Prolegomena on Metre and Textual History of the Rgveda
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ISBN | 8120809866 |
Pages | 520 |
Language: | English |
Product Code: | 1 |
Size(in cm): | 9.0" X 5.7" cm |
Weight(in grams): | 705(approx) |
Description:
CONTENTS
Translator's Note vii
Preface
xi
Chapter 1. The Prosody of the Rgveda 1-180
Prefatory remarks: The Pada, Metre and Rhythm, Veda and Avesta 1-7
I. The Eight-Syllabled pada and the Metres Gayatri, Anustubh, and Pankti Formed from it 7-39
II. The Eleven-syllabled and the Twelve-syllabled Pada. THe Tristubh and the Jagati metres 39-92
III. The Five-syllabled Pada and the Metre Dvipada Viraj 92-95
IV. Combinations of Padas of Different Types in one and the same stanza 95-114
1. Gayatri-and Jagati-Padas 95
2. Combinations of four-syllabled padas 107
3. Other types of combinations of different kinds of Padas in the same stanza 111
V. Formation of Strophes and Composite hymns 114-134
VI. Hymns in Variuos Metres 134-147
VII. Hymns with irregularly Constructed stanzas
147-179
Chapter 2. The Arrangement of the Samhita 181-256
I. The Family Books (II-VII) and the Soma Book (IX) 181-197
II. The Eighth Book 198-206
III. The First Book 207-215
IV. The Tenth Book 216-236
V. The Ten Mandalas and the Samhita
237-256
Chapter 3. The Rk-text and the Text of the Later Samhitas and the Brahmanas
257-344
Chapter 4. The Orthoepic Diaskeuasis
345-452
Chapter 5. The Sakala-and the Vaskala-Sakha
453-472
Chapter 6. The Rk-text and the Sutra-Literature
473-493
Indices 495-509
I. Subject Index 495-498
II. Word Index 499-501
III. Index of Passages 502-509
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