Breath and the Brahmacārin: A Case of Obscure Inspiration in the Atharvaveda
In this paper I offer a solution to the meaning of the word triṣaptā́ḥ found at the beginning of the Atharvaveda (Śaunaka-Saṁhitā 1.1.1 ~ Paippalāda-Saṁhitā 1.6.1). After a discussion of the many previous attempts to understand the meaning of this term in this particular verse, I propose that triṣap...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 65, Issue: 3, Pages: 189-226 |
| Further subjects: | B
Breath
B Atharvaveda B Vedic initiation B Brahmacārin B obscurity in Vedic poetry |
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