[FairfieldLife] Re: Number of the mornings at the Sun's uprising???

2009-12-22 Thread cardemaister 




--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG wg...@... wrote:

 
 
 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote:
 
  
  Rgveda VII 76
  
  3 Great is, in truth, the number of the Mornings which were aforetime at 
  the Sun's uprising.
  Since thou, O Dawn, hast been beheld repairing as to thy love, as one no 
  more to leave him.
 
 Beautifulwhat does it mean!! :-)


I guess according to Tilak it refers to the fact(?) that Aryans
once lived in a region where morning lasted for several
days, or stuff, that is, near a polar region??? Does that
make any sense? :D

http://tinyurl.com/y98l5zc

[FairfieldLife] Re: Number of the mornings at the Sun's uprising???

2009-12-22 Thread cardemaister 


--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote:

 
 
 
 
 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BillyG wgm4u@ wrote:
 
  
  
  --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote:
  
   
   Rgveda VII 76
   
   3 Great is, in truth, the number of the Mornings which were aforetime at 
   the Sun's uprising.
   Since thou, O Dawn, hast been beheld repairing as to thy love, as one no 
   more to leave him.
  
  Beautifulwhat does it mean!! :-)
 
 
 I guess according to Tilak it refers to the fact(?) that Aryans
 once lived in a region where morning lasted for several
 days, or stuff, that is, near a polar region??? Does that
 make any sense? :D
 
 http://tinyurl.com/y98l5zc


Or, perhaps, rather, Dawn (the devataa uSas, below ' uṣaḥ'):

uSasf. morning light, dawn (often personif.), also evening light; 

pada-paaTha of VII 76, 3:

tāni | it | ahāni | bahulāni | āsan | yā | prācīnam | ut-itā | 
sūryasya | yataḥ | pari | jāraḥ-iva | ācarantī | *uṣaḥ* | 
dadṛkṣe | na | punaḥ | yatī-iva // RV_7,76.3 //

saMhitaa-paaTha(sp?) of the same (uSho)

tAnIdahA\'ni bahu\`lAnyA\'sa\`nyA prA\`chIna\`mudi\'tA\` sUrya\'sya |
yata\`H pari\' jA\`ra i\'vA\`chara\`nty**uSho**\' dadR^i\`kShe na 
puna\'rya\`tIva\' || 7\.076\.03

[FairfieldLife] Re: Number of the mornings at the Sun's uprising???

2009-12-21 Thread BillyG 


--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_re...@... wrote:

 
 Rgveda VII 76
 
 3 Great is, in truth, the number of the Mornings which were aforetime at the 
 Sun's uprising.
 Since thou, O Dawn, hast been beheld repairing as to thy love, as one no more 
 to leave him.

Beautifulwhat does it mean!! :-)