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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... called Prakriti , became at a later period the foundation of the Sankhya philosophy . Or , again , perceiving light and form and colour 2 See Professor Max Müller's essay on " Comparative Mythology , " in the Oxford Essays for 1856 , p ...
... called Prakriti , became at a later period the foundation of the Sankhya philosophy . Or , again , perceiving light and form and colour 2 See Professor Max Müller's essay on " Comparative Mythology , " in the Oxford Essays for 1856 , p ...
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... called their father ( devānām pitaram ) ; in ix . 87 , 2 , Soma is said to be the father and skilful generator of the gods ( pitā devānāṁ janitā sudakshaḥ ; see also ix . 42 , 4 ; ix . 86 , 10 ; and ix . 109 , 4 ) ; in ix . 96 , 5 , the ...
... called their father ( devānām pitaram ) ; in ix . 87 , 2 , Soma is said to be the father and skilful generator of the gods ( pitā devānāṁ janitā sudakshaḥ ; see also ix . 42 , 4 ; ix . 86 , 10 ; and ix . 109 , 4 ) ; in ix . 96 , 5 , the ...
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... called " gods , " Prof. Roth , s.v. deva , quotes from the Taitt . Sanh . iii . 5 , 4 , 1 , a verse to the effect : " May Agni preserve me from the gods ( devāḥ ) , destroyers of sacrificers , stealers of sacrifices , who inhabit the ...
... called " gods , " Prof. Roth , s.v. deva , quotes from the Taitt . Sanh . iii . 5 , 4 , 1 , a verse to the effect : " May Agni preserve me from the gods ( devāḥ ) , destroyers of sacrificers , stealers of sacrifices , who inhabit the ...
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... called mātarā yahvī ṛitasya , " the great parents of sacrifice . " 32 The words of the original here are Dyaush pitaḥ Prithivī mātar adhrug Agne bhrātar Vasavo mṛilatā naḥ | “ Father Heaven , innoxious mother Earth , brother Agni ...
... called mātarā yahvī ṛitasya , " the great parents of sacrifice . " 32 The words of the original here are Dyaush pitaḥ Prithivī mātar adhrug Agne bhrātar Vasavo mṛilatā naḥ | “ Father Heaven , innoxious mother Earth , brother Agni ...
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... called her mother ; and that the Greeks in like manner call her Demeter , with a slight alteration of the letters ( i.e. Dēmētēr for Gēmētēr ) : for of old she was called Earth Mother ' ( Gēn mētĕra ) , as Orpheus too testifies when he ...
... called her mother ; and that the Greeks in like manner call her Demeter , with a slight alteration of the letters ( i.e. Dēmētēr for Gēmētēr ) : for of old she was called Earth Mother ' ( Gēn mētĕra ) , as Orpheus too testifies when he ...
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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.