Comparative Philology and the Ṛg-Veda: 1.32.1, 3.33.6-7 1.32.1, 3.33.6-7

The following article attempts to bring together two complementary methods of reading the Ṛg-Veda, that of close textual analysis and that of historical, comparative linguistics. I will offer first a brief survey of the background from which the hymns derive, in terms of reconstructed linguistic anc...

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Main Author: Lundquist, Jesse (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2012
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2012, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 257-277
Further subjects:B Vedic
B Indo-European
B Indo-Iranian
B diachronic linguistics
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Summary:The following article attempts to bring together two complementary methods of reading the Ṛg-Veda, that of close textual analysis and that of historical, comparative linguistics. I will offer first a brief survey of the background from which the hymns derive, in terms of reconstructed linguistic ancestors, and then look into the early collection of the hymns. Thereafter a commentary is offered, making special reference to points of interest in historical and comparative linguistics. It will be argued that the study of Indo-European linguistics can illuminate otherwise obscure forms in the oldest texts of the daughter languages, as well as show contexts from which the traditions derive.
ISSN:1751-2697
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions of South Asia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/rosa.v6i2.257