A report on Vedas
The Vedas (,, वेदः) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
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Apauruṣeyā
1 linksApaurusheya (Sanskrit: अपौरुषेय,, lit. means "not of a man"), meaning "not of human" or "impersonal, authorless", is a term used to describe the Vedas, the earliest scripture in Hinduism.
Max Müller
4 linksGerman-born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life.
German-born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life.
In particular the Vedic culture of India was thought to have been the ancestor of European Classical cultures.
Nirukta
3 linksNirukta (निरुक्त,, "explained, interpreted") is one of the six ancient Vedangas, or ancillary science connected with the Vedas – the scriptures of Hinduism.
Śrauta
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Śrauta is a Sanskrit word that means "belonging to śruti", that is, anything based on the Vedas of Hinduism.
Sāyaṇa
4 linksSanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary.
Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary.
An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II.
Vyasa
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Krishna Dvaipayana (कृष्णद्वैपायन), better known as Vyasa (व्यासः) or Vedavyasa (वेदव्यासः, Veda-vyāsaḥ, "the one who classified the Vedas"), is a central and revered sage portrayed in most Hindu traditions.
Ṛta
3 linksPrinciple of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it.
Principle of natural order which regulates and coordinates the operation of the universe and everything within it.
In the hymns of the Vedas, Ṛta is described as that which is ultimately responsible for the proper functioning of the natural, moral and sacrificial orders.
Brahma Sutras
8 linksSanskrit text, attributed to the sage Badarayana or sage Vyasa, estimated to have been completed in its surviving form in approx. 400–450 CE, while the original version might be ancient and composed between 500 BCE and 200 BCE.
Sanskrit text, attributed to the sage Badarayana or sage Vyasa, estimated to have been completed in its surviving form in approx. 400–450 CE, while the original version might be ancient and composed between 500 BCE and 200 BCE.
It is also known as the Vedanta Sutra (Sanskrit: वेदान्त सूत्र), deriving this name from Vedanta which literally means the "final aim of the Vedas".
Homa (ritual)
2 linksFire ritual performed on special occasions by a Hindu priest usually for a homeowner ("grihastha": one possessing a home).
Fire ritual performed on special occasions by a Hindu priest usually for a homeowner ("grihastha": one possessing a home).
The tradition reflects a reverence for fire and cooked food (pākayajña) that developed in Asia, and the Brahmana layers of the Vedas are the earliest records of this ritual reverence.
Oral tradition
4 linksForm of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.
Form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.
For example, the śrutis of Hinduism called the Vedas, the oldest of which trace back to the second millennium BCE.