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Page xvii
It was , probably , with the dominion of the Kâsis as it was with other seats of
Hindu power . Deriving its origin from some city , as Pratishthâna , ' or Vârâņasî , ”
it must have acquired extent and consideration by very gradual development .
It was , probably , with the dominion of the Kâsis as it was with other seats of
Hindu power . Deriving its origin from some city , as Pratishthâna , ' or Vârâņasî , ”
it must have acquired extent and consideration by very gradual development .
Page xxii
The reading is , however , erroneous , most probably . I find , as a variant , Kâbeyi
. This , like the corresponding Kâśyâ of the Mahdbharata , Adi - parvan , śl . 3829
, is a derivative of Käsi . 3 See the English Vishnu - purána , Vol . IV . , p . 125 .
The reading is , however , erroneous , most probably . I find , as a variant , Kâbeyi
. This , like the corresponding Kâśyâ of the Mahdbharata , Adi - parvan , śl . 3829
, is a derivative of Käsi . 3 See the English Vishnu - purána , Vol . IV . , p . 125 .
Page xxiii
The oldest among them , probably , is Pâņini , IV . , II . , 116 ; with which compare
IV . , II . , 113. Then come the Satapatha - brahmana , the Brihad - dranyaka and
Kaushitaki - brahmana Upanishads , etc. , etc. In some of these works , the ...
The oldest among them , probably , is Pâņini , IV . , II . , 116 ; with which compare
IV . , II . , 113. Then come the Satapatha - brahmana , the Brihad - dranyaka and
Kaushitaki - brahmana Upanishads , etc. , etc. In some of these works , the ...
Page 4
Thanks to a rival creed , however , —which sprang into existence probably in the
sixth century before the Christian era , —whose annals have been kept with
some decent amount of trustworthiness , See Prof. Max Müller's History of Ancient
...
Thanks to a rival creed , however , —which sprang into existence probably in the
sixth century before the Christian era , —whose annals have been kept with
some decent amount of trustworthiness , See Prof. Max Müller's History of Ancient
...
Page 39
Never were invasions more fierce ; never were famines more cruel . Though
freed from the persecutions of the bigoted emperor , the temples suffered
grievously from the general want ; and it was , probably , only in the Mahratta
provinces that ...
Never were invasions more fierce ; never were famines more cruel . Though
freed from the persecutions of the bigoted emperor , the temples suffered
grievously from the general want ; and it was , probably , only in the Mahratta
provinces that ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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