The Age of INDIA'S OLDEST BOOK: What They Won't Tell You
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2023
- The oldest composition of South Asia is generally believed to be the Rigveda, one of the four sacred Vedas of Hinduism. In this video, Dr. M considers the evidence for the age of this amazing ancient book and explains how it fits into the history of Indo European languages.
NOTE: I used an old translation of the Rigveda, and near the end I recite a verse that reads "fort of iron." This is a mistranslation that I should not have used. The word translated "iron" is ayas, which does not actually mean iron, but is a generic word for metal.
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I once described the Rig Veda as "a sacred text for Hindus, but an even more sacred text for historical linguists"
I had someone claim the hindu texts were 50,000 years old. I asked if they meant that the stories were that old, passed down orally for 50,000 years, they said "no, they were written down 50,000 years ago" I didn't even know where to begin to explain how that simply isn't possible. Perhaps I will point them to this video...
Studying ancient indian cultures is not easy, which is why this is yet another brilliant video from this channel.
in Indonesian, Griha means Griya (House). Kula means Keluarga (Family). Quite similar. Pretty cool to know.
May goddess Saraswati flood your channel with views and subscribers.
Some verses of the Rigveda may be more than 5000 years old, such as those on Indra and Agni.
It is really interesting and beautiful to see the understanding you have of the ethno-linguistically motivated culture wars inside the Indian political scene. Tamils (like my own family) love to brag about how old Tamil is compared to the invader's language of Sanskrit ad nauseam, just like how the Sanskrit supremacists love to brag about how Sanskrit is 10000 years old. Both are equally grueling to listen to. Amazing video and an amazing set of insights as always :). Have been a follower since your early days. Lots of love
Coming from my own secular Jewish perspective, this video is an interesting reflection of something that goes on in Judaism, too. Generally, the older a Jewish religious text is, the more accurate it's considered to be, and thus the more weight it is given within the Jewish tradition. This is why Moses de Leon, the probable author of the Zohar, pretended that he'd discovered a 1,000-year-old text in a cave, rather than admitting he'd written it himself.
Awesome video. It's so hard to find ppl just talking neutrally about Indian history nowadays. Everyone is either propagating a narrative, or a counter-narrative. But at the same time, it probably just reflects the mindset of viewers who just look for confirmation bias. But your approach was interesting, and I have an appreciation for how to ask questions on history, so thank you!
The "th" in Atharva Veda is not Anglo-Saxon. It is pronounced more like the "th" in "cathouse." Thx.
I've been doing self study of Vedic scriptures for a year (translated into English) it feels amazing
I'm always amazed at how detailed and well researched your videos are. I hope that you don't get too much hate for this video. I know that this topic is very political for some. The real question is this: When are we getting an audiobook of Dr. Miano reading the Rig Veda for us?
Takes a lot of time to put this kind of content together from one Floridian to another. Hopefully get to meet you one day, maybe see you in Egypt! - Brian
This is everything I wanted in a 'History of the Rig Veda' video - a scientific and rational approach. Grateful to you for sharing all this knowledge for free! Thank you🙏
Unfortunately at different stages of my archeological journey, I was a believer of both the extreme dates, one that makes vedic culture seem like a child born yesterday and the other that makes dinosaurs look like little babies. And let me tell you, you wouldn't have liked to argue with me at either of those stages, I was just blind to reason.
Rigveda never got the it's credit that it deserves in world stage because of indian govts hate towards Hinduism.
the amount of indian scholars , historians and archaelogists in the comment section is astounding
Thanks!
Very well researched and even better presented! Unbiased and great clarity! 🙏
Loved your videos and respect how you reply almost every question from the comments 👍