Vedic Studies

Contents: Preface. I. Vedic Miscellania: 1. Arati-a developed form of Aratrika. 2. Interpretation of dream through the eyes of moderns and ancients. 3. Man and nature relationship reflected in the Suklayajurveda. 4. Eco-criticism and the Vedic literature. 5. Yama and Niyamana. 6. On the interpretations of 'Abhrir asi narir asi' TS 1.3.1. 7. A note on vasutate (RV 6.1.13). 8. Venkatamadhava on accent and meaning-change. 9. Deities of the first Anuvaka of Chandodarsana. 10. Metaphors in the Satapatha Brahmana. 11. Reflections on Veda in modern philosophical works. 12. Vedic Aramati and Avestan Armaiti: a comparison. 13. Interpretation of Vedic negative compounds with the help of avesta. 14. Pratyaksa in Vedic literature. 15. Poet in Vedic literature. 16. On the myth (TS 2.5.1) narrating origin of menstruation. 17. Some problems pertaining to puberty rites in Indian ritual tradition. 18. The Satapatha Brahmana on women. 19. Vedic writings in independent India. II. Siksa-Pratisakhya Studies: 1. A.C. Burnell and Siksa literature: a note. 2. Problems of editing the Siksa texts. 3. On 'Aplutavad Upasthite' (P 6.1.129). 4. On the term samanaksara. 5. Two peculiar sandhi terms used by the Vyasasiksa. 6. Atreyasiksa: a problem for reconstruction. 7. On the GOML MS of the Atreya Siksa. 8. Hand-movements described in the Kesavi Padyatmika Siksa.

"Vedic Studies is a collection of research papers dealing with Vedic themes. The articles presented in various seminars and published in different reputed journals are given a coherent form in the present book. These are presented in two parts. Part one includes papers on religion, mythology and philology such as Arati : A Developed form of Aratrika, Yama and Niyamana, Negative compounds in Veda and Avesta etc. Part two includes papers dealing with Siksas and Pratisakhyas such as, problems of editing the Siksa texts, on Aplutavad Upasthite etc." (jacket)