[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) › c7.14 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c7.14 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c7.14 - **Language:** English ### [c7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c7.14) ¹ The expression \*chándo ná\* here and at 8. 7. 36 is to be rendered so, or simply “like a poem.” There is no occasion for an adjectival stem \*chánda\* in the sense of “singer,” or the like, as the lexicons and translators generally assume. - [Previous: c7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c7.13) - [Next: c7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c7.15) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg.8.7.36) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c7.14) · Pramāṇa