A Vedic Reader for Students (Classic Reprint)

Arthur Anthony Macdonell

ISBN 10: 1528253671 / ISBN 13: 9781528253673

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Vedic Reader for Students (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528253671
• ISBN 13: 9781528253673
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Explore the ancient voice of Varuna through a concise, classroom-friendly edition that blends text with clear explanations.

This edition highlights the Varuna hymn from vii.86, offering a focused look at the deity’s role, the surrounding questions of sin and forgiveness, and how the poem conveys dialogue between worshiper and god. It also situates Varuna within a broader Indo-Iranian context, including Connections to other mythologies and linguistic ideas, all in accessible language.

Readers will encounter practical notes on translation choices, word origins, and key terms, along with metre and wordplay that illuminate how the original Sanskrit shapes the hymn’s meaning. The text discusses how Varuna is portrayed as both powerful and gracious, and how the speaker interacts with him in a spirit of inquiry and reverence.

• Clear overview of Varuna’s character and role in this hymn, including themes of forgiveness and divine justice.
• Guided analysis of important words and phrases, with attention to their etymology and usage.
• Notes on metre, rhythm, and poetic devices that inform translation and interpretation.
• Contextual links to related gods and cross-cultural parallels within the Indo-Iranian tradition.

Ideal for students of Sanskrit, Indology, or readers seeking a focused, accessible entry into Vedic poetry and its interpreters.

About the Author

About the Author:

"Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1854 - 1930), 7th of Lochgarry, was a noted Sanskrit scholar.

Macdonell was born in India and educated at Gottingen University, then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships (for German, Sanskrit, and Chinese). He graduated with classical honours in 1880 and was appointed Taylorian Teacher of German at Oxford. In 1883 he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Leipzig, and then became Deputy Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford in 1888, and Boden Professor of Sanskrit in 1899.

Macdonell edited various Sanskrit texts, wrote a grammar, compiled a dictionary, published a work on Vedic Mythology, and a wrote a history of Sanskrit." (Quote from wikipedia.org)