Vedic

Texts from the Vedic tradition, the oldest layer of Indian scripture including hymns, rituals, and cosmic philosophy.

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  • Glossary — A shelf-specific glossary starter for the Vedic shelf.
  • Hymns of the Samaveda — Griffith — Ralph T.H. Griffith's 1895 English translation of the Samaveda, with his preface on its manuscripts and recensions.
  • Introduction to Vedic Religion — A critical introduction to Vedic religion — from the fire sacrifices of the Punjab to the philosophical revolutions of the Upaniṣads, through the deepest scholarly debates of modern Indology and the ancient DNA that settled some of them.
  • Reader's Guide to Vedic — An authored path through the complete Rigveda by maṇḍala, poet-family, deity, ritual setting, poetic form, and reader purpose.
  • The Black Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) — Keith — Arthur Berriedale Keith's 1914 English translation of the Black Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā), all seven kāṇḍas complete.
  • The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Griffith — Ralph T.H. Griffith's complete 1895-96 English translation of the Atharvaveda, all twenty books, the first complete Atharvaveda translation ever put online.
  • The Texts of the White Yajurveda — Griffith — Ralph T.H. Griffith's 1899 English translation of the White Yajurveda (Vājasaneya-Saṃhitā), all forty books, with his preface and the original edition's corrigenda.