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'''''Vishpala''''' (''{{IAST|viśpálā}}'') is a woman (alternatively, a horse) mentioned in the [[Rigveda]] ([[Mandala 1|RV 1]].112.10, 116.15, 117.11, 118.8 and [[Mandala 10|RV 10]].39.8).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXII. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01112.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075152/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01112.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVI. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01116.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075422/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01116.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVII. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01117.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075633/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01117.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVIII. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01118.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075904/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01118.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 10: HYMN XXXIX. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10039.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202080004/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10039.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref> The name is likely from ''{{IAST|viś}}'' "settlement, village" and ''{{IAST|bala}}'' "strong", meaning something like "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement". | '''''Vishpala''''' (''{{IAST|viśpálā}}'') is a woman (alternatively, a horse) mentioned in the [[Rigveda]] ([[Mandala 1|RV 1]].112.10, 116.15, 117.11, 118.8 and [[Mandala 10|RV 10]].39.8).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXII. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01112.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075152/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01112.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVI. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01116.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075422/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01116.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVII. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01117.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075633/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01117.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVIII. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01118.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202075904/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01118.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 10: HYMN XXXIX. Aśvins.|url=https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10039.htm|access-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202080004/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10039.htm|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref> The name is likely from ''{{IAST|viś}}'' "settlement, village" and ''{{IAST|bala}}'' "strong", meaning something like "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement". | ||
Vishpala is helped in battle (alternative, in the prize-race) by the [[Ashvins]]. As she lost her leg "in the time of night, in Khela's battle" (alternatively, "in Khela's race, eager for a decision"), they gave her a "leg of iron" so that she could keep running (1.116.15). | Vishpala is helped in battle (alternative, in the prize-race) by the [[Ashvins]]. As she lost her leg "in the time of night, in Khela's battle" (alternatively, "in Khela's race, eager for a decision"), they gave her a "leg of iron" so that she could keep running (1.116.15). | ||
The interpretation as a female warrior in battle is due to Griffith (in keeping with [[Sayana]]), the interpretation as a horse race is due to [[Karl Friedrich Geldner]]. | The interpretation as a female warrior in battle is due to Griffith (in keeping with [[Sayana]]), the interpretation as a horse race is due to [[Karl Friedrich Geldner]]. | ||
As is often the case in the Rigveda, especially in the young books [[Mandala 1|1]] and [[Mandala 10|10]] (dated to roughly 1200 BC) a myth is only alluded to, the poet taking for granted his audience's being familiar with it, and beyond the fact that the Ashvins gave Vishpala a new leg, no information has survived, neither about Vishpala herself nor about "Khela's battle", or indeed the character of Khela (the name meaning "shaking, trembling"). | As is often the case in the Rigveda, especially in the young books [[Mandala 1|1]] and [[Mandala 10|10]] (dated to roughly 1200 BC) a myth is only alluded to, the poet taking for granted his audience's being familiar with it, and beyond the fact that the Ashvins gave Vishpala a new leg, no information has survived, neither about Vishpala herself nor about "Khela's battle", or indeed the character of Khela (the name meaning "shaking, trembling"). | ||
A book about Vishpala has been authored by [[Saiswaroopa Iyer]].<ref> | A book about Vishpala has been authored by [[Saiswaroopa Iyer]].<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-9354350139}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Vishpala (viśpálā) is a woman (alternatively, a horse) mentioned in the Rigveda (RV 1.112.10, 116.15, 117.11, 118.8 and RV 10.39.8).[1][2][3][4][5] The name is likely from viś "settlement, village" and bala "strong", meaning something like "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement".
Vishpala is helped in battle (alternative, in the prize-race) by the Ashvins. As she lost her leg "in the time of night, in Khela's battle" (alternatively, "in Khela's race, eager for a decision"), they gave her a "leg of iron" so that she could keep running (1.116.15).
The interpretation as a female warrior in battle is due to Griffith (in keeping with Sayana), the interpretation as a horse race is due to Karl Friedrich Geldner.
As is often the case in the Rigveda, especially in the young books 1 and 10 (dated to roughly 1200 BC) a myth is only alluded to, the poet taking for granted his audience's being familiar with it, and beyond the fact that the Ashvins gave Vishpala a new leg, no information has survived, neither about Vishpala herself nor about "Khela's battle", or indeed the character of Khela (the name meaning "shaking, trembling").
A book about Vishpala has been authored by Saiswaroopa Iyer.[6]
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- ↑ "Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXII. Aśvins". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ "Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVI. Aśvins". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ "Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVII. Aśvins". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ "Rig Veda: Rig-Veda Book 1: HYMN CXVIII. Aśvins". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ "Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 10: HYMN XXXIX. Aśvins". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ↑ . ISBN 978-9354350139.
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