Kāṇḍa Fifteen

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Since its discovery and the initial efforts toward its critical edition, the Paippalādasaṃhitā of the Atharvaveda (PS) has attracted the attention of Vedic scholars and Indologists for several reasons. It constitutes a precious source for the study of the development of the earliest language. The text contains important information about various rites and magical practices, and hints about the oldest Indo-Iranian and Indo-European myths. All of this makes the PS a text of inestimable value for the study of Indian language and culture.

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Series: Harvard Oriental Series - Opera Minora13

Publication Date: Dec 17,2020

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Page Count: 318

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-1-4632-4204-6

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Since its discovery and the initial efforts toward its critical edition, the Paippalādasaṃhitā of the Atharvaveda (PS) has attracted the attention of Vedic scholars and Indologists for several reasons. From a linguistic point of view, it attests archaic forms side by side with grammatical innovations, and constitutes a precious source for the study of the development of the earliest language. The transmission of the text itself is an intriguing subject that can shed more light on the formation and reciprocal relations of the Vedic schools. Moreover, the text contains important information about various rites and magical practices, hints about the oldest Indo-Iranian and Indo-European myths, mentions of medicinal herbs, plants and animals, references to peculiar features of the Vedic gods, descriptions of demoniac beings, objects of daily life and other realia. All of this makes the PS a text of inestimable value for the study of Indian language and culture.

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Since its discovery and the initial efforts toward its critical edition, the Paippalādasaṃhitā of the Atharvaveda (PS) has attracted the attention of Vedic scholars and Indologists for several reasons. From a linguistic point of view, it attests archaic forms side by side with grammatical innovations, and constitutes a precious source for the study of the development of the earliest language. The transmission of the text itself is an intriguing subject that can shed more light on the formation and reciprocal relations of the Vedic schools. Moreover, the text contains important information about various rites and magical practices, hints about the oldest Indo-Iranian and Indo-European myths, mentions of medicinal herbs, plants and animals, references to peculiar features of the Vedic gods, descriptions of demoniac beings, objects of daily life and other realia. All of this makes the PS a text of inestimable value for the study of Indian language and culture.

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	DuccioLelli	Duccio Lelli received his BA and MA in Classics from the University of Florence. He holds PhDs from the University of Macerata (2014) and Leiden University (2015), both in the field of Vedic. He has been awarded a Gonda Fellowship to study at the International Institute for Asian Studies in Leiden and another fellowship for the École française d'Extrême-Orient. He currently lives and works in Pistoia, Italy.

Acknowledgments. vii

Introduction. 1

1. Aims of the present work. 1

2. Constitution of the text2

3. Orthography and sandhi9

4. Text and critical apparatus. 14

5. Metrical analysis16

6. Arrangement and content of PS 15. 24

Kāṇḍa Fifteen: Text, translation, commentary. 33

15.1. For the protection of kingship. 33

15.2. For the protection of kingship (continued)51

15.3. Against various diseases and witchcraft: With the Traikakuda oint-ment59

15.4. Against various diseases and witchcraft: With the Traikakuda ointment (continued)73

15.5. The king’s investiture. 85

15.6. The king’s investiture (continued)99

15.7. To various gods. 107

15.8. To various gods (continued)114

15.9. To various gods (continued)118

15.10. Weapons of war122

15.11. Weapons of war (continued)135

15.12. Weapons of war (continued)144

15.13. To various gods: For relief from oppression. 157

15.14. To various gods: For relief from oppression (continued)164

15.15. To the herb Arundhatī171

15.16. To the herb Arundhatī (continued)183

15.17. To the herb Arundhatī (continued)187

15.18. Against Apsarases191

15.19. Against Apsarases (continued)202

15.20. To Rudra. 209

15.21. To Rudra (continued)219

15.22. Against hail: For the protection of the crop. 227

15.23. Against hail: For the protection of the crop (continued)237

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