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The present volume is a sequel to my Orion or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas, published in 1893. The estimate of Vedic antiquity then generally current amongst Vedic scholars was based on the assignment of arbitrary period of time to the different strata into which the Vedic literature is divided; and it was believed that the oldest of these strata could not, at the best, be older than 2400 B.C. In my Orion, however, I tried to show that all such ...
The Vedas are the oldest in world literature and have been preserved letter for letter and accent for accent despite the non-development of the art of writing till long years. The Aryan race who produced them are spread all over Europe and western Asia where was there original home and what made them disperse from there? Historians have explored the question, without much convincing results. Their examination is based on linguistic and literary methods, a ...
Indian astronomy was one of the first subjects which attracted the attention of Western scholars after the existence of Sanskrit literature became known to them in the last quarter of the 18 century. There are a number of learned and critical works written by Indologists like William Jones, Colebrooke, Devies, Bailey, Bentley, Whitney, Jacobi, Plunkett, Biot and many more. Some of these works were highly critical of the Indian system and led to several ...
1. Various vernacular editions of the Gita-Rahasya. 2. Publisher’s foreword. 3. Publishers dedication. 4. Opinions of prominent personalities on the Gita, Gita-Rahasya, and Lok. Bal Gangadar Tilak. 5. Mr. Tilak on the Gita-Rahasya. 6. Some information regarding the manuscript of the Gita-Rahasya. 7. Translator’s preface. 8. General rules regarding the translation. 9. Scheme of transliteration of Sanskrit words. 10. Explanation of pictorial map of schools of ...