Publication: Some remarks on Apsarases, dogs and gandharvas
Some remarks on Apsarases, dogs and gandharvas
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Leach, R. (2024). Some remarks on Apsarases, dogs and gandharvas. In R. Leach, O. Hellwig, & T. Zehnder (Eds.), Studies in the Atharvaveda : Proceedings of the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy (No. 15; pp. 193–229). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111244433-009
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In the following, I explore several possible meanings of the epithet śvànvant-, attributed to the Apsarases in both Atharvaveda Saṁhitās but not found outside these texts. While it is extremely difficult to arrive at any firm conclusions, I highlight the fact that this epithet only occurs in passages where the Apsarases are depicted as being threatening and harmful. With this in mind, I suggest that the‘dogs’ (śván-) that accompany the Apsarases are most likely a metaphorical reference to either death or the Gandharvas. One way of mak
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Leach, R. (2024). Some remarks on Apsarases, dogs and gandharvas. In R. Leach, O. Hellwig, & T. Zehnder (Eds.), Studies in the Atharvaveda : Proceedings of the 3rd Zurich International Conference on Indian Literature and Philosophy (No. 15; pp. 193–229). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111244433-009
