The Rig Veda: An Anthology : One Hundred and Eight Hymns, Selected, Translated and AnnotatedWendy Doniger The 'Rig Veda' (c. 1200 - 900 BC), a collection of more than 1,000 hymns, represents the first extensive composition in any Indo-European language. Fraught with paradox, the hymns are meant ‘to puzzle, to surprise, to trouble the mind’, writes Professor O |
Contents
I | 22 |
II | 23 |
III | 25 |
IV | 26 |
V | 29 |
VI | 33 |
VII | 34 |
IX | 37 |
LXVI | 177 |
LXVII | 179 |
LXVIII | 182 |
LXIX | 186 |
LXX | 187 |
LXXI | 189 |
LXXII | 190 |
LXXIII | 193 |
X | 41 |
XI | 43 |
XII | 46 |
XIII | 52 |
XIV | 54 |
XV | 55 |
XVI | 57 |
XVII | 59 |
XVIII | 61 |
XIX | 62 |
XX | 64 |
XXII | 66 |
XXIII | 68 |
XXIV | 70 |
XXV | 71 |
XXVI | 85 |
XXVII | 87 |
XXVIII | 89 |
XXIX | 93 |
XXX | 97 |
XXXI | 99 |
XXXIII | 101 |
XXXIV | 104 |
XXXV | 108 |
XXXVI | 110 |
XXXVII | 112 |
XXXVIII | 115 |
XXXIX | 117 |
XL | 119 |
XLI | 121 |
XLIII | 124 |
XLIV | 126 |
XLV | 128 |
XLVI | 131 |
XLVII | 132 |
XLVIII | 134 |
XLIX | 137 |
L | 139 |
LI | 141 |
LII | 146 |
LIII | 148 |
LIV | 151 |
LV | 156 |
LVI | 158 |
LVII | 159 |
LVIII | 160 |
LIX | 163 |
LX | 165 |
LXI | 167 |
LXIII | 172 |
LXIV | 174 |
LXV | 175 |
LXXV | 194 |
LXXVI | 195 |
LXXVII | 198 |
LXXVIII | 199 |
LXXIX | 201 |
LXXX | 203 |
LXXXI | 204 |
LXXXII | 206 |
LXXXIII | 209 |
LXXXIV | 211 |
LXXXV | 212 |
LXXXVI | 215 |
LXXXVII | 216 |
LXXXVIII | 217 |
LXXXIX | 219 |
XC | 221 |
XCI | 224 |
XCII | 225 |
XCIII | 229 |
XCIV | 231 |
XCV | 232 |
XCVII | 235 |
XCVIII | 236 |
XCIX | 239 |
C | 242 |
CI | 245 |
CII | 247 |
CIII | 250 |
CIV | 252 |
CV | 256 |
CVI | 257 |
CVII | 264 |
CVIII | 267 |
CIX | 275 |
CX | 277 |
CXII | 283 |
CXIII | 285 |
CXIV | 287 |
CXV | 288 |
CXVI | 289 |
CXVII | 290 |
CXVIII | 291 |
CXIX | 292 |
CXXI | 296 |
CXXII | 299 |
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CXXV | 305 |
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The Rig Veda: An Anthology : One Hundred and Eight Hymns, Selected ... Wendy Doniger No preview available - 1981 |
Common terms and phrases
Aditi Agastya Agni ancient Angirases Asura Asvins Atharva Veda Atri bird birth body born Brahmin Bṛhaspati bull butter cattle chariot child cows creation creatures darkness dawn dead deeds demons divine drink drop of Soma eagle embryo enemy evil father fire flow for Indra Gandharva give goddess gods heart heaven heroes honey horses husband hymn immortal Indra supreme inspired invoked JAOS killed king magic Maruts metaphor milk mortal mother Mudgala myth mythology night Norman Brown NOTES oblation offering Parjanya path Penguin perhaps plants poet praise priest Purūravas Pūşan racehorse rain realm of space refer Rgveda riches Rig Veda ritual Rudra sacred sacrifice sages Sarama Savitr seed shines sky and earth Soma speak speech Sūryā Urvaśi Varuna Vasistha Vedic verse Vişnu Vrsākapi Vrtra W. D. O'Flaherty waters wife wish woman womb worshipper WZKM Yama Yami yoked ZDMG