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Contents of the Main Body of this Work
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Second grand division (books viii.–xii.): long hymns of miscellaneous subjects | clv |
Their hieratic character: mingled prose passages | clv |
Table of verse-totals for the hymns of division II. | clvi |
General make-up of the material of this division | clvi |
Order of books within the division: negative or insignificant conclusions | clvii |
Order of hymns within any given book of this division | clvii |
Possible reference to this division in hymn xix. 23 | clvii |
Third grand division (books xiii.–xviii.): books showing unity of subject | clviii |
Division III. represented in Pāippalāda by a single book, book xviii. | clix |
Names of the books of this division as given by hymn xix. 23 | clix |
Order of books within the division | clix |
Table of verse-totals for the hymns of division III. | clix |
Order of hymns within any given book of this division | clx |
The hymn-divisions of books xiii.–xviii. and their value | clx |
Cross-references to explanation of abbreviations and so forth |
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To explanation of abbreviations (pages xcix–cvi) | clxii |
To explanation of abbreviated titles (pages xcix–cvi) | clxii |
To explanation of arbitrary signs (page c) | clxii |
To key to the designations of the manuscripts (pages cix–cx) | clxii |
To synoptic tables of the manuscripts (pages cx–cxi) | clxii |
To descriptions of the manuscripts (pages cxi–cxvi) | clxii |
To table of titles of hymns (volume VIII., pages 1024–1037) | clxii |
The Atharva-Veda Saṁhitā: Translation and Notes . . . | 1–1009 |
1. First Grand Division.—Books I.–VII. | 1–470 |
Seven books of short hymns of miscellaneous subjects | |
[For table of the titles of the 433 hymns, see p. 1024] | |
[Volume VII. ends here with book vii.] | |
[Volume VIII. begins here with book viii.] | |
2. Second Grand Division.—Books VIII.–XII. | 471–707 |
Five books of long hymns of miscellaneous subjects | |
[For table of the titles of the 45 hymns, see p. 1034] | |
3. Third Grand Division.—Books XIII.–XVIII. | 708–894 |
Six books of long hymns, the books showing unity of subject | |
[For table of the titles of the 15 hymns, see p. 1035] | |
Book xiii.: hymns to the Ruddy Sun or Rohita (seer: Brahman) | 708–737 |
Book xiv.: wedding verses (seer: Sāvitrī Sūryā) | 738–768 |
Book xv.: the Vrātya (seer:—) | 769–791 |
Book xvi.: Paritta (seer: Prajāpati?) | 792–804 |
Book xvii.: prayer to the Sun as Indra and as Vishṇu (seer: Brahman) | 805–812 |
Book xviii.: funeral verses (seer: Atharvan) | 813–894 |
4. Supplement.—Book XIX. | 895–1009 |
After-gleanings, chiefly from the traditional sources of division I. | |
[For table of the titles of the 72 hymns, see p. 1036] | |
Pāippalāda excerpts concerning book xx. | 1009 |