wheeled vehicles

Narahari Achar nachar at MEMPHIS.EDU
Thu Apr 12 22:06:12 UTC 2001


Rajesh Kochhar wrote:

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> In the Rgvedic context ......Rv 1. 164.2  uses "one-wheeled chariot" to imply the sun. Rv 1 164.11 says,+The wheel having 12 spokes revolve the heavens,but it does not weatr out.Oh Agni!720 pairs of sons ride this {wheel}.".

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> And sometimes the chariot has seven wheels: AV XIX.53.2; and the Horse behind which there is a chariot? It has horns of gold, feet of iron and flies like a bird! RV I.163.8-9

-Narahari Achar





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