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108:, ascribed to Gobhilaputra, is a concise metrical text of two chapters, with 113 and 95 verses respectively. Its subjects are covered in a manner clear to those who understand Vedic Sanskrit. The first chapter deals with physical aspects of sacred cosmic rituals e.g. names of the 37 types of sacred fires, the rules and measurements for the firewood, preparation of the holy site and the timings of each cosmic activity. The second chapter deals mainly with major domestic rites such as matrimony or 46:
is extensive and 74 parisishtas are known, some in the form of dialogues. The Vedic parisistas generally present rituals, ceremonies, nature of hymns, and opinions of other scholars about certain aspects of the primary text. The Atharvaveda parisishtas include omens in addition, and sections of it
35:, the parisista of the Vedas, "may be considered the very last outskirts of Vedic literature, but they are Vedic in character, and it would be difficult to account for their origin at any time except the expiring moments of the Vedic age." 27:: परिशिष्ट, "supplement, appendix, remainder") are Sanskrit supplementary texts appended to another fixed, more ancient text – typically the Vedic literature – that aim to "tell what remains to be told". These have style of 769:
Maejima Miki and Yano Michio (2010), A Study on the Athervaveda Parisista 50-57 with Special Reference to the Kurmavibhaga, Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies, Vol. 58, No. 3, pages 1126-1129
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are mentioned, but numerous more have survived into the modern era, likely composed later. Parisista exists for each of the four Vedas. However, only the literature associated with the
112:(communication with ancestral beings). Noteworthy are injunctions such as that a girl should be given away in marriage before she attains puberty. 717: 885: 183:
is dubious; in all probability, they were composed by different authors at different times, with the
899:, Poona, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (Post-Graduate and Research Dept. Series #38), 1994 925: 754: 732: 940: 67:
canon. It is a short text of three chapters expanding on domestic rites such as the daily
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For the Atharvaveda, there are 79 works, collected as 72 distinctly named parisistas.
921: 881: 157:, consist of 18 works enumerated self-referentially in the fifth of the series (the 69: 47:
have survived in very corrupted form that is difficult to elucidate or interpret.
696: 945: 934: 165:): Six other works of parisista character are also traditionally ascribed to 910: 905: 893: 789: 661: 563: 552: 541: 530: 523: 511: 497: 487: 471: 464: 455: 445: 435: 427: 418: 408: 398: 391: 385: 376: 366: 356: 346: 336: 326: 316: 306: 296: 288: 279: 273: 267: 257: 247: 237: 227: 217: 210: 190: 184: 178: 172: 166: 159: 151: 143: 132: 117: 102: 57: 17: 43: 32: 24: 502: 150: 177:) but different contents. How many of these 24 are actually due to 64: 660: 158: 705: 694: 880:, New Delhi, Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, 1993, 752: 730: 802: 800: 195:being among the latest as they mention the others. 932: 797: 845:Kashikar 1994, p.8; Chakrabarti(2004), pp.92-94 716:sfn error: no target: CITEREFChakrabarti2004 ( 836:(II.4): Kashikar 1994, p.6; Modak 1993, p.190 748: 746: 744: 878:The Ancillary Literature of the Atharva-Veda 711: 741: 724: 73:and rites of passage such as marriage and 759:. Williams and Norgate. pp. 252–254. 756:A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature 734:A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature 63:is a very late text associated with the 701:. Oxford University Press. p. 549. 933: 171:, including a work of identical name ( 737:. Williams and Norgate. p. 251. 517:, which is also found as the second 38:Within the early Sanskrit texts, 18 13: 14: 957: 920:, Vol.XLVI, no.3, Kolkata, 2004, 31:, but less concise. According to 565:Kātyāyana Śrauta Sūtra Pariśiṣṭa 486: 131: 857: 848: 839: 830: 821: 695:Monier Monier-Williams (1872). 918:Journal of the Asiatic Society 809: 781: 772: 763: 688: 573: 547:(New and Full Moon sacrifice). 529:, specifies the duties of the 123:has roughly similar coverage. 1: 870: 753:Friedrich Max Müller (1859). 731:Friedrich Max Müller (1859). 698:A Sanskrit-English Dictionary 554:Vārāha Śrauta Sūtra Pariśiṣṭa 126: 7: 911: 906: 894: 790: 662: 651:Phonetics and Lexicography 595:Lore of the constellations 564: 553: 542: 531: 524: 512: 498: 488: 472: 465: 456: 446: 436: 428: 419: 409: 399: 392: 386: 377: 367: 357: 347: 337: 327: 317: 307: 297: 289: 280: 274: 268: 258: 248: 238: 228: 218: 211: 191: 185: 179: 173: 167: 160: 152: 144: 133: 118: 103: 95: 58: 18: 10: 962: 895:Śukla Yajurveda Pariśiṣṭas 513:Āpastamba Hautra Pariśiṣṭa 59:Āśvalāyana Gṛhya Pariśiṣṭa 50: 209:Form and language of the 115:A second short text, the 88:are also attached to the 681: 525:Satyasāḍha Śrauta Sūtra 420:Mantrabhrāntihara Sūtra 104:Gobhila Gṛhya Pariśiṣṭa 659:Vedic conspectus (the 635:Religious observances 505:has 3 parisistas: 86:Sankayana parisishta 82:Bahvricha parisishta 916:by C.G. Kashikar", 854:Kashikar 1994,p.7-8 119:Chāndogya Pariśiṣṭa 902:SC Chakrabarti, " 815:also known as the 787:Also known as the 863:Modak 1993, p.191 827:Modak 1993, p.201 806:Modak 1993, p.190 778:Modak 1993, p.189 679: 678: 603:Royal ceremonies 484: 483: 457:Śuklayajurvidhāna 145:Kātiya Pariśiṣṭas 953: 914: 909: 904:A Survey of the 897: 892:A Survey of the 864: 861: 855: 852: 846: 843: 837: 834: 828: 825: 819: 813: 807: 804: 795: 793: 785: 779: 776: 770: 767: 761: 760: 750: 739: 738: 728: 722: 721: 712:Chakrabarti 2004 709: 703: 702: 692: 665: 581: 580: 567: 556: 545: 534: 527: 515: 501: 491: 475: 468: 459: 449: 439: 431: 422: 412: 402: 395: 389: 380: 370: 360: 350: 340: 330: 320: 310: 300: 292: 283: 281:Yājñavalkyaśikṣā 277: 271: 261: 251: 241: 231: 221: 214: 198: 197: 194: 188: 182: 176: 170: 163: 155: 147: 136: 121: 106: 61: 21: 961: 960: 956: 955: 954: 952: 951: 950: 931: 930: 873: 868: 867: 862: 858: 853: 849: 844: 840: 835: 831: 826: 822: 814: 810: 805: 798: 786: 782: 777: 773: 768: 764: 751: 742: 729: 725: 715: 710: 706: 693: 689: 684: 576: 539:other than the 494: 139: 129: 98: 53: 12: 11: 5: 959: 949: 948: 943: 929: 928: 907:Śuklayajurveda 900: 888: 872: 869: 866: 865: 856: 847: 838: 829: 820: 817:Karmapradīpika 808: 796: 780: 771: 762: 740: 723: 704: 686: 685: 683: 680: 677: 676: 673: 669: 668: 657: 653: 652: 649: 645: 644: 641: 637: 636: 633: 629: 628: 625: 621: 620: 617: 613: 612: 609: 605: 604: 601: 597: 596: 593: 589: 588: 585: 575: 572: 571: 570: 559: 548: 493: 485: 482: 481: 469: 461: 460: 433: 424: 423: 396: 382: 381: 294: 285: 284: 229:Anuvākasaṃkhya 215: 206: 205: 202: 149:, ascribed to 138: 130: 128: 125: 97: 94: 52: 49: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 958: 947: 944: 942: 939: 938: 936: 927: 923: 919: 915: 913: 908: 901: 898: 896: 890:CG Kashikar, 889: 887: 886:81-215-0607-7 883: 879: 875: 874: 860: 851: 842: 833: 824: 818: 812: 803: 801: 794: 792: 791:Gṛhyasaṃgraha 784: 775: 766: 758: 757: 749: 747: 745: 736: 735: 727: 719: 714:, p. 92. 713: 708: 700: 699: 691: 687: 674: 671: 670: 666: 664: 658: 655: 654: 650: 647: 646: 642: 639: 638: 634: 631: 630: 626: 623: 622: 618: 615: 614: 610: 607: 606: 602: 599: 598: 594: 591: 590: 586: 583: 582: 579: 568: 566: 560: 557: 555: 549: 546: 544: 543:darśapūrṇmāsa 538: 533: 528: 526: 520: 516: 514: 508: 507: 506: 504: 500: 490: 479: 474: 473:Prasavotthāna 470: 467: 463: 462: 458: 453: 448: 443: 438: 434: 430: 426: 425: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 397: 394: 388: 384: 383: 379: 374: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 338:Pravarādhyāya 334: 329: 324: 319: 314: 309: 304: 299: 295: 291: 287: 286: 282: 276: 270: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 216: 213: 208: 207: 203: 200: 199: 196: 193: 187: 181: 175: 169: 164: 162: 156: 154: 148: 146: 135: 124: 122: 120: 113: 111: 107: 105: 93: 91: 87: 83: 78: 76: 72: 71: 70:sandhyopāsana 66: 62: 60: 48: 45: 41: 36: 34: 30: 26: 22: 20: 917: 903: 891: 877: 859: 850: 841: 832: 823: 816: 811: 788: 783: 774: 765: 755: 733: 726: 707: 697: 690: 577: 562: 551: 540: 536: 522: 518: 510: 495: 477: 466:Dharmaśāstra 451: 441: 437:Śrāddhasūtra 414: 404: 378:Kratusaṁkhyā 372: 368:Kūrmalakṣaṇa 362: 352: 342: 332: 328:Iṣṭakāpūraṇa 322: 312: 308:Chāgalakṣaṇa 302: 275:Sarvānukrama 263: 253: 243: 233: 223: 142: 140: 116: 114: 109: 101: 99: 89: 85: 81: 79: 74: 68: 56: 54: 39: 37: 28: 16: 15: 941:Hindu texts 663:Caraṇavyūha 574:Atharvaveda 537:haviryajñas 447:Uñchaśāstra 410:Yajñapārśva 348:Mūlyādhyāya 298:Yūpalakṣaṇa 239:Caraṇavyūha 192:Caraṇavyūha 161:Caraṇavyūha 44:Atharvaveda 40:parisishtas 33:Max Mueller 935:Categories 912:Pariśiṣṭas 876:BR Modak, 871:References 535:priest in 272: II, 25:Devanagari 926:0368-3303 587:Coverage 503:Yajurveda 180:Kātyāyana 168:Kātyāyana 153:Kātyāyana 127:Yajurveda 19:Pariśiṣṭa 358:Hautrika 269:Pratijña 249:Ṛgyajuṣa 222: I( 219:Pratijña 189:and the 186:Pratijña 174:Pratijña 110:Shrāddha 96:Samaveda 643:Ritual 627:Ritual 611:Ritual 521:of the 492:(Black) 432:rituals 293:rituals 259:Pārṣada 212:Saṃhitā 137:(White) 90:Rigveda 75:śrāddha 65:Rigveda 51:Rigveda 924:  884:  675:Omens 619:Magic 519:praśna 400:Nigama 387:Śrauta 290:Śrauta 204:Books 29:sutras 946:Vedas 682:Notes 672:50-72 648:47-48 640:45-46 632:41-44 624:37-40 616:34-36 608:20-33 499:Kṛṣṇa 489:Kṛṣṇa 429:Gṛhya 393:Gṛhya 318:Śulba 201:Scope 134:Śukla 922:ISSN 882:ISBN 718:help 600:2-19 584:Book 561:The 550:The 532:Hotṛ 509:The 496:The 390:and 141:The 100:The 84:and 80:The 55:The 454:), 444:), 417:), 407:), 375:), 365:), 355:), 345:), 335:), 325:), 315:), 305:), 266:), 256:), 246:), 236:), 226:), 937:: 799:^ 743:^ 667:) 656:49 480:) 478:17 452:13 415:15 405:14 373:18 363:16 353:12 343:11 333:10 278:, 92:. 77:. 720:) 592:1 569:. 558:. 476:( 450:{ 442:6 440:( 413:( 403:( 371:( 361:( 351:( 341:( 331:( 323:7 321:( 313:2 311:( 303:1 301:( 264:9 262:( 254:8 252:( 244:5 242:( 234:4 232:( 224:3 23:(

Index

Devanagari
Max Mueller
Atharvaveda
Rigveda
sandhyopāsana
Kātyāyana
Caraṇavyūha
Yajurveda
Caraṇavyūha
A Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Chakrabarti 2004
help
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature



A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature


ISBN
81-215-0607-7
ISSN
0368-3303
Categories
Hindu texts
Vedas

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