The Vision of Vedic Poets.
Title:
The Vision of Vedic Poets.
Author:
Gonda, J.
ISBN:
9783110908923
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (376 pages)
Series:
Disputationes Rheno-Trajectinae ; v.8
Disputationes Rheno-Trajectinae
Contents:
I. Introduction -- II. Dhīḥ in the Ṛgveda -- III. Dhītiḥ in the Ṛgveda -- IV. The verb dhī- in the Ṛgveda -- V. The adjective dhīra- in the Ṛgveda -- VI. Some compounds and derivatives -- VII. The relevant occurrences in the Atharvaveda -- VIII. The terms dhīḥ, dhītiḥ, dhīraḥ in the other saṃhitās and the brāhmaṇāḥ -- IX. Dhīḥ, dhīraḥ etc. in the Upaniṣads -- X. The Iranian cognates -- XI. Light -- XII. Some notes on the function of the "heart" -- XIII. Dhyānam -- XIV. Some notes on Buddhist ideas on "vision" -- XV. Pratibhā -- XVI. The root ven- -- Index of Sanskrit words -- General index -- Index of the main text-places discussed.
Abstract:
This book is primarily intended to be an Investigation into the Meaning and Religious significance of the important Vedic term dhi, which has been variously and often inadequately translated.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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