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
... 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 . 75. ( 10 ) Explanations ...
... 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 . 75. ( 10 ) Explanations ...
Page ix
... 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. Windischmann on the question whether Varuna and ...
... 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. Windischmann on the question whether Varuna and ...
Page xv
... Varuna uta . " 7 , for " 51 " read " 5. " ,, 10 , for " sindhave " read " sindhavo . " ,, 11 , for " praa rṇāmsi ” read “ pra arnāmsi . ” ,, 10 , after " foolish " insert " vii . 61 , 5. " ,, 28 , for " let us seek " read " . 99 99 ...
... Varuna uta . " 7 , for " 51 " read " 5. " ,, 10 , for " sindhave " read " sindhavo . " ,, 11 , for " praa rṇāmsi ” read “ pra arnāmsi . ” ,, 10 , after " foolish " insert " vii . 61 , 5. " ,, 28 , for " let us seek " read " . 99 99 ...
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... Varuna , etc. In the present volume I propose to give a further account of the cosmogony , mythology , and religious ideas exhibited in the hymns of the Rig - veda , ' and to compare these occasionally with the correspond- ing ...
... Varuna , etc. In the present volume I propose to give a further account of the cosmogony , mythology , and religious ideas exhibited in the hymns of the Rig - veda , ' and to compare these occasionally with the correspond- ing ...
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... Varuna gives a clue to the proper signification of Ouranos . As in the first volume of this work , 2nd edition , pp . 2-4,3 I have stated the grounds on which the Vedic hymns are assumed to have been composed at a period considerably ...
... Varuna gives a clue to the proper signification of Ouranos . As in the first volume of this work , 2nd edition , pp . 2-4,3 I have stated the grounds on which the Vedic hymns are assumed to have been composed at a period considerably ...
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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.