Nomenclature of The Vedas

Nomenclature of The Vedas

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Synopsis

With elaborate notes on legends of the Vedas, the book attempts to study various aspects of the Vedas. It presents a detailed study of Indian traditionalists on the Vedic literature, beginning from Veda Vyasa to Sāyana and other Ācāryas including modern saint-scholars. It also views researches of the Western scholars and historians who have critically studied various aspects of the Vedic corpus. It conducts an in-depth exploration of the commentaries on the Vedas, focusing on noted traditional Vedic commentators like Yāska, Jaimini, Kumārila Bhatta, Sāyana and Mahidhara, as also the modern Indian commentators including Swāmi Dayānanda, S.D. Satavalekar, Sri Aurobindo, Devi Chand, Sriram Sharma and the Western commentators like H.H. Wilson, F. Max Muller, R. Roth, A. Weber, W.D. Whitney, A.B. Keith, and R.T.H. Griffith. The volume deliberates on definition of the Vedas, division of the Vedas and various shākhās of the five Samhitās as well as a list of Samhitās, Brāhmanas, Āranyaka, and Upanishad that are extant. It delves into details of the Rigvedic Mandalas and the Yajurveda, Sāmaveda, and Atharvaveda with reference to their subject matter, divisions and even their cultural value. It also examines the phenomenon of oral tradition, especially in conveying the Vedas and secret of preserving the Vedas – Vedic chanting. It has numerous illustrations that include maps, charts and pictures.