The Hyms of the Rigveda
The Hyms of the Rigveda
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Ralph Griffith
Published On : May 27th, 2009 Updated at : May 27th, 2009
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The Hymns of the Rigveda
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith
2nd edition, Kotagiri (Nilgiri) 1896
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Please see the BBC documentary 'The story of India'. The documentary talked about the Indus Valley Civilization, followed by where Aryans come from. According to the documentary, the Aryans came from Central Asia and they brought Sanskrit language to India and Sanskrit is much closer to Latin, German, English than native Indian languages like Telugu and Tamil. Please click the link to see 60 minute educational documentary.
http://vodpod. com/watch/ 1600534-the- story-of- india-bbc- 20-000-years- ago
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This is the repeat of the story as told by Max Muller, the so called Sanskrit scholar hired by erstwhile East India company, telling Indians that India got enslaved by Aryans and therefore India being enslaved again by Britain was no big deal. This is the white superiority. The smoking Gun for Max Muller was the difference in complexion between North Indians and the dark skinned south Indians. Such was the quality of his scientific research.
According to these historians, the Aryans came from Central Asia or Central Europe but never mentioned their rivers , mountains, flora and fauna etc in the Vedas, supposed to have been composed by them. To support these lies, they create another lie that Rig Veda was composed only 3500 years ago after Aryans settled in India. Never mind that river Saraswati that became extinct more than 5000 years ago was referred no less than 50 times in the early parts of Rig Veda, as river flowing majestically in Western India while there was hardly any mention about Ganges until later parts of the Vedas.
Why can't they acknowledge the fact that Aryans went in the opposite direction from India to Central Asia or Europe and created Latin out of Sanskrit. Poor Yindoos exporting culture to Superior Anglos – that is unthinkable. Right?
It is bad enough we have to listen to these lies from them, but let us not become their mouthpiece. We are not living in colonial empire.
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A truth will remain truth no matter who said it. It is laughble to say Aryans migrated from India to Europe. If Sanskrit belongs to India, why so few people (less than 0.05%) ever spoke in India. If you are a student of Indology, you know Sanskrit is an Indo-European language and is much closer to Latin, German, Arabic and their roots are identical. Sanskrit has no connection to Dravian languages like Telugu and Tamil. Secondly Aryans were a white race and they superimposed their Varna system on native Indians and called the natives as Shudras. India was invaded by Aryans, Greeks, Muslims and Europeans and they all left their mark. Today 95% of Indians are still of Dravidian race with some miscegenation. From the time immemorial, Dravidans were worshipping Siva and Kali (or spirits of Kali), and Dasavatara Gods were Aryan kings elevated to Gods much later. Please read the Hymms of Rigveda to see how they were praying the Aryan Gods Indra, Vayu and Agnee to destroy our ancestors Raksasas. According to Avestan (old Persian) literature, Asura( Raksasa) warriors fought against the evil Aryan Invaders. Any student of India no longer believes in blaming the Max Muller or any European for telling the truth. Truth will liberate us!
Please read the following article how to identify the roots of Indo-european language family and the Dravidan language family:
http://www.ourtelangana.com/node/198
Please click the pdf attachment to read the article.
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The only truth I see is brain washed people crowing Aryan-Dravidian divide with half baked knowledge. ఈ జాడ్యాన్ని Stockholm Syndrome అని కూడా అంటారు. సత్యం శివం సుందరం అంటే truth is god and god is beautiful. సగం వదిలేయోద్దు . అంతే కాని Max Muller చెప్పింది నిజం, BBC లో వచ్చింది కాబట్టి అది వేదం అని కాదు. లేదా రెండు ముక్కలు ఎక్కడో చదివేసి మొత్తం అంతా తెలిసి పోయింది, అనే మిడి మిడి జ్ఞానం అంతా కన్నా కాదు. As far as I Know these kind of Gangadins only helped Britain rule India with less than 20000 English soldiers. ఈ ద్రవిడియన్ దౌర్భాగ్య రాజకీయాలు ఇక్కడ కూడా మొదలు పెట్టొద్దు.
In any case, the Aryan-Dravidian divide has no significance in spite of your suddenly acquired enlightenment.
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Sridhar,
That is the essence of this article. Our society is divided on caste. Why? God created it? Do we have a different DNA based on caste? If you want to understand the caste division, you have to go back to our roots. Unlike our previous generations, we are now educated and can go back and read our History. Rigveda is the first Sanskrit book. Read it and understand the mindset of invading Aryans. You are a smart man and know knowledge is power, and you are not afraid of truth. Self love is the first step of Liberation!
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Not getting into the debate of Aryan invasion or not , Telugu as a language has completely different roots from the sanskrit langugae.There is no doubt that Sanskrit has had its influence on our language especially in its later half but there is no denying that it originated independently.
Ofcourse, languages could develop independely from the same "sect of people" provided there is good amount of isolation.What is interesting though is that there are more than four major languages (that survive today) that are entymologically different from Sanskrit.Again this is entirely possible.
But again we are basing a lot on written traditions discounting the fact that languages especially in the subcontinent have had a richer oral traditions than that their contemperory Greek/Roman/Persian languages..
This argument nether prooves or disprooves the Arayn Invasion theory but does give credence to the fact that Telugu (and its people) had to have lived a greater part of time in isolation from the Sanskrit speaking people of the North , Arayan Invasion theory or not.
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Who are Rakshasas? Are they our ancestors? Rigveda, the first Sanskrit book written has described how Aryans defeated and destroyed Raksasas. I searched 'The Hyms of the Rigveda' and found 1200 references of word 'Soma' (wine) and 18 occurances of Raksasas. If you read the following references, you get a feeling these are the warriors who fought against the invading Aryans. Time has come to reread our history and find the truth about Rakshasas.
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The Hymns of the Rigveda
If you have to study the complete Rigveda, you are recommended to buy a reprint,
This
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm
The hymns are searchable by entering [BB-HHH]nn, e.g. [08-020] = Book 08, Hymn, line 020, line nn:
***** Here is a partial list of Hymns where ‘Raksasas’ are referenced:
[01-035] HYMN XXXV. Savitar.
10) May he, gold-handed Asura, kind Leader, come hither to us with his help and favour.
Driving off Raksasas and Yatudhanas, the God is present, praised in hymns at evening.
[01-079] HYMN LXXIX. Agni.
6) O Agni, shining of thyself by night and when the morning breaks,
Burn, thou whose teeth are sharp, against the Raksasas.
12) Keen and swift Agni, thousand-eyed, chaseth the Raksasas afar:
He singeth, herald meet for lauds.
[03-030] HYMN XXX. Indra.
17) Root up the race of Raksasas, O Indra rend it in front and crush it in the middle.
How long hast thou bebaved as one who wavers? Cast thy hot dart at him who hates devotion:
[04-004] HYMN IV. Agni.
15) O Agni, with this fuel will we serve thee; accept the laud we sing to thee with favour
Destroy the cursing Raksasas: preserve us, O rich in friends, from guile and scorn and slander.
[06-016] HYMN XVI. Agni.
48) The Gods enkindle Agni, best slayer of Vrtra, first in rank,
The Mighty, One who brings us wealth and crushes down the Raksasas.
[07-015] HYMN XV. Agni.
10) Bright, Purifier, meet for praise, Immortal with refulgent glow,
Agni drives Raksasas away.
[07-104] HYMN CIV. Indra-Soma.
18) Spread out, ye Maruts, search among the people: seize ye and grind the Raksasas to pieces, Who fly abroad, transformed to birds, at night-time, or sully and pollute our holy worship.
[08-023] HYMN XXIII. Agni.
14) O Hero Agni, Lord of men, on hearing this new laud of mine,
Burn down the Raksasas, enchanters, with thy flame.
[08-035] HYMN XXXV. Asvins.
16) Give spirit to our prayer and animate our thoughts; slay ye the Raksasas and drive away disease. Accordant, of One mind with Surya and with Dawn, -the presser's Soma, Asvins drink.
17) Strengthen the Ruling Power, strengthen the men of war; slay ye the Raksasas and drive away disease. Accordant, of one mind with Surya and with Dawn, the presser's Soma, Asvins drink.
18) Give strength unto the milch-kine, give the people strength, slay ye the Raksasas and drive away disease.
[08-049] HYMN XLIX. Agni.
19) Agni, Praise-singer! Lord of men, God burner-up of Raksasas,
Mighty art thou, the ever-present Household-Lord, Home-friend and Guardian from the sky.
[09-049] HYMN XLIX. Soma Pavamana.
5 ) Onward hath Pavamana flowed and beaten off the Raksasas,
Flashing out splendour as of old.
[09-063] HYMN LXIII. Soma Pavanana.
28) O Soma, Indu, very wise, drive, being purified, with thy stream
All foes, all Raksasas away.
29) Driving the Raksasas afar, O Soma, bellowing, pour for us
Most excellent and splendid strength.
[09-086] HYMN LXXXVI. Soma Pavamana.
48) Winner of' power, flow, Soma, worthy of our laud: run onward to the fleece as well-beloved meath. Destroy, O Indu, all voracious Raksasas. With brave sons in the assembly let our speech be bold.
[10-036] HYMN XXXVI. Visvedevas.
4) May ringing press-stones keep the Raksasas afar, ill dream, and Nirrti, and each voracious fiend. May the Adityas and the Maruts shelter us. We crave this gracious favour of the Gods to-day.
[10-087] HYMN LXXXVII. Agni.
9) With keen glance guard the sacrifice, O Agni: thou Sage, conduct it onward to the Vasus.
Let not the fiends, O Man-beholder, harm thee burning against the Raksasas to slay them
19) Agni, from days of old thou slayest demons: never shall Raksasas in fight o'ercome thee.
Burn up the foolish ones, the flesh-devourers: let none of them escape thine heavenly arrow.
23) Burn with thy poison turned against the treacherous brood of Raksasas,
O Agni, with thy sharpened glow, with lances armed with points of flame.
[10-118] HYMN CXVIII. Agni.
7) O Agni, burn the Raksasas with thine unconquerable flame
Shine guardian of Eternal Law.
[10-152] HYMN CLII. Indra.
3) Drive Raksasas and foes away, break thou in pieces Vrtra'sjaws:
O Vrtra-slaying Indra, quell the foeman's wrath who threatens us.
PDF file is based on HTM files, freely downloadable at several websites, e.g.Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith
2nd edition, Kotagiri (Nilgiri) 1896
"The Hymns of the Rgveda". Translated with a Popular Commentary by Ralph T.
H. Griffith. Edited by Prof. J. L. Shastri, Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi, 1 volume, new revised edition 1973, 707 pages, clothbound. Reprint 2004.
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hi sridhar ,mkakulavaram
please enlighten me on this it is known that vedas are given to the next generation through oral dradition and vyasa compiled it a few millenea ago
then how come rigveda is the oldest, weren't they compiled at the same time?
and one more thing i know some german and i came across few words which are similar in german and indian languages including sanskrit
and i feel that telugu is much closer to sanskrit compared to german.