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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... USHAS . 181. ( 1 ) Three hymns to Ushas ( i . 48 ; i . 92 ; i . 113 ) , and portions of others quoted and translated . 190. ( 2 ) Relations of Ushas to other deities . 193 . ( 3 ) Her epithets , functions , and characteristics . 196 ...
... USHAS . 181. ( 1 ) Three hymns to Ushas ( i . 48 ; i . 92 ; i . 113 ) , and portions of others quoted and translated . 190. ( 2 ) Relations of Ushas to other deities . 193 . ( 3 ) Her epithets , functions , and characteristics . 196 ...
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... Ushas , the Dawn , is characterized as the mother of the gods ( derānām mātā ) ; in ii . 26 , 3 , Brahmanaspati is called their father ( devānām pitaram ) ; in ix . 87 , 2 , Soma is said to be the father and skilful generator of the ...
... Ushas , the Dawn , is characterized as the mother of the gods ( derānām mātā ) ; in ii . 26 , 3 , Brahmanaspati is called their father ( devānām pitaram ) ; in ix . 87 , 2 , Soma is said to be the father and skilful generator of the ...
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... Ushas , whom I have noticed as specified by name in the R.V. as the mother of any of the gods . ( 1 ) The epithets by which she is characterized . Though not the subject of any separate hymn , Aditi is an object of fre- quent ...
... Ushas , whom I have noticed as specified by name in the R.V. as the mother of any of the gods . ( 1 ) The epithets by which she is characterized . Though not the subject of any separate hymn , Aditi is an object of fre- quent ...
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... Ushas starts from sleep , He mounts his car , which gleams with gold : All worlds before him lie unrolled , As o'er the sky his coursers sweep . He , righteous lord , the sceptre wields , Supreme , of universal sway , His law both men ...
... Ushas starts from sleep , He mounts his car , which gleams with gold : All worlds before him lie unrolled , As o'er the sky his coursers sweep . He , righteous lord , the sceptre wields , Supreme , of universal sway , His law both men ...
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... Ushas ( the Dawn ) is in one place said to be his wife ( Suryasya yoshā , vii . 75 , 5 ) , while in another passage , vii . 78 , 3 , the Dawns are , by a natural figure , said to produce him ( ajījanan sūryam yajnam agnim ) along with ...
... Ushas ( the Dawn ) is in one place said to be his wife ( Suryasya yoshā , vii . 75 , 5 ) , while in another passage , vii . 78 , 3 , the Dawns are , by a natural figure , said to produce him ( ajījanan sūryam yajnam agnim ) along with ...
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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.