Rig Veda: A Metrically Restored Text with an Introduction and Notes | Edited by Barend A. Van Nooten and Gary B. Holland

Barend A. Van Nooten; Gary B. Holland

ISBN 10: 9359449539 / ISBN 13: 9789359449531

Published by Dev Books, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rig Veda: A Metrically Restored Text with an Introduction and Notes | Edited by Barend A. Van Nooten and Gary B. Holland
• Publisher: Dev Books
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9359449539
• ISBN 13: 9789359449531
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This new edition of the Rigveda, the oldest Indian text in archaic Sanskrit, is the first to present the text (in Roman characters) in its original metrical arrangement and in a form that most closely approximates the pronunciation of the time of its composition. Nevertheless, as all the restorations deviating from the received traditional Samhita text are printed in italics, the traditional text can easily be reconstituted without reference to other editions. This had been sought for over a hundred years, yet a systematic restoration of the whole text has never before been attempted. Added is a study of the meters found in the text, their patterns and anomalies, and an appendix with a detailed discussion of each metrically problematic line.