Rig-Veda-Sanhita: The Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans, Volume 1Friedrich Max Müller Trübner, 1869 - 263 pages |
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Page xxvii
... short vowels instead of the long ones of the San- hitâ , even in cases where the long vowels are justified by the rules of the Vedic language . It is certain , in fact , that neither the Pada nor the Sanhitâ text , as we now possess ...
... short vowels instead of the long ones of the San- hitâ , even in cases where the long vowels are justified by the rules of the Vedic language . It is certain , in fact , that neither the Pada nor the Sanhitâ text , as we now possess ...
Page xxxii
... short of a critical sacrilege . Why Sayana does not explain these hymns , I con- * The earliest interpretation of the name Vâlakhilya is found in the Taittirîya - âranyaka i . 23. We are told that Pragâpati created the world , and in ...
... short of a critical sacrilege . Why Sayana does not explain these hymns , I con- * The earliest interpretation of the name Vâlakhilya is found in the Taittirîya - âranyaka i . 23. We are told that Pragâpati created the world , and in ...
Page xxxv
... short a . In order to appreciate what is implied by this special quotation , it is necessary to have a clear insight into the mechanism of the Prâtisâkhya . Its chief object is to bring under general categories the changes which the ...
... short a . In order to appreciate what is implied by this special quotation , it is necessary to have a clear insight into the mechanism of the Prâtisâkhya . Its chief object is to bring under general categories the changes which the ...
Page xxxvi
... short a , even if followed by other consonants besides y or v , may be elided , but the other con- ditions must be fulfilled , i . e . the short a must be light , and the vowel of the next syllable must again be light . Thus the Sanhitâ ...
... short a , even if followed by other consonants besides y or v , may be elided , but the other con- ditions must be fulfilled , i . e . the short a must be light , and the vowel of the next syllable must again be light . Thus the Sanhitâ ...
Page xxxix
... short a ; and it proves à fortiori , that the hymn in which that irregular short a occurs , formed at that time part of the Vedic canon . I confess I feel sometimes frightened by the stringency of this argument , and I should like to ...
... short a ; and it proves à fortiori , that the hymn in which that irregular short a occurs , formed at that time part of the Vedic canon . I confess I feel sometimes frightened by the stringency of this argument , and I should like to ...
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abhí accent ádhi Aditi áditih Âdityas adjective agne Agni ancient ánu Anushtubh applied arushá Aryaman Asvins Aufr Benfey Bollensen called chariot cloud cows Daksha dawn deity derived diváh doubt earth enemies epithet explained Gâyatrî give gods Greek heaven horses hymns Indra índrah íti kaná LANGLOIS lengthened light M. M. vol Mandala marutah Maruts meaning metre note¹ occurs originally pâda Pada text pári passages praise Prâtisâkhya prayer Professor Aufrecht Professor Kuhn Professor Roth rain Rig-veda sacrifice sáh sám Sandhi Sanhitâ text Sanskrit sárdhas Savitar Sâyana semivowels sense short syllable Soma strength strong Sûtra svadháyâ synizesis tám tát thee thou translate Trishtubh tvâ tvám úpa utá váhnih vâm Varuna Veda Vedic Vedic poets Verse viii Vishnu vowel vríshâ vríshan vríshanam Vritra wealth Wilson words worship yáh yát Zeitschrift