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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809760603321

Autore

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

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague, : Mouton, 1963

ISBN

3-11-090892-1

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 pages)

Collana

Disputationes Rheno-Trajectinae ; ; 8

Disciplina

294.5921

Soggetti

Vedic language - Semantics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.