The history of Indian literature / by Albrecht Weber ; translated from the second German edition by John Mann and Theodor Zachariae, with the sanction of the author.

  • Albrecht Weber
Date:
1914
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Credit: The history of Indian literature / by Albrecht Weber ; translated from the second German edition by John Mann and Theodor Zachariae, with the sanction of the author. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    32; Vdrkali, the school of the Öunakas, 33; Öaunaka, Paftchdla Bdbhravya, 34; mythology of the primitive Indo-Germanic time, 35 ; Persian and Indian cycles of legend, 36, 37 ; mode of life of the Indians in their ancient home, 37, 38; reasons why they left their ancient homes, 38, 39 ; different constituents of Rigveda- Samhitd, 39 ; gods to whom the hymns are addressed, 40 ; exegetic literature connected with the Samhitd: Ydska, 41 ; Sdyana, 41, 42; editions, translations, &c., 43, 44- (b) Brdhmanas, 44-52. Aitareya- and Sdnkhdyana-Brdhmnnas, 44 ; data therein bearing on time of their composition, 45 ; they presup- pose earlier compositions with similar contents, 45-47 ; fables and legends contained in these two Brdhmanas, 47 ; the Aranyakas of the Rik: Aitareya-Äranyaka, 48 ff.; Kaushitakdranyaka, Kaushitakopanishad, 50, 51 ; Sarp- kara’s commeutaries on the Upanishads, 51; Vdshkala- Upanishad, 52. (c) Stitras, 52, 62. The Srauta-Sütras of Asvaldyana and Sdükhdyana, 52 ff. ; commentaries thereon, 54, 55 ; the Grihya-Sütras of Äsvaldyana and Sdrikhdyana, 55 ff. ; the literature pre- supposed in these, 56, 57; Rik-PrdtiSdkhya, Upalekha, 59, 60; Sikshd, Chhandas, Jyotisha, 60, 61 ; Anukra- manis, 61 ; Brihaddevatd, Rigvidhdna, PariSishtas, 62. B— SÄMAYEDA, (а) Samhitd, 63-66. Its arrangement, 63; the Gdnas, 64; antiquity of the readings of the Sdma-Saiphitd, 64, 65 ; recensions, 65 j editions, &c., 65, 66. (б) BrAhmanas, 66-75. The Tdndya-PanchavinSa-Brdhmana, 66 ff. ; geograpliical and other data contained therein, 67-68; Shadvinsa- Brdhmana, 69 ; Chhdndogyopanishad, its relation to the Vrihad-Aranyaka, 70, 71 ; literary and other data in the Clihdndogyop., 71, 72; Kenopanishad, 73; the smaller Brdhmanas of the Sdmau—Sdmavidhdna, &c., 74, 75- (c) Stitras, 75-85. Srauta-Sütras : the Kalpa-Sutra of Masaka, 75—76 ; T.d- tydyana-Sütra, 76 ff. ; literature therein presupposeil, 76, 77 ; position of non-Brahraanical tribesin tliis work, 77; existence of Buddbism presupposed, 78; Sütra of Drdhydyana, 79 ; its relation to the Sütras of the other 63 85
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