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lo. Exieni and Structure of the Atharva-Veda Samhita cxlv
Table 3. Third grand division,, books xiii.-xvUi., six books
Rohita Wedding Vratya Paritta Sun Funeral
Book Book Book Book Book Book Sum of Sum of
xiii. liv. IT. XTi. xvii. xviii. contains hymns verses
2
hs. of
3 vss.
1 1 hs. of 4 vss. 2 8
2 hs. of 5 vss. 2 10
1 3 hs. of 6 vss. 4 24
2 1 hs. of 7 vss. 3 21
1 h. of 8 vss. 1 8
3 hs. of 9 vss. 3 27
1 h. of 10 vss. 1 10
4 1 hs. of 11 vss. 5 55
1
2
h. of 12 vss.
hs. of 13 vss.
2
1
2
6
12
26
1
1
h. of 26 vss.
h. of 27 vss.
1 h. of SO vss. 1 30
1 h. of 46 vss. 1 46
IP h. of 56 vss. 1 66
1
1
hs. of 60 vss.
h. of 61 vss.
h. of 64 vss.
h. of 73 vss.
h. of 76 vss.
h. of 89 vss.
4 2 18 p 9p 1 hymns 38
188 139 141 93 30 283 verses 874
LSuch is Whitney's table ; and it is well to let it stand, as it furnishes the
best argument against treating Wi^ parydyas of books xv. and xvi.
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
26
27
120
61
64
73
75
89
each as
a single hymn (of. p. cxxxvi, top). Treating them as explained at p. clx, it
will appear as follows.
Table 3, second form
\
RoMta Wedding Vritya Parina Sun Funeral
Book Book Book Book Book Book Sum of Sum of
xiii. liv. XV. xvi. xvii. xviii. contains hymns verses
1
IP
1
h. of 26 vss.
h. of 30 vss.
h. of 32 vss.
1
1
1
26
30
.
32
1
h. of 46 vss. 1 46
IP
h. of 50 vss. 1 50
IP h. of 56 vss. 1 56
1 1 hs. of 60 vss. 2 120
IP 1 hs. of 61 vss. 2 122
1
1
Ip
1
1
h. of 64 vss.
h. of 73 vss.
h. of 75 vss.
h. of 89 vss.
h. of 91 vss.
4 2 2p 2p 1 4 hymns 16
188 139 141 93 .30 283 verses 874 J
1
1
1
1
1
64
73
75
89
91