Abstract:
Starting with the origin of the Sanskrit language formulated borrowing from the local Dravidian and Munda languages, the Indo-Iranian connections are explored in the context of myths and legends. The connection between the Rigveda text and the Indus Culture is described, making use of the Indus seals. The non-Vedic traditions in the RV text are traced to present day folk performances. Some Rigvedic entities like dAsa tribes, their dwellings, the SAradI purs and surh-dagAl mounds, hAmuns, and more are identified, based on the geological and environmental data from the Sistan region. Areas of further research are identified.
Machine summary:
"Pathak* Educational Institute VIDYA PROBODHINI, Goa, India Starting with the origin of the Sanskrit language formulated borrowing from the local Dravidian and Munda languages, the Indo-Iranian connections are explored in the context of myths and legends.
(Received: 12 November 2010; Received in Revised form: 12 January 2011; Accepted: 27 February 2011) Keywords: Indo-Iranian, Rig Veda, Indus Culture, Dravidian, Sanskrit Language, Vedic Hymns Introduction ntil half a century ago,Sanskrit was regarded as the original language, the mother of all Indian languages belonging to Indo-Sanskritic languages like Hindi, Marathi, Gujrati and Bengali.
in Incorporating the Local, Non-Sacrificial Tradition in the RV Text Rigvedic hymns are used mainly in the performance of the Vedic sacrifices.
Another important and interesting incorporation of the local, non-Vedic, non-Brahminical tradition into the Rig Veda text is in the Indrani-Vrishakapi dialogue hymn (RV 10.
The process of assimilation and ritualistic adaptation continued for millennia, when the local gods were sanctified by bestowing them with the status of incarnations of the Vedic gods Vishnu and Shiva, and of goddesses like lakZmi. Vedic Hymns and Indus Culture Seals A commonly held idea is that there is no connection between the Rig Veda and other Vedic texts, and the Indus Culture (IC), since they stand centuries apart.
The earliest study of the common heritage of the followers of the Vedic sacrificial traditions and the Indo-Iranian Homa sacrifice is Martin Haug's extensive introduction to the text of Aitareya Brahmana in 1863 (Haug 1976: 1-80)."