Author(s): ARTHUR ANTHONY MACDONELL
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1917
Language: English
Pages: 263
City: England
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, A Vedic Reader for Students (1917)
Front Matter
Title Page
Printing Details
Preface, pp. v-vii
Table of Contents, pp. ix-x
Introduction
1. Age of the Rigveda, p. xi
2. Origin and Growth of the Collection, p. xii
3. Extent and Divisions of the Rigveda, p. xiii
4. Arrangement of the Rigveda, p. xiv
5. Language, p. xvi
6. Metre, p. xvii
7. Religion of the Rigveda, p. xviii
8. Secular Matter in the Rigveda, p. xxv
9. Literary Merit of the Rigveda, p. xxviii
10. Interpretation, p. xxix
Errata
Vedic Hymns
Agni, p. 1
Savitr, p. 10
Marutas, p. 21
Visnu, p. 30
Dyavaprthivi, p. 36
Indra, p. 41
Rudra, p. 56
Apam Napat, p. 67
Mitra, p. 78
Brhaspati, p. 83
Usas, p. 92
Agni, p. 100
Parjanya, p. 104
Pusan, p. 111
Apas, p. 115
Mitra-Varuna, p. 118
Surya, p. 124
Asvina, p. 128
Varuna, p. 134
Mandukas, p. 141
Visve Devah, p. 147
Soma, p. 152
Funeral Hymn, p. 164
Pitaras, p. 176
Hymn of the Gambler, p. 186
Purusa, p. 195
Ratri, p. 203
Hymn of Creation, p. 207
Yama, p. 212
Vata, p. 216
Vocabulary, p. 221
General Index, p. 257
End of the Book, p. 264