Pinnacles of India's Past: Selections from the Rgveda
Pinnacles of India's Past: Selections from the Rgveda

Author: Walter H. Maurer

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1986-01-01

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9027233861

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The R?gveda is the oldest of the books that comprise the scriptures of Hinduism. While its age cannot be accurately determined, it can be said with reasonable certainty that it must have existed in its present form at least as early as 1000 BC. It consists of 1,028 hymns, arranged, according to the form in which the R?gveda has been transmitted, in ten divisions, called man?d?alas. This volume consists of a selection of hymns, translated into English and annotated, as well as short introductions to the R?gveda as a whole and the different themes around which the selected hymns are grouped, a bibliography, and an index.

Vedica
Vedica

Author: Georges-Jean Pinault

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 295708600X

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This volume is the first in a series dedicated to the important contributions of Prof. Georges-Jean Pinault to Indo-Aryan studies. The book gathers over twenty of his significant publications on Vedic linguistics and etymological problems, both in French and English. It includes complex issues and detailed discussions about phonetics and morphology of both Old Indo-Aryan and Indo-Iranian languages and deals with the etymology of prominent theonyms. It will be of utmost interest to anyone interested in the history of Indo-Aryan languages, Vedic poetics, Indian culture and Proto-Indo-European comparative linguistics.

The Rig Veda
The Rig Veda

Author: Wendy Doniger

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2005-03-31

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0141923989

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The earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European language, the Rig Veda (c. 1200-900 BC) is a collection of over 1,000 individual Sanskrit hymns. A work of intricate beauty, it provides a unique insight into early Indian mythology, religion and culture. This selection of 108 of the hymns, chosen for their eloquence and wisdom, focuses on the enduring themes of creation, sacrifice, death, women, the sacred plant soma and the gods. Inspirational and profound, it provides a fascinating introduction to one of the founding texts of Hindu scripture - an awesome and venerable ancient work of Vedic ritual, prayer, philosophy, legend and faith.