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The purpose of this study is to isolate and define the concepts associated with the cow in the Rigveda so as to aid in the overall comprehension of passages wherein terms for ‘cow’ appear. The usual terms for ‘cow’ are aghnya (aghnya), usra, usriya, dhenu, go, vasa, and stari. Together, they occur nearly 700 times in the Rigveda, that is, more frequently than any other animal, and about as frequently as references to Indra, the most ...
The purpose of this study is to isolate and define the concepts associated with the cow in the Rigveda through philological analysis of the cow-terms aghnya, usra, go etc. The subject is dealt with five chapters with a comprehensive analysis