Well, perhaps not entirely apauruṣeya. See the RV: ए॒तं ते॒ स्तोमं॑ तुविजात॒ विप्रो॒ रथं॒ न धीरः॒ स्वपा॑ अतक्षम् । यदीद॑ग्ने॒ प्रति॒ त्वं दे॑व॒ हर्याः॒ स्व॑र्वतीर॒प ए॑ना जयेम ॥ ५.००२.११
> On Oct 19, 2023, at 12:13 PM, alakendu das via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mr. Spier, > > What we have learnt from Indological studies, Vedas were never written. We > call it "Apaurasheya"... i. e. not written. > The Vedic Mantras came as revealations to the seers( we call them 'Drashta" > i. e. one who sees) while in Meditation. > The hymns or mantras were then recited orally and passed on across > generations of disciples. who memorised them. > Finally, sage Vyasa arranged a compilation and divided them among his 4 > disciples namely, Poilo, Boishampayan, Jaimini and Sumanta. > Thus we got the 4 Vedas > > In the 19th Century, Max Mueller edited the > Vedas. > > Regards > > Alakendu Das. > > > > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:40:15 > To: "Hock, Hans Henrich" <[email protected]> > Cc: McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Whitney and doubling of "ch" > > > Hans Heinrich Hock wrote: >> Whatever the motivation may be for the spelling with a single <ch> in the >> Rig Veda (and let’s keep in mind that the “real” Rig Veda is oral), > 1) Can someone point me to some article on when and why the Rg-veda was first > written down . what script etc. Was it a British initiative or was the whole > or parts written down before the colonial period? I've seen in a modern > Taittiriya Vedashala the students practicing some of their mantras using > written material. Did the medieval and later Vedashalas also use written > materials to teach their students? > > 2) Is it possible that this "Rg-veda written spelling gachati etc." is just > a reflection of what was written when the Rg-veda was first written down? > > Thanks, > Harry Spier >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] <> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > <x-msg://links.rediff.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=https%3A%2F%2Flist%2Eindology%2Einfo%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Findology&rediffng=1&rogue=73151f4b8b94d4114bc16fa2c1a9b8516d238f6e&rdf=V28DYAlnUzpdbVJjBjRXbwc1UzwAPlE6VWlZIVFjA2peeA==> > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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