Essay name: Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study)
Author:
B. R. Modak
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
The essay studies the ancillary literature of the Atharva-Veda with special reference to the Parisistas. It does so by understanding the socio-cultural and philosophical aspects of ancient Indian life. The Atharvaveda addresses encompasses all practical aspects of life from health and prosperity to rituals and sorcery.
Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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XIX.49.5; XX. 117.3. Most of the other ancillary works
usually refer only to the 18 k盲ndas of the AV-samhita.
The Dantyosthavidhi is written in anustubh stanzas
25 but the metre is often loose This metrical looseness
seems to have been, in most cases, due to the necessity of
including particular words in a stanza.
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螕螣螞螘螕螒 螔
(25) 1.3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11; II.3,4,5,6,7,8.
