The vision of the Vedic poets / by J. Gonda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonda, J. (Jan), 1905-1991.

Series:

Disputationes Rheno-Trajectinae

Disputationes Rheno-Trajectinae ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vedic language--Semantics.

Vedic language.

Vedas--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Vedas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

The Hague : Mouton, 1963.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

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

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9783110908923

3110908921

OCLC:

843205563