MAE201 – Ṛgveda

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MAE201 – Ṛgveda

Ṛgveda maṇḍala arrangement
and content overview: [16.5 hours]

• Arrangement of mantras [3 hours]
• in the daśa-maṇḍala system
• in the aṣṭaka system
• Ṛṣis attributed to sections of Ṛgveda [3hours]
• Devatās of the Ṛgveda [4.5 hours]
• Chandas of Ṛgveda mantras – an overview [3 hours]
• Overview of contents of Ṛgveda [3 hours]

Ṛk-saṁhitā & Brāhmaṇas – Illustrative: [15
hours]

• Internal classification of the Ṛgveda into Saṁhitā, Brāhmaṇa,
  Āraṇyaka and Upaniṣad [1.5 hours]
• Selection of Ṛk-saṁhitā for reading – Nāsadīya-sūkta (10.129) [7.5
  hours]
• Selection of Rg-brahmana for reading – Dvitīya-pañcikā,
  Aitareya-brāhmaṇa [6 hours]

Ṛg-āraṇyakas & Upaniṣads – Illustrative:
[13.5 hours]

• Selection of Ṛg-āraṇyaka for reading – 1 & 2 mantras
  Tṛtīyādhyāya, Aitareya-āraṇyaka [6 hours]
• Selection of mantras from Aitareya-upaniṣad – 1 & 2 khaṇḍas of
  adhyāya 1 [7.5 hours]