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
... . 88 . ( 4 ) His thunderbolt and other weapons and instruments . ( 5 ) His love of soma - juice ; his combats with the cloud - demons : explanation of the myth . 98. ( 5a ) Indra's greatness . 103. ( 6 viii CONTENTS .
... . 88 . ( 4 ) His thunderbolt and other weapons and instruments . ( 5 ) His love of soma - juice ; his combats with the cloud - demons : explanation of the myth . 98. ( 5a ) Indra's greatness . 103. ( 6 viii CONTENTS .
Page ix
... soma- draught . ( 5 ) Praise of Soma . ( 6 ) Indra's drinking song . ( 7 ) He drinks the libation . ( 8 ) Indra , attended by the Maruts , sets out to encounter Vritra . ( 9 ) His conflict with Vṛitra . ( 10 ) His greatness . ( 11 ) His ...
... soma- draught . ( 5 ) Praise of Soma . ( 6 ) Indra's drinking song . ( 7 ) He drinks the libation . ( 8 ) Indra , attended by the Maruts , sets out to encounter Vritra . ( 9 ) His conflict with Vṛitra . ( 10 ) His greatness . ( 11 ) His ...
Page xi
... Soma- worship . 262. ( 3 ) How the soma - plant was brought to the earth . 264. ( 4 ) Soma's wives . ( 5 ) Properties ascribed to the soma - plant or its presiding deity . 266. ( 6 ) Divine powers attributed to Soma . 269. ( 7 ) Soma ...
... Soma- worship . 262. ( 3 ) How the soma - plant was brought to the earth . 264. ( 4 ) Soma's wives . ( 5 ) Properties ascribed to the soma - plant or its presiding deity . 266. ( 6 ) Divine powers attributed to Soma . 269. ( 7 ) Soma ...
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... soma " ( viśvair devais tribhir ekādaśair iha adbhir marudbhir Bhrigubhiḥ sachābhuvā | sajoshasā Ushasā Sūryena cha somam pibata Aśvinā ) . That is , as Sayana explains , those included in the three classes , consisting each of eleven ...
... soma " ( viśvair devais tribhir ekādaśair iha adbhir marudbhir Bhrigubhiḥ sachābhuvā | sajoshasā Ushasā Sūryena cha somam pibata Aśvinā ) . That is , as Sayana explains , those included in the three classes , consisting each of eleven ...
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ix . 92 , 4. " O pure Soma , all these gods , thrice eleven in number , are in thy secret , " etc. 12 ( tava te , Soma pavamāna ninye viśve devās trayaḥ ekādaśa ) . This number of thirty - three gods is in the Satapatha Brahmana ( iv ...
ix . 92 , 4. " O pure Soma , all these gods , thrice eleven in number , are in thy secret , " etc. 12 ( tava te , Soma pavamāna ninye viśve devās trayaḥ ekādaśa ) . This number of thirty - three gods is in the Satapatha Brahmana ( iv ...
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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.
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