Concept of Cow in the Rigveda [SCARCE FIRST EDITION]
Language: English
Published by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1979
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1979. THIS IS THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION. We have only this 1 but it is available to ship TODAY. Good condition in a bright and shiny Good dust jacket. The jacket is rated only Good because it has a chip (1" by 2") at the foot of its spine and there are two thin wrinkles to ithe jacket's clear plastic laminate. Sharp corners. Small spot on the rear free endpaper and bubbling to the rear pastedown endpaper. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index of Rigvedic Passages Cited. Word Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From an AI overview: "Doris Meth Srinivasan's book Concept of Cow in the Rigveda, originally published in 1979 by Motilal Banarsidass, isolates and defines the varied meanings, roles, and terms associated with the cow to clarify passages where cow-related vocabulary appears in the ancient text. Key Findings and Statistics. Frequency: Terms for "cow" (aghnya, usra, usriya, dhenu, go, vasa, and stari) appear nearly 700 times in the Rigveda. Significance: Cows are mentioned more frequently than any other animal and roughly as often as Indra, the text's most popular deity. Ubiquity: Cow terminology surfaces across every major subject in the Rigveda, reflecting deep integration into early Indo-Aryan life.Structure and Core Themes. The book is organized into five main chapters examining different dimensions of Rigvedic society: Economic Life: Evaluates the cow as a primary unit of wealth, barter, and sustenance in a pastoral economy. Vedic Ritual: Explores the use of cows and bovine products (such as milk and oblations) in household ceremonies, Srauta sacrifices, and as dakshina (sacrificial fees/gifts). It also addresses the ritual term aghnya (meaning "not to be slain" or inviolable under certain contexts). Mythology: Analyzes how the cow functions symbolically and metaphorically -- such as associated with the dawn, rain, rivers, or cosmic light released from enclosures by deities like Indra. Epithets: Catalogs and defines specific linguistic terms and descriptive titles given to bovine animals depending on their age, status, or ritual function.". First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Concept of Cow in the Rigveda [SCARCE FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- Srinivasan, Doris
- Publisher
- Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
- Publication year
- 1979
- Condition
- Good condition
- Dust jacket
- Good dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0896840603
- ISBN 13
- 9780896840607
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Edition
- First Edition (so stated).
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