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page PART I. THE ATHARVA-VEDA IN $ 19. Grammatical and text-histor- GENERAL. ical treatises 20 A. CHARACTER AND CHRONOLOGY OF F. THE POSITION OF THE ATHARVA- THE ATHARVA-VEDA. VEDA IN HINDU LITERATURE IN S i. External comparison with the GENERAL. other I S 20. General estimate of the AV. 21 S 2. Relative chronology of the po- S 21. The Atharvan in the RV. . 21 pular and hieratic literatures 2 S 22. The Atharvan in the AV. itself 22 S 3- Chronology of the Atharvan $ 23. The Atharvan in the Srauta- redaction 2 texts 22 S 4- Relation of the AV. to the Brah- $ 24. The Atharvan in the Upaniçads 24 man as, and the Dharma-texts 3 S 25. The Atharvan in the Gfhya- stltras 24 B. HISTORICAL CHARACTER OF THE s 26. The Atharvan in the law- ATHARVAN, AND ITS RELATION TO literature (dharma) ... 25 THE HOUSE-BOOKS. S 27. The Atharvan in the Maha- S 5- The mutual relations of the AV. bharata 26 and the Grhya-sStras, and their $ 28. The Atharvan in Sanskrit, historical value .... 5 Jaina, and Bauddhaliterature 27 $ 6. Scope of the AV. as a record $ 29. The Atharvan in grammatical, of ancient life 6 lexical, and text-historical works 27 C THE NAMES OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA AND THEIR MEANINGS. G. THE ATHARVA-VEDA IN THE VIEW S 7' The compound Atharvingirasah OF ITS RITUALISTIC LITERATURE. and the meaning of its two $ 30. The attitude of the ritual texts members, Atharvan and 7 towards the Atharvan and its S 8. Cause of the distinctionbetween priests 28 Atharvan and Angiras . . 9 S 31. Exaltation of the Atharvan, and S 9- The terms Bhrgvangirasah, the office of the Brahman in Brahmaveda, and the designa- the ritual texts .... 29 S The office of the Purohita in tions of Atharvan priests . . 9 32. the ritual texts .... 29 D. THE SCHOOLS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. S 33. Causes leading up to the ex- $ io. Character and sources of the altation of the Atharvan and reports on the schools of its priests 30 the AV li S 34. Connection of the Purohita S II. The nine ¿akhas of the AV. II with the AV., and interrelation S 12. Estimate of the historical value of Purohita and Brahman . 32 of the ¿akhas, and their relation PARTn. THE REDACTION AND EX- to the teachers of the Satras 13 he tw0 TERNAL FORM OF THE ATHARVA- S 13- T Samhita-S&khas, the VEDA IN THE SCHOOL OF ¿AU- Saunaklya and the Paippalada 13 NAKA. S 14- Brief account of the Paippa- lada-Ukha 14 A. DIVISION AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE HYMNS. E. BRIEF SKETCH OF ATHARVANIC $ 35. The division of the Sairhita LITERATURE. into 20 books .... 34 $ IS- The Samhitas, Satras, and $ 36. Arrangement of the books Brahmapa 15 according to hymns of differ- S 16. The Kalpas and the Fariii${as 16 ent length 35 S 17- On the Smrti of Paijhlnasi. 17 S 37- Arrangement of the hymns $ 18. The Atharvan Upani;ads . 18 within the books ... 38 128 TABLE OF CONTENTS.

B. THE METRES OF THE ATHARVAN AND § 57. Class 8). Charms to secure THEIR RELATION TO THE CRITICAL prosperity and freedom from RESTORATION OF THE TEXT. danger (paustikani) ... 80 § 38. The metres, with special refer- § 58. Class 9). Charms in expiation ence to the Atharvanic (popu- of sin and defilement (praya- lar) anustubh 41 scittani) 83 § 39. On the critical restoration of § 59. Class 10). Cosmogonic and Atharvan metres 42 theosophic hymns ... 86 § 40. Order of stanzas and conca- g 60. Class 11). Ritualistic and gene- tenation as critical aids . 43 ral hymns 91 § 61. Class 12). The books dealing C. THE RELATION OF THE ATIIARVA- with individual themes (books EDA TO THE EMAINING YMN- V R H 13 —l8) 93 COLLECTIONS. § 62. Class 13). The twentieth book 95 § 41. Special features of the Athar- § 63. Class 14). The kuntapa-hymns 96 van collection; its connection PART IV. TIIE GOPATHA-BRAlIMANA. •with ApS. and TB. ... 44 § 42. Relation of the language ofthe A. RELATION OF THE TEXT TO THE AV. to that of the RVr. . 45 ATHARVA-VEDA AND ITS POSITION IN § 43. The various readings of the VEDIC LITERATURE. RV. and the AV. ... 47 § 64. General remarks .... IOI § 44. Traces of superior tradition § 65. The Uttara- . .102 in the AV. as compared with § 66. The Purva-Brahmana . . 104 the RV 49 B. CONTENTS OF THE PURVA-BRAHMANA. § 45. Adaptation and expansion of § 67. First Prapathaka: 1. I. I —15. Yajus-themes for Atharvanic An Atharvanic cosmogony in purposes 50 Upanisad manner . . . 107 § 46. ThevariousreadingsoftheAV. § 68. FirstPrapathaka: 1.1.16—30. and the Yajus-Samhitas . . 53 The Pranava-Upanisad, being § 47. The various readings of theAV. a cosmogonic account deriv- and the Srauta-siitras . . 55 ing creation from the om . 108 § 48. Traces of superior tradition in § 69. First Prapathaka: 1.1.31—38. the AV. as compared with the The Gayatri-Upanisad . . 110 Yajus-texts ¡6 g 70. FirstPrapathaka: I. 1.39. The acamana-rite 110 PART III. CONTENTS OF THE § 71. Second Prapathaka: 1.2. I—9. ATHARVA-YEDA IN THE SAU- The duties of the - NAK1YA-SCHOOL. carin 110 Second Prapathaka concluded. § 49. Classification of the hymns 57 § 72. Various subjects . . . .Ill § 50. Class 1). Charms to cure dis- eases and possession by de- § 73. Third Prapathaka. Various mons (bhaisajyani) ... subjects 113 g Fourth Prapathaka. Mystic- § 51. Class 2). Prayers for long life 74. theosophic exposition of the and health (ayusyani) . . 63 sattra of the year . . . 115 § 52. Class 3). Imprecations against g 75. Fifth Prapathaka: 1.5.1—22. demons, sorcerers, and ene- Exposition of the sattra of the mies (abhicarikani and krtya- year concluded . . . .115 pratiharanani) .... 65 § 76. FifthPrapathaka: 1.5.23 — 25. § 53. Class 4). Charms pertaining to Metrical treatise on the sacrifice women (strlkarmani) ... 69 117 § 54. Class 5). Charms to secure har- C. CONTENTS OF THE UTTARA-BRAH- mony, influence in the assem- MANA (THE YAJNAKRAMA). bly, and the like (sammana- g 77. First Prapathaka . . . .117 syani, etc.) 72 g 78. Second Prapathaka . . .119 S 55. CIass6). Charms pertaining to g 79. Third Prapathaka . . . 120 royalty (rajakarmani) . . 73 g 80. Fourth Prapathaka . . .121 g 56. Class 7). Prayers and impre- § 8l. Fifth Prapathaka .... 122 cations in the interest of g 82. Sixth Prapathaka . . . .123 Brahmans "¡6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 125