Chapters are individually folliated.
formula: III: 1-35; IV: 1-46; V: 1-31; VI: 1-39; VII: 1-20; VIII: 20; IX: 24; X: 22; XII: 37; XII: 18
Condition:good
Binding: two wooden plates: top piece: 29cm x 13.5cm -- covered in paper w. text on outside, in side written "zrI" in bold letters" bottom: 25cm x 14.5 cm
Layout:MUla and bhASya are continuous with the mUla being highlighted in red powder.

Decoration

Color:Mistakes covered over with yellow. Orange powder rubbed in over colophons, numbers, many verses, and many phrases.
Border:??? ???f. 1v???:
???
Illustration:??? ???f. 1v???:
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History

Origin:not given not given
Acquisition: (David Nelson (2000: 203)) describes the acquisition of the Sanskrit manuscripts in the University of Pennsylvania Library as follows:

“ The University of Pennsylvania Library possesses a collection of almost 3,300 Indic manuscripts, the largest such collection in the Western hemisphere. While the vast majority of these manuscripts are from India, there are also a number of manuscripts from Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.

Some of the manuscripts had been acquired in chance fashion by the Library and the University Museum before 1930, but in that year, at the request of Professor W. Norman Brown (1892-1975), Provost Josiah Penniman provided a sum of money to purchase Indic manuscripts. Shortly thereafter he obtained a donation from the late Mr. John Gribbel. Substantial contributions from Dr. Charles W. Burr, the Faculty Research Fund, and the Cotton Fund soon followed. The bulk of the manuscripts are the result of purchases made using these funds in India, between 1930 and 1935, under the direction of Professor W. Norman Brown. ”

Subject headings

SubjectLC:Mahābhārata.
SubjectLC:Manuscripts, Sanskrit -- 18th century.
SubjectLC:Manuscripts -- India -- 18th century.

Facsimile

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Transcription

parvan 6:
aDyAya 26:
Commentary:
f. [III]1:
śrīgītābhāṣyatritīyodhyāyaḥ prārabhaḥ || ca ||
f. [III]1v:
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || śrīsarasvatyai namaḥ || śrīgurubhyo namaḥ || śrībhāgīrarthīviśveś{va}rabhairavāya namaḥ || śāstrasapa pravṛttinivrtiviṣayabhūte dve buddhī bhagavatā ...
(ad BhG. 3.1) f. [III]35v:
iti śrīśāṃkare bhagavadgītābhāṣye sanyāsayogo nāma tṛtīyodhyāyaḥ ||3|| || śrībhāgīrathīviśveśvarabhairavārpaṇam astu || ca || || ca || || aDyAya 27:
Commentary:
f. [IV]1v:
...
Note: opening praises same as above; then immediately goes into Bhg. 4.1 continuing into Sankara's commentary beginning:
yo 'yaṃ yogo 'dhyāyadvayenokto ... ...
f. [IV]46v:
Note: 46 fol. for chapter 4; after final colophon and praise (same as above); is added the following gloss of chapter, or perhaps a "title" -- meant as an addition to the colophon:
2 brahmārpaṇayogo0 ... aDyAya 28:
Commentary:
f. [V]31v:
...
Note: ends same as III, with addition at the end; again, meant as an addition to the colophon, although surrounded by decorative text: " || ca || " on either side:
saṃnyāsayogo 3 | ca || aDyAya 29:
Commentary:
f. [VI]39v:
... 1 abhyāsayogo ... aDyAya 30:
Commentary:
f. [VII]20v:
iti sśībhagavadgītāsūpaniZatsu bhāZye śaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛte matprasūti 3 hariḥ oṃ0 | paramahaṃsayogo nāma saptamodhyāyaḥ || 7 ||
Note: 3 hariH oM* | paramahaMsa* is added to the colophon; praise portion as above.
aDyAya 31:
Commentary:
f. [V]10v:
... 2 akṣaraparabrahma0 ... aDyAya 32:
Commentary:
f. [IX]1:
f. [IX]24v:
... 2 hariḥ oṃ0 rājavidyārājaguhyayogānāma0 ... aDyAya 33:
Commentary:
f. [X]1:
f. [X]22v:
... vibhūtiyogo nāma ... aDyAya 34:
Commentary:
f. [XI]1:
f. [XI]37v:
... viśvarūpadarśano nāma ... aDyAya 35:
Commentary:
f. [XII]1:
f. [XII]20v:
iti śrībhagavadgītābhāṣye śaṃkarabhagavataḥ vṛte bhaktiyogo nāma dvādaśodyāyaḥ || śrībhāgīrabhīviśveśvarabhairavārpaṇamastu || || || oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya || ca ||
Note: No final title pages as per other chapters.
Record revised:September 2010