Apris Explained
Apri () in Sanskrit means "conciliation, propitiation" and refers to special invocations spoken previous to the offering of oblations in an animal sacrifice.[1] Some scholars have proposed however, that these hymns were originally meant for a family ritual centered around Agni, which was then later connected to the animal sacrifice.[2] [3]
Aprisuktas
Of the ten Aprisuktas mentioned in Gargya Narayana's commentary, I.13 and I.142 both invoke the and manifestations of Agni, I.188, III.4, IX.5 and X.110 invoke only the manifestation and II.3, V.5, VII.2 and X.70 invoke only the manifestation.
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| 1.13 | |
| 1.142 | |
| 1.188 | |
| 2.3 | |
| 3.4 | |
| 5.5 | |
| 7.2 | |
| 9.5 | |
| 10.70 | |
| 10.110 | |
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References
- in: Monier-Williams A Sanskrit Dictionary, 1899.
- R. Fick, "Gotra" in: ed. Hastings, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics vol. 6, 1999, p. 355
- Samir Nath, "Gotra-system" in: Dictionary Of Vedanta, 2002, p. 153.
Notes and References
- Book: Jamison. Stephanie W.. The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India. Brereton. Joel. Oxford University Press. 2014. 9780199370184. 104, 318, 393, 405, 472, 667, 883, 1239, 1494, 1576.
- Bosch. Lourens P. van den. 1985. The Āprī Hymns of the Ṛgveda and Their Interpretation. Indo-Iranian Journal. 28. 2. 97.
- Book: Gonda, Jan. A History of Indian Literature. Otto Harrassowitz. 1975. Wiesbaden. 104.
