Bibliotheca Indica: A Collection of Oriental Works, Published Under the Superintendence of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Bibliotheca Indica: A Collection of Oriental Works, Published Under the Superintendence of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (Classic Reprint) written by Rajendralala Mitra and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bibliotheca Indica: A Collection of Oriental Works, Published Under the Superintendence of the Asiatic Society of Bengal The Vedas have been justly described as the most ancient monument of the Arian world; and as the only means to a proper study of philology, they claim the highest consideration from the historian of the human tongue. In them alone we find the first fruits Of the Arian mind in its attempt to rise from nature up to nature's God, and to unveil the mysteries of a future world. They constitute the storehouse of early Indian knowledge, and the only expositor of the hopes and fears, the desires and wants, and the feelings and aspirations, which impelled the first Arian colonists of India in their career through life. But the Vedas form not a homogeneous series Of works, nor are they the productions of a single age. Dif fering in extent, character, contents and antiquity, the dill'er ent portions have very different claims to consideration. To the antiquarian and scholar the Saiihita portion of the Rig Veda will always appear the most interesting, but among the ancient Hindus, the Szima, though third in rank, was held in the highest veneration, and hence it is that Krishna, in the Bhagavat Gita, calls himself The Sama among the Vedas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.