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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE
OF THE
SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS.
CLASS I.–VEDIC LITERATURE. i. Samhita and Brāhmana-1. The Rg Vēda.
No. 1. HEAT.
RGVÉDA SANHITĀ. Substance, paper. Size, 13 x 8 inches. Pages, 942. Li’es, 22 on
a page. Character, Telugi. Appearance, od. In good
con Wition. Contains the cight Astakas complete.
The Sawhiti portion of the Rgvēda is divided in two ways: it is divided into eight parts, cach of which is called Astaka. Each Astaka is sub-divided into eight Adhyāyas, whence the name Aştaka, which agam are sub-divided into Vargas; and these, again into Rcas. The number of Rcas in a Varga and the number of Vargas in an Adhyāya are not the same and are various. The Samhitā is again divided into ten Mandalas ; each Mandala is composed of a number of Anuväkas which are sub-divided into Sūktas composed of Rcas. The codex under notice and all the manuscripts of this Library containing the work, adopt the Aştaka division. The text in this manuscript is not accented. With regard to the accentuation sce the remarks on page 3. A list of the authors of the Rgvēda Sarhitī, which will be of much use to the student of history and mythology, is given on pages 11---24.
The Samhitā has been published completely by Th. Aufrecht in Roman letters, 1861-3; the second edition was published in 1877..
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