The Advaitist

Below is a table which shows the family tree/ genealogy of the writers of Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.                         viShvAmitra       ghorA           |----- madhucchanda vaiShvAmitra   |----- kaNva ghaura         |----- jetA mAdhucchandas     |----- medhAtithi kANva                 |----- praskaNva kANva                           a~Ngirasa       rAhUgaNa         |----- hiraNyastUpa A~Ngirasa   |----- gotama rAhUgaNa   ...

Below is a table which shows: a. The authors of the different hymns in Rig Veda Mandala 01 b. The number of hymns each author has in Mandala 01 c. The same number as a percentage of 191 (the total number of hymns in RV 1) d. Average length of the hymn - in other words, the average number of verses in a hymn per author S.No Author Hymns PercentageHymns AvgHymnLength 1 madhucchanda vaiShvAmitra 10 5.24%                          10 2 jetA mAdhucchandas 1 0.52%                            8 3 medhAtithi kANva 12 6.28%                        ...