India: the Quest for NationhoodLalvani Publishing House, 1967 - 206 pages |
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Page 11
... Vedic Age ( c . 1500-900 B.C. ) . Vedic Literature is made up princi- pally of the four Vedas - Rig Veda , Sama Veda , Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda . These Vedas are also called Samhitas or Collec- tions : they were books of Knowledge ...
... Vedic Age ( c . 1500-900 B.C. ) . Vedic Literature is made up princi- pally of the four Vedas - Rig Veda , Sama Veda , Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda . These Vedas are also called Samhitas or Collec- tions : they were books of Knowledge ...
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... Veda prayed and offered sacrifices for a long life , freedom from disease , wealth , abundance of food and drink , success in war , many sons who would be great heroes . The foundation of social life in Rig Vedic times was the ...
... Veda prayed and offered sacrifices for a long life , freedom from disease , wealth , abundance of food and drink , success in war , many sons who would be great heroes . The foundation of social life in Rig Vedic times was the ...
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... Veda it would appear that there existed the custom of girls normally marrying long after they had reached puberty ; further that marriages , in some instances at least , were love marriages . There ... Veda Pre - Historic and Vedic India 15.
... Veda it would appear that there existed the custom of girls normally marrying long after they had reached puberty ; further that marriages , in some instances at least , were love marriages . There ... Veda Pre - Historic and Vedic India 15.
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PREHISTORIC AND VEDIC INDIA | 5 |
THE UPANISHADS AND THE VEDANTA | 17 |
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