Author: H. H. Wilson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-22
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780331688184
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Excerpt from Rig-Veda Sanhita A Collection of Ancient Hindu Hymns, Constituting the Second Ashtaka, or Book, of the Rig-Veda; The Oldest Authority for the Religious and Social Institutions of the Hindus, Translated From the Original Sanskrit The publication Of the text of the second division Of the Eig Veda, by Professor Muller, affords safe authority for the continuance of the translation, which is therefore now Offered to the public, under the same liberal patronage of the Court Of Directors of the east-india Company under which the pre ceding volume appeared, and Without which it would probably have been withheld from the press: little interest in the work having been manifested in this country, however indispensable the Vedas may be to an accurate knowledge of the religious Opinions of the ancient world, and of the primaeval institu tions of the Hindus. 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.
