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A Critical Interpretation and Investigation of Epithets of Soma

Author: Kapadia, B H.

Keywords: Soma, Rigveda, Vedic history, Epithets, Vedic god, Vedic plants

Publisher: Dept. of Sanskrit, Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidhyapeeth, Gujarat

Description: In this book, the author aims to critically examine, interpret and investigate the epithets used about Soma in the Rigveda. The author hopes that from this book the student will have a critical grasp of the three epithets of Soma, that is as God, plant and juice. A discussion on the acquisition of the plant, the extraction of Soma juice, its filtration, mixture and offer, is also provided. In the end are given an index, bibliography, as well as a glossary of Soma’s epithets in alphabetical order, and the location of Rigveda passages where they occur.

Source: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi

Type: E-Book

Received From: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Kapadia, B H.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-04T12:47:26Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-04T12:47:26Z
dc.description In this book, the author aims to critically examine, interpret and investigate the epithets used about Soma in the Rigveda. The author hopes that from this book the student will have a critical grasp of the three epithets of Soma, that is as God, plant and juice. A discussion on the acquisition of the plant, the extraction of Soma juice, its filtration, mixture and offer, is also provided. In the end are given an index, bibliography, as well as a glossary of Soma’s epithets in alphabetical order, and the location of Rigveda passages where they occur.
dc.source Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
dc.format.extent iv, 76 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Dept. of Sanskrit, Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidhyapeeth, Gujarat
dc.subject Soma, Rigveda, Vedic history, Epithets, Vedic god, Vedic plants
dc.type E-Book
dc.date.copyright 1959
dc.identifier.accessionnumber R706
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Kapadia, B H.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-04T12:47:26Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-04T12:47:26Z
dc.description In this book, the author aims to critically examine, interpret and investigate the epithets used about Soma in the Rigveda. The author hopes that from this book the student will have a critical grasp of the three epithets of Soma, that is as God, plant and juice. A discussion on the acquisition of the plant, the extraction of Soma juice, its filtration, mixture and offer, is also provided. In the end are given an index, bibliography, as well as a glossary of Soma’s epithets in alphabetical order, and the location of Rigveda passages where they occur.
dc.source Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi
dc.format.extent iv, 76 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Dept. of Sanskrit, Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidhyapeeth, Gujarat
dc.subject Soma, Rigveda, Vedic history, Epithets, Vedic god, Vedic plants
dc.type E-Book
dc.date.copyright 1959
dc.identifier.accessionnumber R706
dc.format.medium text