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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(e) The Brhatsarvanukramani
The Brhatsarvanukramani (BA) belongs to the Saunakiya
recension of the AV. It consists of eleven patalas which
are further divided into 223 sections'. The first ten
patalas take into account the mantras from the first nineteen
k盲ndas of the AV while the eleventh patala is devoted to the
twentieth k盲nda. Obviously enough, the author has found it
necessary to consider the mantras from more than one k盲nda
2 in one patala虏. At the end of the tenth patala, the words
bhrgvangir盲 brahmeti are repeated. As is customary, such
repetition indicates the end of the book. It, therefore,
appears, that the eleventh patala was added at a later stage
when several hymns from the RV were incorporated into the
AV-samhita to form its twentieth k盲nda. Moreover, it is
clearly stated at the beginning of the eleventh patala that
the rai, darivata and chandas etc. in regard to the suktas
(1) The numbers of sections in which the various patalas are
livided are as follows: Patala 1:25, 2:23, 3:10, 4:25, 5:15, 6:22,
7:18, 8:17, 9:17, 9:23, 10:34 and 11:11.
(2) The division of the AV mantras into the first ten patalas
is as follows:
Patala 1
Patala 2 - Kandas III and IV
K盲ndas I and II, Patala 2
3 鐧� V
F
4 VI
11 VII
6 **
VIII & IX
7 #
X and XI
#
8 12
XII & XIII
"
9 "
XIV to
#
10 **
XVII to
XVI
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