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Old 07-10-2008, 03:13 PM   #1
 
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The Rig Veda

Ralph T.H. Griffith, Translator

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This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith English translation of the Rig Veda. This was one of the first etexts developed for this site. Each page of this is cross-linked with the Sanskrit text of the Rig Veda. Both this and the Sanskrit Rig Veda require browser support for Unicode. If you have trouble seeing non-Latin characters in this text, refer to the Sacred-texts Unicode page.



full Rig Veda translation: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/

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This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith English translation of the Rig Veda.

It is not a very good translation. The author misses some really basic meanings, like in the Purusha-sookta hymn - it is completely butchered.

Translations by the Indian scholars are far, far superior.
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It is not a very good translation. The author misses some really basic meanings, like in the Purusha-sookta hymn - it is completely butchered.

Translations by the Indian scholars are far, far superior.

Thanks for clarification. This website reads, //www.sacred-texts.com/
and is in this way inducing people to believe that there're high quality sacred texts. As you say, rather a disservice.

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