Hymns from the Rig-Veda =

by Jean Le Mee

Book Overview

The transition answers that the Veda itself is the secret of the Veda. The foundation stone that India contributed to civilization, the Veda, is said to embody the regulations, the laws of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394730550
• ISBN13: 9780394730554
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hymns from the Rig-Veda by Jean Le Mee

Exquisite! With the essential Dhatupatha used, the translation from Sanskrit is grammatically accurate. Inflection, as applied (notated), is another essential element for sounding, to be drawn closer to complete the true sound of the Knowledge, it is seldom seen to be used. A beautiful gem. KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Beautiful coffee-table book

This volume translates twelve of the hymns of the Rig-Veda, printing one quatrain per page and alternating text and photographic pages. The quatrain is presented both in the original (Vedic) Sanskrit and in English. The result is a beautiful, meditative book that is only mildly an introduction to Vedic literature. As such I recommend it highly; as an introduction to the Vedas, I would refer you to Wendy D. O'Flaherty.