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
... connection between Varuna and Ahura Mazda ? ( 9 ) Varuna connected with the element of water , even in the Rig - veda . 75. ( 10 ) Explanations by Professors Roth and Westergaard of the process by which Varuna came to be regarded as the ...
... connection between Varuna and Ahura Mazda ? ( 9 ) Varuna connected with the element of water , even in the Rig - veda . 75. ( 10 ) Explanations by Professors Roth and Westergaard of the process by which Varuna came to be regarded as the ...
Page ix
... connected . 121. ( 11 ) Whether there are any passages in the hymns which de- cisively show that Indra was superseding Varuna . 126. ( 12 ) Indra as represented in the hymns , -a metrical sketch . ( 1 ) Invitation of Indra to the ...
... connected . 121. ( 11 ) Whether there are any passages in the hymns which de- cisively show that Indra was superseding Varuna . 126. ( 12 ) Indra as represented in the hymns , -a metrical sketch . ( 1 ) Invitation of Indra to the ...
Page x
... and parentage , their relations to Surya , their attributes and accompaniments . 235. ( 2 ) Legends regarding different persons delivered or favoured by them . 248. ( 3 ) Their connection with other deities . X CONTENTS .
... and parentage , their relations to Surya , their attributes and accompaniments . 235. ( 2 ) Legends regarding different persons delivered or favoured by them . 248. ( 3 ) Their connection with other deities . X CONTENTS .
Page xi
248. ( 3 ) Their connection with other deities . 249. ( 4 ) Their relations to their worshippers . ( 5 ) Legend of Chyavana and the Aśvins , according to the Satapatha Brahmana and the Mahabharata . 255. ( 6 ) Remarks on the Aśvins by ...
248. ( 3 ) Their connection with other deities . 249. ( 4 ) Their relations to their worshippers . ( 5 ) Legend of Chyavana and the Aśvins , according to the Satapatha Brahmana and the Mahabharata . 255. ( 6 ) Remarks on the Aśvins by ...
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... connection in x . 114 , 2 ( where however yāḥ is feminine : tāsām ni chikyuḥ kavayo nidānam pareshu yāḥ guhyeshu vrateshu | " The wise perceive the nature of these , who [ exist ] in high and mysterious forms , [ or realms ] . " The ...
... connection in x . 114 , 2 ( where however yāḥ is feminine : tāsām ni chikyuḥ kavayo nidānam pareshu yāḥ guhyeshu vrateshu | " The wise perceive the nature of these , who [ exist ] in high and mysterious forms , [ or realms ] . " The ...
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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.