Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c2.17

v1.c2.17

As regards numerals, Roman figures are employed to indicate the main divisions of a work, the subordinate parts being expressed by Arabic figures. Thus ‘Rigveda, ii. 3, 5,’ means ‘book 2, hymn 3, verse 5.’ The volume, on the other hand, is referred to by an Arabic numeral, the following figure indicating the page. Thus ‘Max Müller, Ṛgveda, 2, 135’ means ‘volume 2 of Max Müller’s edition of the Rigveda, page 135.’