Lanterna Rally

Author: Rajendralala Mitra

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-05-03

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780365737315

Excerpt from The Gopatha Brahmana of the Atharva Veda: In the Original Sanskrit Alike in interest and in extent, the Atharra is the least im portant of the four Vedas. It has none of the halo of that remote antiquity which recommends the Rig Veda to the earnest attention of the scholar, the historian, and the philo sopher and its subjects are of a character which cannot but place it in subordination to the other works of the class to which it belongs. The Rig deals in matters which are original, and stamped with the seal of the most primitive simplicity; the Atharva follows it almost as. An expounder. In extent, the Sanhitas of the Rig, the Yajush, and the Sf'una are considerably more elaborate, comprising, according to the Vziyu Purana, and verses respectively; whereas that of the latter has only 5910 verses The Charanrwyaha givesa greater number of richas to the first; while the mss. Available make the last even smaller. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.