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 1 Intro,  1|            commencement of the Vedic hymn literature in the north-west
 2 Intro,  2|            stanzas contained in each hymn, the deities, and the metres
 3 Intro,  3|       average Of ten stanzas to each hymn. The shortest hymn has only
 4 Intro,  3|              each hymn. The shortest hymn has only one stanza, while
 5 Intro,  4|           one of only six. The first hymn of the next group in the
 6 Intro,  4|            contain not a single Soma hymn, and Books i and viii together
 7 Intro,  6|             line is fixed. Usually a hymn of the Rigveda consists
 8 Intro,  6|             mark the conclusion of a hymn with a stanza in a different
 9 Intro,  7|             partly because no entire hymn is addressed to them. Two
10 Intro,  7|       celebrated as a goddess in one hymn (x. 75, 2. 4. 6), and the
11 Intro,  7|         Artificer', though no entire hymn is addressed to him. He
12 Intro,  7|          type. The refrain of a late hymn of the RV. (x. 121) is kasmai
13 Intro,  7|                x, 71. 125). With one hymn each are addressed Prthivi, '
14 Intro,  7|            divine powers, one entire hymn (x. 97) being devoted to
15 Intro,  7|       praised and invoked in a whole hymn (iii. 8). The sacrificial
16 Intro,  8|             them is the long wedding hymn (x. 85). There are also
17 Intro,  8|             attaches to one complete hymn (i. 126) and to appendages
18 Intro,  9|        mighty onset of the wind. One hymn to Parjanya (v. 83) paints
19   3      |          song is also conceived as a hymn of praise. Thus they come
20   4      |             associated with him. One hymn (vi. 69) is dedicated to
21   4      |            Visnu, who throughout one hymn (v. 87) is praised in combination
22   5      |         never addressed alone in any hymn, and Prthiv in only one
23   6      |             lakes of Soma. One whole hymn (x. 119) is a monologue
24   8      |             celebrated in one entire hymn (ii. 35), is invoked in
25   8      |          invoked in two stanzas of a hymn to the Waters, and is often
26   8      |            In the last stanza of his hymn he is invoked as Agni and
27   9      |            is addressed alone in one hymn only (iii. 59). Owing to
28   9      |         information supplied in that hymn his separate character appears
29  10      |              alternating in the same hymn. His physical features are
30  13      |            ceremonial in the wedding hymn (x. 85). With his golden
31  15      |          comes from them. One entire hymn dwells on their powers of
32  17      | characteristic. Hence in the wedding hymn (x. 85) the Asvins are invoked
33  18      | thoughtlessness. There is in fact no hymn to Varuna in which the prayer
34  19      |                     MANDUKAS~The ... hymn [vii. 103], intended as
35  20      |              whole pantheon. The ... hymn [viii. 29] though traditionally
36  24      |                                      HYMN OF THE GAMBLER~This [x.
37  25      |           well-known Purusa-sukta or hymn of Man, the gods are the
38  26      |         Rátri is invoked in only one hymn (x. 127). She is the sister
39  27      |                                      HYMN OF CREATION~In the ... cosmogonic
40  29      |              celebrated in one whole hymn and in parts of others.