Hymns Of The Atharva-Veda: Togther With Extracts From The Ritual Books And The Commentaries

The Atharvaveda (Sanskrit: ?????????, atharvaveda, a tatpurusha compound of atharvan, an ancient Rishi, and veda (meaning "knowledge") is a sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda". According to tradition, the Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Atharvanas and the Angirasa, hence its oldest name is ?tharv??girasa. In the Late Vedic Gopatha Brahmana, it is attributed to the Bhrigu and Angirasa. Additionally, tradition ascribes parts to other rishis, such as Kau?ika, Vasi??ha and Ka?yapa. There are two surviving recensions (??kh?s), known as ?aunak?ya (AVS) and Paippal?da (AVP).

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Maurice Bloomfield, Ph. D., LL.D. (February 23, 1855 – June 12, 1928) was an American philologist and Sanskrit scholar.