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The Rig Veda : an anthology : one hundred and eight hymns, selected, translated and annotated
Vedas. R̥gveda. English. Selections.
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- Creator
- by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1981
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- Physical Details
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- 343 pages ; 18 cm
- ISBNs
- 0140444025, 9780140444025, 0140449892, 9780140449891
- OCLC
- ocm10072448
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304) and index.
- Translated from the Sanskrit.
- Introduction -- Creation -- Death -- The elements of sacrifice -- The horse sacrifice -- Agni -- Soma -- Indra -- Gods of the storm -- Solar gods -- Sky and earth -- Varuṇa -- Rudra and Viṣṇu -- Realia -- Women -- Incantations and spells -- Appendices