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 ix
... worshippers . 115. ( 7 ) Apparent mutual incongruity of some of the preceding representations of Indra . 116. ( 8 ) Professor Roth's theory of the supersession of the worship of Varuna by that of Indra . 118. ( 9 ) Supersession of Dyaus ...
... worshippers . 115. ( 7 ) Apparent mutual incongruity of some of the preceding representations of Indra . 116. ( 8 ) Professor Roth's theory of the supersession of the worship of Varuna by that of Indra . 118. ( 9 ) Supersession of Dyaus ...
Page x
... worshippers . 221. ( 6 ) Agni , -a metrical sketch . 224-233 . SECTION XIV . TVASHTRI . 224 . ( 1 ) His epithets , functions , and relations . ( 2 ) His daughter and her wedding . 229. ( 3 ) Hostility of Indra and Tvashtṛi . 227 . 234 ...
... worshippers . 221. ( 6 ) Agni , -a metrical sketch . 224-233 . SECTION XIV . TVASHTRI . 224 . ( 1 ) His epithets , functions , and relations . ( 2 ) His daughter and her wedding . 229. ( 3 ) Hostility of Indra and Tvashtṛi . 227 . 234 ...
Page xi
... worshippers . ( 5 ) Legend of Chyavana and the Aśvins , according to the Satapatha Brahmana and the Mahabharata . 255. ( 6 ) Remarks on the Aśvins by Professor Goldstücker . 258-271 . SECTION XVI . SOMA . 259. ( 1 ) Quotation from ...
... worshippers . ( 5 ) Legend of Chyavana and the Aśvins , according to the Satapatha Brahmana and the Mahabharata . 255. ( 6 ) Remarks on the Aśvins by Professor Goldstücker . 258-271 . SECTION XVI . SOMA . 259. ( 1 ) Quotation from ...
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... worshippers far away from the paths of their ancestor Manu ( mā naḥ pathaḥ pitryād mānavād adhi dūram naishṭa parāvataḥ ) . In one passage ( R. V. x . 33 , 8 f . ) a grateful priest exclaims that if he were lord of the immortals and of ...
... worshippers far away from the paths of their ancestor Manu ( mā naḥ pathaḥ pitryād mānavād adhi dūram naishṭa parāvataḥ ) . In one passage ( R. V. x . 33 , 8 f . ) a grateful priest exclaims that if he were lord of the immortals and of ...
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The gods reward their pious worshippers and punish those who neglect their service : viii . 2 , 18. Ichhanti devāḥ sunvantam na svap- nāya spṛihayanti | " The gods desire a man who pours out libations : they do not love sleep . " viii ...
The gods reward their pious worshippers and punish those who neglect their service : viii . 2 , 18. Ichhanti devāḥ sunvantam na svap- nāya spṛihayanti | " The gods desire a man who pours out libations : they do not love sleep . " viii ...
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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.