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Analysis of rk veda - maNDala 03 - Part 02

Below is a table which shows the family tree/ genealogy of the writers of Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda. Please Note: The symbol " |----- " means "descendant of" and not necessarily "son of".   kushika               |----- gathI                 |----- vishvAmitra gAthina           |----- RRishabha vaishvAmitra         |----- kata vaishvAmitra           | |----- utkIla kAtya         |----- prajApati vaishvAmitra                        

Analysis of rk veda - maNDala 03 - Part 01

Below is a table which shows: a. The authors of the different hymns in Rig Veda Mandala 03 b. The number of hymns each author has in Mandala 03 c. The same number as a percentage of 62 (the total number of hymns in RV 3) d. Average length of the hymn - in other words, the average number of verses in a hymn per author S.No Author Hymns PercentageHymns AvgHymnLength 1 vishvAmitra gAthina 49 79.03%                          10 2 RRishabha vaishvAmitra 2 3.23%                            7 3 utkIla kAtya 2 3.23%                         ...

Analysis of rk veda - maNDala 02 - Part 02

Below is a table which shows the family tree/ genealogy of the writers of Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.                         bhRRigu       bhRRigu         |----- gRRitsmada bhArgava shaunaka   |----- bhArgava somAhuti       |----- kUrma gArtsamada                                    Note : The symbol " |----- " means "descendant of" and not specifically "son of".

Analysis of rk veda - maNDala 02 - Part 01

Below is a table which shows: a. The authors of the different hymns in Rig Veda Mandala 02 b. The number of hymns each author has in Mandala 02 c. The same number as a percentage of 43 (the total number of hymns in RV 2) d. Average length of the hymn - in other words, the average number of verses in a hymn per author S.No Author Hymns PercentageHymns AvgHymnLength 1 gRRitsmada bhArgava shaunaka 36 81.40%                          10 2 bhArgava somAhuti 4 9.30%                            8 3 kUrma gArtsamada 3 6.98%                        ...

Analysis of rk veda - maNDala 01 - Part 02

Below is a table which shows the family tree/ genealogy of the writers of Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.                         viShvAmitra       ghorA           |----- madhucchanda vaiShvAmitra   |----- kaNva ghaura         |----- jetA mAdhucchandas     |----- medhAtithi kANva                 |----- praskaNva kANva                           a~Ngirasa       rAhUgaNa         |----- hiraNyastUpa A~Ngirasa   |----- gotama rAhUgaNa   ...

Analysis of rk veda - maNDala 01 - Part 01

Below is a table which shows: a. The authors of the different hymns in Rig Veda Mandala 01 b. The number of hymns each author has in Mandala 01 c. The same number as a percentage of 191 (the total number of hymns in RV 1) d. Average length of the hymn - in other words, the average number of verses in a hymn per author S.No Author Hymns PercentageHymns AvgHymnLength 1 madhucchanda vaiShvAmitra 10 5.24%                          10 2 jetA mAdhucchandas 1 0.52%                            8 3 medhAtithi kANva 12 6.28%                        ...

rAma - 02

Detailed Genealogy of Lord rAma from viShNu purANa. Status: Complete 1 Manu                                                                                            2  Ikshavaku                                                           ...