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The Rig Veda
- De: Anonymous
- Narrado por: Sagar Arya
- Duración: 41 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
These 1028 poems, grouped as 10 ‘Circles’ (mandalas), have variously been called hymns, poems or songs by Sanskrit scholars. The Rik (so pronounced by the ancient Angirases clans, or Seer-Priest families) was an experiment with sound. The emphasis is always on sounding the words perfectly. The focus tends to be on the ideas rather than on the authors in Vedic literature, they are largely religious in nature, reflecting the world view and spiritual preoccupations of ancient India.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Challenging Enunciation; Listen with Good Speakers
- De Hannah en 07-02-21
- The Rig Veda
- De: Anonymous
- Narrado por: Sagar Arya
Challenging Enunciation; Listen with Good Speakers
Revisado: 07-02-21
ONLY LISTEN ON GOOD SPEAKERS
As stated in the description, these are hymns, poems, and songs, so in an effort to stay true to the spirit of the text, the narrator's volume changes dramatically. While it's fairly annoying to either not be able to hear certain lines or have them far too loud, the most annoying quality is that the narrator is so close to the mic that, if you listen on mediocre speakers, every "s" sound makes a violent, canny hiss.
BRING YOUR BRAIN
*Disclosure: American listening to an Indian actor speaking British English.*
The enunciation is challenging and the content is rich, so passive listening isn't really an option. While the narrator seems to flawlessly pronounce proper names and Sanskrit words, key English words are a bit harder to discern. It's generally a non-issue, but every so often there are multiple English words that could fit what was said, based on context.
Specifically, the speaker does not enunciate "r" or "th" sounds. R becomes W, TH becomes a hard T. Bs and Ps are also tricky here. List of examples for what is heard versus what is intended (as far as I can discern):
• "show" = shore
• "boat"/"bought" = brought
• "fought" = forth [came forth]
• "wit" = with
• "what" = worth
• "loads" = lords
• "tries" = thrice
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