One word for many or many words for one I will be presenting few cases on whether synonymical existence of Elephants, Lions, and Beasts on four legs from Ṛg-veda stands good for just synonyms or they are names of different species altogether. The case is very unique here in the sense that Ṛg-veda is under … Continue reading “Elephants” are still shy beasts to the Ṛg-vedic people
There is a situation in Ṛg-Veda in contrast to Atharva-Veda on two phraseological accounts, one i.e. "śatahimāḥ suvīrā: and jīvema śaradaḥ śatam ।।2।।("शतहिमाः सुवीरा:। and another is जीवेम शरदः शतम् ।(अथर्ववेद; 19. 67.2)) . This gave me a nightmare for a while, for why such a phrase. Then I tried to understand our way of lives vs their … Continue reading Śa॒tahi॑māḥ(श॒तहि॑माः) of RV 06.012.006 – Memory of Colder Events in Ṛg-veda
In the previous blog we saw how the beginning of seasons went to Asuras via Kṛttikāḥ being at autumnal equinox. I have already taken Tai. Bra text to 10,000 BCE w.r.t Saṃvatsara in Viśuva-Vernal Equinox at Uttarā Phālgunī in one of my blogs. The previous blogs go little further back into antiquity around 15,000 BCE … Continue reading Kṛttikādi and 28 constellation system
Rupa Bhaty 