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|description=The fourth Veda; ''lit.'', magic incantation containing aphorisms, incantations and magic formula One of the most ancient and revered Books of the Brahmans {{ctd-source|TG}}. | |description=The fourth Veda; ''lit.'', magic incantation containing aphorisms, incantations and magic formula One of the most ancient and revered Books of the Brahmans {{ctd-source|TG}}. | ||
Editions include the ''Sanhitâ'' edited by R. Roth and W. D. Whitney (Berlin, 1855-56) and an edition with Sâyanâchârya's commentary edited by Shankar Pândurang Pandit (Bombay, 1895-98, 4 vols.). English translations listed by Boris de Zirkoff include those of Ralph T. H. Griffith (Benares, 1895-96), Whitney and C. R. Lanman (Cambridge, Mass., 1905), and M. Bloomfield (Oxford, 1897; ''SBE'', Vol. XLII). {{ctd-source|BCW|2|522}}. | Editions include the ''Sanhitâ'' edited by R. Roth and W. D. Whitney (Berlin, 1855-56) and an edition with Sâyanâchârya's commentary edited by Shankar Pândurang Pandit (Bombay, 1895-98, 4 vols.). English translations listed by Boris de Zirkoff include those of Ralph T. H. Griffith (Benares, 1895-96), Whitney and C. R. Lanman (Cambridge, Mass., 1905), and M. Bloomfield (Oxford, 1897; ''SBE'', Vol. XLII). {{ctd-source|BCW|2|522}}. | ||
|quotes= | |quotes=Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna; Zirkoff, Boris | ||
|ctd rus=Атхарваведа | |ctd rus=Атхарваведа | ||
|variations=Atharva-Veda; Atharvaveda | |variations=Atharva-Veda; Atharvaveda | ||
|transliteration IAST=Atharvaveda | |||
|categories=Hinduism | |||
|short description=A sacred Hindu text, the fourth Veda. | |||
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Revision as of 12:25, 9 October 2026
Atharva Veda
(Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद)
Also: • Atharva-Veda • Atharvaveda • Atharvaveda IAST •
The fourth Veda; lit., magic incantation containing aphorisms, incantations and magic formula One of the most ancient and revered Books of the Brahmans (TG).
Editions include the Sanhitâ edited by R. Roth and W. D. Whitney (Berlin, 1855-56) and an edition with Sâyanâchârya's commentary edited by Shankar Pândurang Pandit (Bombay, 1895-98, 4 vols.). English translations listed by Boris de Zirkoff include those of Ralph T. H. Griffith (Benares, 1895-96), Whitney and C. R. Lanman (Cambridge, Mass., 1905), and M. Bloomfield (Oxford, 1897; SBE, Vol. XLII). (BCW 2:522).
Some links:
- Quotes: Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna, Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Атхарваведа
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Shortly: A sacred Hindu text, the fourth Veda.