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SELECT WRITINGS 3
EXERCISES IN INDOLOGY
R. N. DANDEKAR

Intro

The third volume of my Select Writings contains papers relating to such diverse topics as Vedic history, Vedic cxegesis, Vedic research, Vedic psychology, the Mahābhārata, and some aspects of ancient Indian tradition. For obvious reasons, these papers have not been reproduced in the chronological order of their first publication,

It needs to be specially pointed out that I have made an attempt to render the discussion in some of the papers more complete and up-to-date mostly by means of additional foot notes. I may also mention that I have slightly modified my earlier views on a couple of points. This too has been clearly indicated.

My sincere thanks are due to the Bhandarkar Institute Press and the Publishers for their courtesy and cooperation,

Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona March 17, 1981
R. N. DANDEKAR

(P. 56, 1. 4 from the bottom : read millenniam , for “century’. ]

To Fergusson College, Poona, which gave me a propitious start
in my career as teacher

CONTENTS

  • Abbreviations VI-VIII
  • The Antecedents and the Early Beginnings of the Vedic period Some Aspects of the Indo-Mediterranean Contacts 45-67
  • The Cultural Background of thc Veda 68-93
  • The Dāśarājña 94.97
  • The Two Births of Vasiṣṭha 98-112
  • Varuņa, Vasiṣṭha, and Bhakti 113-121
  • Vasiṣṭha as Religious Conciliator 122-132
  • The Veda-Sükta in the Atharvaveda 133–140
  • Atharyaveda III. 4: " Election of a King 141-148
  • Atharvareda VII. 12. “Checks on Monarchy: Popular Assemblies” 149-154
  • The Samvādasūkta in thc Atharvaveda 155-168
  • Vedic Religion and Mythology 169-245
  • Somatism of Vedic Psychology 246-252
  • Hr̥d in the Veda 253-261
  • The Mahābhārata : Origin and Growth 262-291
  • The Mahābhārata and its Critical Edition 292-310
  • The East and the West 311-336
  • Indian Pattern of Life and Thought 337-347
  • Ancient Indian Polity 348-358
  • Index .. 359-385
  • Two Maps between 44 and 45

ABBREVIATIONS

  • AA American Anthropologist, Washington
  • AbhBGW Abhandlungen der bayerischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Munchen
  • ABORI Annals of the Bliandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona AB Attareya Bralimana AL Acta Linguistica Arch. Or Archiv Orientalnı, Prague As Res Asiatik Researches AV Atharvaveda AV Par Atharvaveda Parisusta BATI Bulletin of the American Institute for Iran BG Bhagavadguia Bh Vid Bharatiya Vidya Bombay Br Brāhmaṇa BSOIAS Bulletin of the School of Oriental (and African Studies, London CASS Studies Studies pub by the Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit University of Poona CHI Cambridge History of India Ch Up Chandogya Upanı sad Comni Vol Commemoration Volume Crit Ed Critical Edition EMH “Etudes du mythologie hindoue” in the Bulletin de l’Ecole Françoise d Extreme Orient, Paris GSAI Giornale della Sociela Asiatica Italiana HJAS Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Cambridge, Mass HOS Harvard Oriental Series, Cambridge, Mass IAC (I-AC) Indo Asian Culture, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi IC Indian Culture, Calcutta IE Indo European IE and IES Indo European and Indo-Europeans (ed G CAR DONA et al) VII IF Indogermanische Forschungen IHQ Indian Historical Quarterly, Calcutta IIJ Indo-Iranian Journal Ind. Stud. Indische Studien JA Journal Asiatique JAnthrop. Soc. Journal of the Anthropological Society, Bombay JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society JBAIG Jahresbericht der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Gottingen Journal of Economic and Social History of Orient JIES Journal of Indo-European Studies, Hattiesburg, Miss. JISOA Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta JOIB Journal of the Oriental Institute, Baroda JRAS Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, London JUPHS Journal of the Unnersity of Poona, Humanities Section KA Kaufiliya-Arthaśāstra KN Kamandakiya-Nitisāra KZ Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforscliung begrundet von A, Kuhn Lg Language, Baltimore MBI Afahâbhārata NIA New Indian Antiquary OST Original Sanskrit Texts PAIOC Proceedings of the All-India Oriental Conference Paipp. Paippalīda recension of the Atharvaveda PGW Painted Grey Ware PICO Proceedings of the International Congress of Orientalists PIE Proto-Indo-European Pr. Bh. Prabuddha Bhārata QJMS Quarterly Journal of the Afy thic Society, Bangalore QRIS Quarterly Review of Ilistorical Studies, Calcutta Raglu. Raglun ansa RPVU The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upani shads by KEITH RSO Rivista degli Studi Orientati, Rome RV Rgreda VIII Sam Samhita SBBAW Sitzungsberichte der bayerischen Akademie der Wis senschaften, Munchen SBE Sacred Books of the East SBMän = SBBAW ŚN Sukranıtı SP Summaries of Papers SPBr. Satapatha Bralimana Stud Fir Studio Firenre Sizb BGW Sitzungsberichte der bayerischen Gesellschaft der Sutzungsberichte Wissenschaften Syet Up Svetaśvatara Upanısad TBr. Taittiriya Brāhmana TMBT Tandya Maha Brāhmaṇa UCR University of Ceylon Review, Peradeniya Up Upanisad URC Uttararā macarita Vaj Sam Vajasaney, Samhita VIJ V ishveshvarananda Indological Journal, Hoshiarpur WZKM Wiener Zeitschrift for Kunde des Morgenlandes YS Yajñavalkya Smru ZDMG Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenlandischen Gesellschaft ZII Zeitschrift für Indologie und Iranıstık ZKM = WVZKM Zvgl Spw (Zys) = KZ