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 18
... mortal , however hostile his disposition , can thwart their designs ( R.V. viii . 28 , 4. Yathā vasanti devās tad id asat tad eshām nakir ā minat | arāvā chana marttyaḥ ) . The same is said of the Maruts viii . 20 , 17 ; and of Indra ...
... mortal , however hostile his disposition , can thwart their designs ( R.V. viii . 28 , 4. Yathā vasanti devās tad id asat tad eshām nakir ā minat | arāvā chana marttyaḥ ) . The same is said of the Maruts viii . 20 , 17 ; and of Indra ...
Page 64
... mortal's eyes : He wields this universal frame , as gamester throws his dice . Those knotted nooses which thou fling'st , o god , the bad to snare , — All liars let them overtake , but all the truthful spare . " evil and sin ( i . 24 ...
... mortal's eyes : He wields this universal frame , as gamester throws his dice . Those knotted nooses which thou fling'st , o god , the bad to snare , — All liars let them overtake , but all the truthful spare . " evil and sin ( i . 24 ...
Page 65
... mortal cannot surmount ( bhūripāśā anṛitasya setū duratyetū ripave martyāya ) ; and in another place ( vii . 84 , 2 ) Indra and Varuna are described as binding with bonds not formed of rope ( setṛibhir arajjubhiḥ sinīthaḥ ) . On the ...
... mortal cannot surmount ( bhūripāśā anṛitasya setū duratyetū ripave martyāya ) ; and in another place ( vii . 84 , 2 ) Indra and Varuna are described as binding with bonds not formed of rope ( setṛibhir arajjubhiḥ sinīthaḥ ) . On the ...
Page 69
... mortal who worships thee with sacred rites , have food . He who is protected by thee is neither slain nor conquered . Calamity does not reach him from near or from far . 4. This Mitra has been born adorable , blessed , a king , strong ...
... mortal who worships thee with sacred rites , have food . He who is protected by thee is neither slain nor conquered . Calamity does not reach him from near or from far . 4. This Mitra has been born adorable , blessed , a king , strong ...
Page 71
... mortal who gazes at him . " ( 7 ) The Indian Mitra and the Zoroastrian Mithra . Whatever may be the the success of the attempts made to identify any other of the Indian and Iranian gods with one another , there can at least be no doubt ...
... mortal who gazes at him . " ( 7 ) The Indian Mitra and the Zoroastrian Mithra . Whatever may be the the success of the attempts made to identify any other of the Indian and Iranian gods with one another , there can at least be no doubt ...
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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
Popular passages
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.