A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans
Vedic literature and its periods (Chandas, Mantra, Brāhmaṇa, Sūtra); Vedāṅgas, Anukramaṇīs, Śākhās; first chronological scheme for Vedic literature.
- Language
- English
- Author
- F. Max Müller
- Extent
- 2,376 passages, 159,296 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · London: Williams & Norgate, 1859; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite; chapters and sections by… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (F. Max Müller †1900); published before 1931: public…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 12 parts
- c2 A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature — 11 parts
- c3 Preface — 6 parts
- c4 Errata — 12 parts
- c5 Contents — 17 parts
- c6 Introduction — 205 parts
- c7 History of Vedic Literature — 11 parts
- c8 Chapter I. The Sûtra Period — 121 parts
- c9 Chapter II. The Brâhmaṇa Period — 3 parts
- c10 Chapter III. Mantra Period — 253 parts
- c11 Chapter IV. The Chhandas Period — 211 parts
- c12 Appendix — 96 parts
- c13 Index — 83 parts