Abstract

The Vedic literature constitutes the fulcrum of Sanskrit literature and is repositories of some fundamental concepts of human rights. This manuscript endeavors to decode the tenets of human rights concealed in the Vedic texts. It further endeavors to view a connection between archaic Vedic literature and human rights and approaches the subject of human rights from the perspectives of Vedic texts. As an articulated concept, human rights have distinct western inception though the elements that constitute the concept postulate different cultural forms and are found in sundry civilizations of which one is Vedic civilization. The Vedic rights are certainly not akin to modern-day human rights but then it would not be feasible to expect much from the texts that are approximately 3500 to 4000 years old. Though the Vedic literature vividly resonates with some rudimentary conceptions of human rights, the relationship between Vedic literature and human rights is not entirely smooth and tension free. This manuscript withal fixates on the incongruities subsisting between Vedic literature and human rights.

摘要

吠陀文学是梵文文学的支点，是一些基本人权概念的储存库。该手稿致力于解读韦达文本中隐藏的人权宗旨。它进一步努力查看古老的吠陀文学与人权之间的联系，并从吠陀文本的角度探讨人权问题。作为一个明确的概念，人权具有独特的西方起源，尽管构成这一概念的要素假定了不同的文化形式，并存在于韦达文明的各种文明中。吠陀的权利当然不像现代的人权，但是从大约3500到4000年的文本中期望太多，是不可行的。尽管吠陀文学与人权的一些基本概念生动地产生了共鸣，但吠陀文学与人权之间的关系并不完全畅通无阻。该手稿着重探讨了吠陀文学与人权之间存在的矛盾。