The Hymns of The Rgveda

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The Rgveda, the oldest literary record of the Aryan race and the sacred book of the Hindus, has very few authentic translations in English. Most of the translations are only the imitations of interpretations which the mediaeval Hindus, as represented by Sayana, have offered. Griffith`s is the only translation which, though guided by Sayana, ventures to deviate from him widely and frequently. It may be ranked as an independent translation hitherto made in English.

But this century old translation needed re-editing, necessitating a new edition incorporating improvements without disturbing the original. In this edition the Greek letters have been romanized wherever there are references in the footnotes from the Greek language. The system of transcription has been modernized even in regard to Avestan words in the footnotes, following the system of Bartholomae. The complete translation has been published in a single volume for the convenience of the reader. Each and every figure in the index has been duly checked and revised.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ralph T.H. Griffith

Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith born May 25, 1826: son of Rev. R.C. Griffith: educated at Warminster, Uppingham and Queen's College, Oxford: University Boden Sanskrit Scholar: Assistant Master, -Marlborough, 1849-53: Professor of English literature, Benares College, 1854-62: Principal of Benares College, 1863-78: Director of Public Instruction, N.W.P. and Oudh, 1878-85: retired 1885: author of Specimens of Old Indian Poetry, 1852; The Birth of the War-God, 1853; Idylls from the Sanskrit, 1866; Scenes from the Ramayana, 1868; The Ramayana of Valmiki, 1870-75; The Hymns of the Rigveda, 1889-92; The Hymns of the Atharvaveda, 1895-96; The Texts of the White Yajurveda, 1899: founder and editor of the Pandit, a Sanskrit journal, for eight years: C.I.E., 1885. Died 1906

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Title
The Hymns of The Rgveda
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Reprint
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ISBN
9788120800465
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719p.
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