Vedic CivilizationRaj Pruthi Vedic civilization is rooted in the culture and traditions of the vedas. The vedas as we know, are the commandments of the God. Hence, Vedic civilization has survived the ravages of time, in spite of successive invasions of the alien civilizations. Limited aims of this book is to compile some of the unique perspectives of Vedic Civilization both at macro and micro levels. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Origins of Vedic Civilization | 5 |
The Aryan Problem | 18 |
Traditional History from the Earliest | 37 |
Vedic Society | 98 |
Vedic Rites | 112 |
Political and Legal Institutions | 116 |
SocialEconomic Conditions | 125 |
Language and Literature | 171 |
The Indus Valley in the Vedic Period | 198 |
Dayananda on Philosophy of the Vedas | 213 |
Little Tradition and Great Tradition | 244 |
Vedic Chronology | 262 |
India and the West | 269 |
How Ancient is the Vedic Tradition? | 277 |
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Common terms and phrases
according Agni Aitareya ancient Arjuna asterism Aśvamedha Aśvins Atharvan Atharvaveda Ayodhya Bharata Bhrigus Brahman Brāhmaṇa called castes chariot connection daughter Dayananda death deity described Druhyus dynasty earth European evidence existence father gods Haihayas heaven hymns important India Indo Indo-European language Indo-Iranian Indra Indus Valley Janamejaya Kanyakubja king kingdom known Krishna Kṣatriya Kshatriya later Vedic linguistic Little Tradition Magadha Mahabharata mantra Manu marriage mentioned Mohenjo-daro Nāgas original home Pańchāla Pāṇḍavas Pargiter passages Paurava performed priest probably Purāņas Puranic Purohita Pūru Rakshasas Rāma Rāmāyaṇa referred regarded religion Ṛg-veda Rig-veda Rigvedic rites ritual river Rudra sacrifice Samaveda Samhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brāhmaṇa scholars Soma sons Sudās Sudāsa Śūdra Taittiriya theory traditional history tribes truth Upanisads valley civilization Varuna Vasishtha Veda Vedic Aryans Vedic civilization Vedic literature Vedic period Vedic texts Vedic tradition verse Viśvāmitra Vratya word Yadavas Yajurveda Yatis yoga