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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be called of the svar膩t type鹿鲁.
We find that the AV contains many rks which are
identical with those in the RV. But the ascription to a
seer is usually different in the case of the AV-mantras.
Such instances are noted below in tabular form
14.
AV
seer
RV
seer
I.4.1-4 Sindhudvipa
I.5-6
Sindhudvipa
= X.9
- I.23.16-19 Medh盲tithi Kanva
Sindhudvipa, Ambari峁
or Trisira Tv盲stra
11 I.20.4
Atharvan
= X.152.1
S盲so Bh盲dadvaja
1.21.11 Atharvan
- X.152
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I.22.4 * Brahman
I.50.12
Praska峁噕a K膩峁噕a
(13) Cf. Pingala's Chandahsutra i11.59-60: Unadhikena ekena
nicrd-bh奴rijau. dvabhyam virad-svar膩 jau.
(14) This information is adapted from the foot-notes given
by Rama Gopal in his edition of the Brhatsarv膩nukramani.
The mantras in the AV which vary considerably from those
of the RV are marked with an asterisk (*).
(11) The metre of this verse is said to be nierd-anu峁up
in the Asvalavana Anukramani (AA); whereas it is called
only anustup here. In fact it belongs to the nierd
variety as there is one syllable less in b
(12) The wording of the first verse differs from that of
the RV slightly.
