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The '''eighth Mandala''' of the '''[[Rigveda]]''' has 103 hymns. Other than the "family books" (Mandalas | {{Short description|Eighth book of the Rigveda}} | ||
The '''eighth Mandala''' of the '''[[Rigveda]]''' has 103 hymns. Other than the "family books" (Mandalas 2–7, dated as an old part of the RV) and [[Mandala 1|RV 1]] and [[Mandala 10|RV 10]] (dated as the latest portion of hymns composed shortly before redaction of the Rigveda into [[shakha]]s), Mandala 8 cannot straightforwardly be dated as a whole relative to the other books, and its hymns may include both ancient and late specimens. Most hymns in this book are attributed to the kāṇva family. The hymns 8.49 to 8.59 are the apocryphal vālakhilya, the majority of them are devoted to [[Indra]]; these are accepted as a recent portion, properly already post-Rigvedic. | |||
The hymns are dedicated to [[Indra]], [[Agni]], the [[Asvins]], the [[Maruts]], the [[Adityas]], [[Varuna]], [[Mitra-Varuna]], the [[Vishvadevas]], and [[Soma (drink)|Soma]]. 8.100 is dedicated to Indra and [[Vāc|Vak]] (Speech). Of the Valakhilya, six hymns are dedicated to Indra, and one each to the Asvins, the Vishvadevas and Indra-Varuna. 8.55 and 8.56 praise "Praskanva's Gift", the reward given to the [[rishi]] by Dasyave-vrka "the wolf of the Dasyus", a hero who in alliance with the [[Kanvas]] has won a victory over the [[Dasyu]]s. | The hymns are dedicated to [[Indra]], [[Agni]], the [[Asvins]], the [[Maruts]], the [[Adityas]], [[Varuna]], [[Mitra-Varuna]], the [[Vishvadevas]], and [[Soma (drink)|Soma]]. 8.100 is dedicated to Indra and [[Vāc|Vak]] (Speech). Of the Valakhilya, six hymns are dedicated to Indra, and one each to the Asvins, the Vishvadevas and Indra-Varuna. 8.55 and 8.56 praise "Praskanva's Gift", the reward given to the [[rishi]] by Dasyave-vrka "the wolf of the Dasyus", a hero who in alliance with the [[Kanvas]] has won a victory over the [[Dasyu]]s. | ||
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==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{wikisource-inline|The Rig Veda/Mandala 8}} | |||
{{wikisourcelang|sa|ऋग्वेदः मण्डल १|Original Sanskrit text in Devanagari}} | |||
*{{wikisource-inline|The Rig Veda/Mandala 8}} – English translation by [[Ralph T. H. Griffith]] | |||
{{Rigveda}} | {{Rigveda}} | ||
[[Category:Rigveda]] | [[Category:Rigveda]] | ||