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 2a - The nature of the Parisistas (of the Atharvaveda)
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. Var盲hamihira quotes AVP 64.8.9-10.3 in the
40 Utp膩talak峁峁嘺. He has borrowed much from the AVP and has
41 named some adhyayas according to the names of the Parisistas.
42 S膩ya峁嘺 refers to the AVP at about 55 places in his
commentary on the AV and Hemadri refers to them at about 25
places in the Vratakhandas, Danakhanda and Paris臈峁kha峁囜笉a
of his Caturvarga-Cintamani
43 It seems as if the Parisistas cared more for kings and
princes and their welfare. The precedence given to the royal
ceremonies is quite natural in view of the fact that the AVP
were meant to be a hand-book for the Atharvan who was
essentially the chaplain of the king. We find many references
in the Parisi峁as to kings, their officials, their army,
their duties etc. In spite of the great importance attached
to kings and their ceremonies, the AVP bears a strong
(39)
啶呧ぅ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距う啷囙し啷� 啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶むた啶侧啷嵿く啶む啷� 啶ぞ啶掂啶ぞ啶｀た 啶椸ぞ啶啶｀た 啶ぞ啶班啶灌じ啷嵿お啶む啶ぞ啶︵-
啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶す啶距う啷嵿く啷佮い啶距え啶� 啶嗋啶ㄠじ啶距う啶啶むぞ啶ㄠた, 啶う啷� 啶椸啶班え啷嵿ぅ啷� 啶� 啶啷嵿く啶む
啶むい啷嵿じ啶班啶掂え啶距ざ啶むぎ啶苦い啷嵿く啷佮啷嵿く啶む 啶う啶た 啶ぐ啶苦ざ啶苦し啷嵿啷囙し啷� 啶く啶む 啷�
( [atha sarv膩de峁 艣膩ntilacyate| m膩vy膩峁噄 g膩y墨峁噄 b膩rhaspaty膩d-
t膩ni mah膩dyut膩ni 膩unas膩damut膩ni, yad granthe na pa峁環yate
tatsarvan膩艣atamityucyate yadapi pari艣i峁ａ弓e峁 payate |
(] 40) Brhatsamhita, 46.83-98. These verses are ascribed
therein to Raiputra.
(41) Cf. Rahuc膩ra (5), Ketuc膩ra (11), Kurmavibh膩ga (14),
Grahayuddha (17), Sadyov峁涐梗峁璱lak峁峁嘺 (38), Sandhyalak峁峁嘺
(30), Digdahalaksana (31), Bhumikampalak峁峁嘺 (32),
Ulk膩lak峁峁嘺 (33), Parive峁laksana (34), Nirghatalaksana
(39), Utp盲talaksana (46) and Pusyasnana (48).
(42) The references are only to AVP 2 to 37.
(43) Cf. Bolling and Nerelein, op. cit., pp. 645-6.
