Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
ISBN-10
1333821581
ISBN-13
9781333821586
Category
Religion
Pages
602
Language
English
Published
2016-10-03
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Author
Arthur Anthony Macdonell

Description

Excerpt from Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vol. 2 Purii-ravas is the name of a hero in a hymn of the Rigveda1 containing a curious dialogue between him and a nymph, Urvaei, an Apsaras. He is also mentioned in the Satapatha Brahmana,2 where several verses of the Rigvedic dialogue find a setting in a continuous story. In the later literature he is recognized as a king.3 His name is perhaps intended in one other passage of the Rigveda.' It is impossible to say whether he is a mythical figure pure and simple, or really an ancient king. His epithet, Aila,5 'descendant of 1915' (a sacrificial goddess), is certainly in favour of the former alternative. 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."

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