Rig Veda

Rig Veda A Metrically Restored Text With an Introduction and Notes - Harvard Oriental Series

Hardback (06 Feb 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This new edition of the Rgveda, the oldest Indian text in archaic Sanskrit, is the first to present the text (in Roman characters) in its original metrical arrangement and in a form that most closely approximates the pronunciation of the time of its composition. Nevertheless, as all the restorations deviating from the received traditional Samhita text are printed in italics, the traditional text can easily be reconstituted without reference to other editions. This had been sought for over a hundred years, yet a systematic restoration of the whole text has never before been attempted. Added is a study of the meters found in the text, their patterns and anomalies, and an appendix with a detailed discussion of each metrically problematic line.

Book information

ISBN: 9780674769717
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies
Pub date:
DEWEY: 294.59212
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 667
Weight: 1418g
Height: 192mm
Width: 262mm
Spine width: 44mm