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Subject(s)

• Hinduism—Doctrines—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Religious life—Hinduism—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Vedanta—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Persian—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Summary note

A Persian translation of the Yogavāsiṣṭha (possibly an abridged version); missing 18 leaves at the beginning and an unknown number of leaves at the end, although most of the last chapter appears to be present.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title supplied by cataloger, according to Rieu, I, 61.
• On front cover: Label reading "413" in Arabic script.
• On spine: Label reading "Jūg" in Arabic script.
• Rieu lists two Persian translations of abridgments of the Yogavāsiṣṭha (Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, I, 61); however, it is unclear if the present ms. corresponds to either of them.
• Physical description: 23 lines per page; written in naskh on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Catchwords; some marginal corrections and notes. Incorrectly bound: should be ordered fol. 232-267, 1-231 (according to foliation in Arabic script, 19-291). Incomplete at beginning and end. Fol. 1, 260-261, 267 are replacements on blue glazed, laid European paper by a different hand in shikastah. Fol. 47-48 are replacements on modern paper, but never filled in, resulting in a lacuna in the text. Lacuna of two leaves after fol. 244. Extensive water damage, but text still legible; edges dog-eared. Numerous paper repairs, resulting in occasional loss of text.
• Incipit (as extant on fol. 232a): و ناخوشى نىارد و نىز چون عجوزى فرتوت و دست و پا از حرکت باز مانده باشد که با وجود آن مىخواهد که اصول رقص کند

Binding note

Full light brown leather with simple tooled geometric design and fillets; white pastedowns.

Language note

Persian.

OCLC

733527842

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