Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions: Contributions to a knowledge of the cosmogony, mythology, religious ideas, life and manners, of the Indians in the Vedic ageTrübner, 1870 |
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Page viii
... Roth's remarks on Mitra and Varuna . ( 7 ) The Indian Mitra and the Zoroastrian Mithra . ( 8 ) Is there any historical connection between Varuna and Ahura Mazda ? ( 9 ) Varuna connected with the element of water , even in the Rig - veda ...
... Roth's remarks on Mitra and Varuna . ( 7 ) The Indian Mitra and the Zoroastrian Mithra . ( 8 ) Is there any historical connection between Varuna and Ahura Mazda ? ( 9 ) Varuna connected with the element of water , even in the Rig - veda ...
Page ix
... Roth's theory of the supersession of the worship of Varuna by that of Indra . 118. ( 9 ) Supersession of Dyaus by Indra according to Professors Benfey and Bréal . 120. ( 10 ) Opinions of Professors Roth , Whitney , Spiegel , and Dr. F ...
... Roth's theory of the supersession of the worship of Varuna by that of Indra . 118. ( 9 ) Supersession of Dyaus by Indra according to Professors Benfey and Bréal . 120. ( 10 ) Opinions of Professors Roth , Whitney , Spiegel , and Dr. F ...
Page xi
... Roth's account of this deity . 272 . 274. ( 1 ) Passages in which he is celebrated ( R.V. ii . 23 ; ii . 24 , 1 ff .; iv . 50 , 1 , 4 ff .; x . 68 , 6 ff .; i . 40 , 5 f .; i . 190 , 1 f .; v . 43 , 12 ; x . 98 , 7 ) quoted and ...
... Roth's account of this deity . 272 . 274. ( 1 ) Passages in which he is celebrated ( R.V. ii . 23 ; ii . 24 , 1 ff .; iv . 50 , 1 , 4 ff .; x . 68 , 6 ff .; i . 40 , 5 f .; i . 190 , 1 f .; v . 43 , 12 ; x . 98 , 7 ) quoted and ...
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... Roth understands to mean a household goddess ( comp . Müller , p . 248 ) . In the Vāj . S. she is thus celebrated , 21 , 5 ( = A.V . vii . 6 , 2 ) : " Let us invoke to aid us the great mother of the devout , the mistress of the ...
... Roth understands to mean a household goddess ( comp . Müller , p . 248 ) . In the Vāj . S. she is thus celebrated , 21 , 5 ( = A.V . vii . 6 , 2 ) : " Let us invoke to aid us the great mother of the devout , the mistress of the ...
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( 2 ) Origin of the conception of Aditi according to Professors Roth and Müller . In the Lexicon of Böhtlingk and Roth the word aditi is taken ( in addition to other senses which are also assigned ) to signify " infinity , especially ...
( 2 ) Origin of the conception of Aditi according to Professors Roth and Müller . In the Lexicon of Böhtlingk and Roth the word aditi is taken ( in addition to other senses which are also assigned ) to signify " infinity , especially ...
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abhi adhi Aditi Adityas Agne Agni Agnim Agnir aham Aryaman asmai Asuras Asvins asya atha Atharva-veda ayam Brahma Brāhmaṇa Brahmanaspati Brihaspati chariot chid cloth Compare A.V. creatures Daksha deities devāḥ devān devānām divaḥ divine Edited epithet father goddess gods heaven and earth horses hymn idam immortality Indian Indra Indro invoked Kāma king lokam Maruts mātā Mitra and Varuna mother naḥ nāma Nirukta oblation Parjanya passage Prajapati Prāna Professor Müller Professor Roth Purusha Pushan quoted rājā referred regarded Rig-veda rishi sacrifice Sanskrit Sarasvati sarvam Savitā Savitri Sayana Skambha Soma somam soul Surya sūryam Taitt tapas tasmād tasya texts thee thou translation tvā tvam Tvashtri Ushas Vāj vām Varuna vayam veda Vedic verse viii Vishnu viśvā viśvam viśve Vivasvat word worshippers yaḥ Yama yasya yathā yatra καὶ
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Page 62 - All the rivers run into the sea ; yet the sea is not full ; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Page 37 - Aditi, an ancient god or goddess, is in reality the earliest name invented to express the Infinite ; not the Infinite as the result of a long process of abstract reasoning, but the visible Infinite, visible by the naked eye, the endless expanse beyond the earth, beyond the clouds, beyond the sky.