|
Page 1
The AnukramaNIs or Indices of the Rigveda provide us with the most basic information about each of the 1028 hymns of the Rigveda:
- The RSi or composer of each hymn or verse.
- The DevatA or deity of each hymn or verse.
- The Chhanda or metre of each hymn or verse.
For the purpose of our historical analysis of the Rigveda, we will be concerned only with the index which deals with the most undeniably historical aspect of the Rigveda: the index of RSis which provides us with details about the living and breathing historical personalities who composed the hymns.
The Rigveda consists of 10 MaNDala or Books, which contain 1028 sUktas or hymns, consisting of 10552 mantras or verses as follows:
|
MaNDala N
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
Total
|
No. of Hymns
191
43
62
58
87
75
104
103
114
191
1028
|
No. of verses
2006
429
617
589
727
765
841
1716
1108
1754
10552
|
Author : Shrikant G. Talageri
|
