Breath and the Brahmacārin: A Case of Obscure Inspiration in the Atharvaveda.
In this paper I offer a solution to the meaning of the word triṣaptā́ḥ found at the beginning of the Atharvaveda (Śaunaka-Saṁhitā 1.1.1 ~ Paippalāda-Saṁhitā 1.6.1). After a discussion of the many previous attempts to understand the meaning of this term in this particular verse, I propose that triṣap...
| Publicado en: | Indo-Iranian Journal Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 189 - 227 |
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2022
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