Section III : Appendices
| 8. Misinterpretations Of Rigvedic History |
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The Rigveda, as we have seen in this book, contains a veritable treasury of information which sheds light on the early history of the Vedic Aryans, and of the Indo-Europeans as a whole. But why, inspite of the fact that the Rigveda has been a subject of historical study for nearly two centuries ....
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| 9. Michael Witzel - An Examination of Western Vedic Scholarship |
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The question of the original homeland of the Indo-European family of languages is a purely academic subject, although discourse on the subject, particularly in India, has been highly politicized. We have already examined, in Appendix I, the various aspects of this politicization.
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| 10. SaramA and the PaNis : A Mythological Theme in the Rigveda |
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The myth of SaramA and the PaNis is found in the Rigveda X.108. The hymn, as Griffith notes, “is a colloquy between SaramA, the messenger of the Gods or of Indra… and the PaNis or envious demons who have carried off the cows or rays of light which Indra wishes to recover”.
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