Breath and the Brahmacārin

IF 0.4 4区社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES

INDO-IRANIAN JOURNAL Pub Date : 2022-07-27 DOI:10.1163/15728536-06503003

R. Leach

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Abstract

In this paper I offer a solution to the meaning of the word triṣaptā́ḥ found at the beginning of the Atharvaveda (Śaunaka-Saṁhitā 1.1.1 ~ Paippalāda-Saṁhitā 1.6.1). After a discussion of the many previous attempts to understand the meaning of this term in this particular verse, I propose that triṣaptā́ḥ refers here to ‘three times seven’ breaths, that the speaker of the verse in question is a Brahmacārin, and that the sūkta as a whole is intended to be recited by this figure at his initiation. With these pieces of the puzzle in place, I argue, the remainder of the sūkta, including for instance the role of Vācaspati, is also much better understood.

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呼吸和Brahmacārin

在这篇文章中，我对单词tri的含义提出了一个解决方案ṣaptā́ḥ 发现于阿萨尔瓦维达的开端ṁhitā1.1.1 ~ Paippalāda Saṁhitā1.6.1）。在讨论了之前理解这个词在这个特定诗句中的含义的许多尝试之后，我建议ṣaptā́ḥ 这里指的是“三乘七”的呼吸，所讨论的诗句的说话者是梵天，而整个súkta是由这个人物在他的启蒙时背诵的。我认为，有了这些拼图，súkta的其余部分，包括Vācaspati的角色，也会更好地被理解。

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期刊介绍： Indo-Iranian Journal, founded in 1957, focuses on the ancient and medieval languages and cultures of South Asia and of pre-islamic Iran. It publishes articles on Indo-Iranian languages (linguistics and literatures), such as Sanskrit, Avestan, Middle Iranian and Middle & New Indo-Aryan. It publishes specialized research on ancient Iranian religion and the Indian religions, such as the Veda, Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism (including Tibetan). The journal welcomes epigraphical studies as well as general contributions to the understanding of the (pre-modern) history and culture of South Asia. Illustrations are accepted. A substantial part of Indo-Iranian Journal is reserved for reviews of new research.