B 22-16(1) Tattvasamīkṣā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 22/16
Title: Tattvasamīkṣā
Dimensions: 27.5 x 5 cm x 95 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Vedānta
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/1636
Remarks:

Reel No. B 22/16

Title Tattvasamīkṣā

Author Vācaspatimiśra

Subject Vedānta

Text Features the earliest commentary on Maṇḍana’s Brahmasiddhi

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material palm- leaf

State damaged at the right margin by breaking

Binding Hole one towards the left

Folios 94

Lines per Folio 4–6

Foliation figures in the left margin of the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4-1636

Manuscript Features

One folio of a Praśastapādabhāṣya manuscript is attached to this Tattvasamīkṣā manuscript.

Excerpts

Beginning

t sattvam iti nātyantāsattā syāt | api ca śuktitve ’nubhūyamāne na dṛṣṭo rajatabhrama

iti niṣprapañcaparamārthe brahmaṇi +++ +++vedane nāsya kiṃ cid agṛhītam astīti kathaṃ prapañcābhāsabhramasaṃbhavaḥ | parasmin punaḥ kathaṃ śūnyam eva brahma | śūnye prapaṃ++ ++ + ++cariityata āha | bhāvo hi yathāvad aprakāśamāno ’dhyastāvidyamānarūpaḥ prakāśata iti | (fol. 30r1–2)

End

na cāprasiddhe brahmaṇi ata evānirūpite tadviṣaye jñāne viṣayarūpādhīnanirūpaṇatvā[j jñā]nasya tatra jñāne niyogaḥ | ++++++++ kriyāsiddhiparo ’thavā | iti matabhedena viniyogāt padānāṃ parasparasaṃbandhapādāmo (!) pahatapāpmā ityāder yā +++++++++ter jñānakriyārthatā idṛg brahma dyamitity (!) evaṃparatā | ataḥ sātatyenā(!) adhigatir na tattve prāṇam arthavādothabuddhivat | (fol. [2]41v5–6 )

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 22/16

Date of Filming 17-09-1970

Exposures 95

Slides S 652/30 – S 662/35

Used Copy Berlin

Type of Film negative

Remarks

• Folios are in disorder, and the exposure of fol. 82v-83r missing in microfilm.
• colour slides S 652/30-S 662/35

Catalogued by DA

Date 2002