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Grassmann's "Wörterbuch des rig-veda" (dictionary of rig-veda)
a milestone in the study of vedic sanskrit
pp. 353-361
Abstract
The RV, translated literally as "the knowledge of the hymns of praise", is the oldest literary monument of the Indian language. It contains 1,028 hymns (s¯ukt¯as), that are distributed among ten books or song cycles (man.d.al¯as) according to clearly recognisable principles. The division into ten books is not coincidental. Books II–VII, the so-called family books, stem from important families of poets. man.d.al¯a IXcontains mainly songs to Soma.
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Published in:
Russ Steve, Liesen Jörg (2011) From Past to Future: Graßmann's Work in Context: Graßmann Bicentennial Conference, September 2009. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 353-361
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0346-0405-5_31
Full citation:
Kozianka Maria (2011) „Grassmann's "Wörterbuch des rig-veda" (dictionary of rig-veda): a milestone in the study of vedic sanskrit“, In: S. Russ & J. Liesen (eds.), From Past to Future: Graßmann's Work in Context, Dordrecht, Springer, 353–361.