Rig Veda eBook Ralph TH Griffith
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Rig Veda
The Rig-Veda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers, at religious functions and other occasions, putting these among the world's oldest religious texts in continued use. The Rig-Veda contains several mythological and poetical accounts of the origin of the world, hymns praising the gods, and ancient prayers for life, prosperity, etc. It is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. Philological and linguistic evidence indicate that the Rig-Veda was composed in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, roughly between 1700–1100 BC. This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith English translation of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda eBook Ralph TH Griffith
This is an old translation of the Rig Veda made by Ralph Griffith in 1890. Unfortunately it is the only complete translation available in English. There is another contemporary translation by Brereton et al. from Oxford Press, however; it is out of print. Penguin has a translation by Wendy Doniger of 108 of the hymns (about 10% of the total) which is very good because she has many notes and explanatory material.This translation has many flaws which are noted by other reviewers.
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Rig Veda eBook Ralph TH Griffith Reviews
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This is just a reprint of Griffith's translation. No introduction, prologue, notes or explanation. This means that unless you have medium or advanced knowledge of the Vedic religion, this edition will probably be too obscure (more often than not, gods and characters are referred to by complex epithets in Sanskrit). I would strongly recommend against buying this book for beginners.
That said, if you have a fair grasp on the Vedic religion (as either a student, practitioner or amateur researcher) and are looking for an affordable full version of the Rigveda, this may be for you (also, if you care only for the text itself, not much about catching the entire meaning).
I say "may", because even though the book is cheap enough, it falls quite short on design it's simply (and says so in the book) sort of the Griffith translation taken from a Word document printed and bound for market publishing. This means there are typos, the special characters for transliteration (such as dotted consonants) are in a bigger font size than the rest of the text, and, noteworthy, some hymn titles are at the end of the page, with the hymn beginning in the next page.
I'd like to say you get your money's worth, but at $13.93 maybe you could simply go to the source (Forgotten Books' website) and print this yourself. If you own a tablet or , you should try Wilson's edition (digitized by Google), which is commented almost all the way. If you're more of a book-in-the-hand kind of person, and a beginner in (or just curious about) the Vedic tradition, you'll be better off with Penguin's edition or any other more serious abridged version.
In short, the only strong points of this edition are the translation and the fact that it's the full Rigveda.
it is what it says it is.
great reading
Its a good translation. I love older books great read.
you also can get the book for free if you download from the publisher website. Great read. Simple translation. Comprehensive.
The description of the book states illustrated but it carries a few drawings, the original sanskrit text is not provided any where in the book because of which one will be reading through the eyes of the author which is a disappointment.
This is an old translation of the Rig Veda made by Ralph Griffith in 1890. Unfortunately it is the only complete translation available in English. There is another contemporary translation by Brereton et al. from Oxford Press, however; it is out of print. Penguin has a translation by Wendy Doniger of 108 of the hymns (about 10% of the total) which is very good because she has many notes and explanatory material.
This translation has many flaws which are noted by other reviewers.
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