The Reader by A. A. Macdonell is meant to be a companion volume to his Vedic Grammer for Students. It contains thirty hymns selected from the Rgveda primarily for students who while acquainted with classical sanskrit are beginners of vedic lacking the aid of a teacher with adequate knowledge of the earliest period of the language and literature of India. In conjunction with the author`s Vedic Grammar the reader aims at supplying all that is required for the complete understanding of the selections. A copious index has been added for the purpose of enabling the student of utilize to the full the summary of Vedic Philosophy which this book contains.

"A Vedic Reader for Students" is a great and often revelatory introduction for all students of Hinduism, who want to gain a grater understand of the Rigveda.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1917 Edition.

A Vedic Reader for Students is an introduction to the dramatis personae in the Vedas, mainly the Rigveda. It contains 30 hymns of the Rigveda in the original Samhita and Pada text, with transliteration, translation, explanatory notes, a scholarly introduction, and a vocabulary designed especially for beginners in comprehensible English. Master the details of the renowned Rigveda! - Perfect for philosophy lovers - A comprehensive guide to the Rigveda - Easy to understand language - Special vocabulary and explanatory notes included - A must-have book for beginners of Vedic study

Contains some important excerpts from the book 'A Vedic Reader For Students'. Topics include the Rig Veda, and gods such as Agni, Savitr and Visnu. A short compendium for those interested in an introduction to this extensive subject.

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