The Orion, or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas
Astronomical references in Vedic texts (the year beginning, Kṛttikā and Mṛgaśiras/Orion, equinoxes) used to date Vedic literature.
- Language
- English
- Author
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Extent
- 653 passages, 74,987 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · Poona: Tilak Bros. (scan dated 1893); scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite; chapters and sections… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (Bal Gangadhar Tilak †1920); published before 1931:…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 22 parts
- c2 The Orion or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas — 12 parts
- c3 Preface — 16 parts
- c4 Contents — 21 parts
- c5 Chapter I. Introduction — 21 parts
- c6 Chapter II. Sacrifice alias the Year — 61 parts
- c7 Chapter III. The Krittikas — 72 parts
- c8 Chapter IV. Agrahâyana — 63 parts
- c9 Chapter V. The Antelope's Head — 69 parts
- c10 Chapter VI. Orion and His Belt — 60 parts
- c11 Chapter VII. Ribhus and Vrishakapi — 103 parts
- c12 Chapter VIII. Conclusion — 42 parts
- c13 Appendix — 40 parts