Rig-Veda-Sanhitá: A Collection of Ancient Hindu Hymns, Constituting the First Ashtaka, or Book, of the Rig-Veda; etc. Translated from the Original Sanskrit, by H. H. Wilson

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This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1850 edition by Wm. H. Allen and Co., London.

398 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2005

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Reviews

[Srikanth]

H H Wilson depended a lot on Sayana’s commentary. So it is not a literal translation. A lot of the verses are given metaphorical meanings. Even then I could not understand quite a number of verses, probably Sayana himself had scratched his head.

It has a huge number of verses divided in ten mandalas. If you want an English translation of the Rig Veda, please do read this and not just the Griffith translation. ThemGriffith translation is too literal and for more incomprehensible than the Wilson translation.

I can’t really give a rating here as I guess this is enjoyable more or less only for devout people and people with serious passion in Indology and/or ancient stuff.