A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c5.12

c5.12

Sâyaṇa’s Remarks on this point . . . . . 458 Principles of collection followed in the Rig-veda-sanhitâ . 468 The order of the Hymns according to the Deities . . 461 The Âprî Hymns . . . . . . . 463 Traces of Priestly influence in the Rig-veda-sanhitâ . . 467 Was the Rig-veda-sanhitâ collected for the benefit of the Brahman priests? . . . . . . . 468 The Offices of the Four Classes of Priests . . . 468 The Adhvaryu Priests . . . . . . . 471 The Udgâtṛ Priests . . . . . . . 472 The Hotṛ Priests . . . . . . . 473 The Brahman Priests . . . . . . . 475 The Rig-veda-sanhitâ, not intended for any Class of Priests . 477 Old Hymns collected during the Mantra period . . 477 New Hymns composed during the Mantra period . . 478 Distinction between ancient and modern Hymns . . 480 Allusions to the Ceremonial . . . . . 484 The Purohitas . . . . . . . . 485 The Professional Priests . . . . . . 489 The Natural Sacrifices . . . . . . 490 The Artificial Sacrifices . . . . . . 491 The Panegyrics or Dânastutis . . . . . 493 Satirical Hymn . . . . . . . 494 The Character of the Mantra period . . . . 496 The introduction of Writing, an epoch in the History of Sanskrit Literature . . . . . . . 497