Word: atharva
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Dates: during 1901-1901
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Last June the Harvard Corporation sent to Yale a gift of books which consisted principally of a translation from the Sanskrit of the Atharva Veda. The translation was made, shortly before his death, by the late Professor W. D. Whitney of Yale, and contained a text with critical and exegetical commentary. As the translation was incomplete at the time of the author's death, a large amount of work was necessary before it could be published. This task, including revision and editing, was undertaken by Charles R. Lanman, Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard, and a graduate of Yale. The necessary...
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