The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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... and wholly vegetable diet of Indian pilgrims and hermits , as remarked already by ancient Greek and Latin writers ; whence the name : Musa Sapientum --- " Musa of the Sages . " interior of the Isle of Ceylon is a forest of 32 VEDIC INDIA .
... and wholly vegetable diet of Indian pilgrims and hermits , as remarked already by ancient Greek and Latin writers ; whence the name : Musa Sapientum --- " Musa of the Sages . " interior of the Isle of Ceylon is a forest of 32 VEDIC INDIA .
Page 33
... Greeks of Alexander's time . — The sugar - cane is so much a native of India that we still call its produce by its Sanskrit name , sharkara , later sakkara , but slightly corrupted in our European languages : Latin saccharum , Slavic ...
... Greeks of Alexander's time . — The sugar - cane is so much a native of India that we still call its produce by its Sanskrit name , sharkara , later sakkara , but slightly corrupted in our European languages : Latin saccharum , Slavic ...
Page 46
... Greeks ( see p . ) ; and to all these must be added the coffee - tree which grows wild , and the wonderful bread - tree , not to speak of the vanilla vine , cinnamon , and other most valuable plants , and , of late , the successful tea ...
... Greeks ( see p . ) ; and to all these must be added the coffee - tree which grows wild , and the wonderful bread - tree , not to speak of the vanilla vine , cinnamon , and other most valuable plants , and , of late , the successful tea ...
Page 60
... Greek , Latin , Teutonic , Slavic , and Celtic branches . 12. Almost everybody will have noticed that words go in families . That is - several words , and sometimes a great many , are connected with or derived from one another , all ...
... Greek , Latin , Teutonic , Slavic , and Celtic branches . 12. Almost everybody will have noticed that words go in families . That is - several words , and sometimes a great many , are connected with or derived from one another , all ...
Page 61
... Greek arotron , Latin aratrum , Tchekh ( so - called Bohemian , a Slavic language ) oradlo— “ a plough " ; in English arable— “ fit to be ploughed " ; in Greek aroura , Latin arvum— “ a ploughed field , " whence aroma , originally ...
... Greek arotron , Latin aratrum , Tchekh ( so - called Bohemian , a Slavic language ) oradlo— “ a plough " ; in English arable— “ fit to be ploughed " ; in Greek aroura , Latin arvum— “ a ploughed field , " whence aroma , originally ...
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Aditi Âdityas Agni amrita ancient Angiras Aryan Âryas Ashvins Asura Avesta beautiful born Brahmanic called caste celestial Chaldea chariot clouds course cows darkness Dasyu Dawn deity descended Devas divine drama Dravidian drink Dyâus earth Eranian father fire forest gods golden Greek heaven heavenly Himâlaya Hindu horses human hymns immortal India Indo-Eranian Indra Indus king land language later light living Manu Maruts Max Müller means modern moon mortal mother mountain myth mythical native nature night original Parjanya passages Penjâb plants poet poetical prayer priestly priests primeval probably Purânas race religion Rig-Veda Rishis river root sacred sacrifice Sanskrit Saramâ Savitar scholars Serpent Shûdra Soma spirit Story of Chaldea Story of Media Sûrya texts thee things thou tion tree tribes Tritsu Tvashtar Ushas Váruna Vasishtha Veda Vedic verse Vishnu Vivasvat Vritra waters word worship Yama
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Page 338 - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 86 - Wouldst thou the young year's blossoms and the fruits of its decline, And all by which the soul is charmed, enraptured, feasted, fed? Wouldst thou the earth and heaven itself in one sole name combine? I name thee, O Sakoontala! and all at once is said.
Page 341 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Page 178 - Where life is free, in the third heaven of heavens, where the worlds are radiant, there make me immortal...
Page 172 - We have drunk the Soma ; we have become immortal : we have entered into light; we have known the gods. What can an enemy now do to us, or what can the malice of any mortal effect...
Page 338 - And of every living thing of all flesh two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female.
Page 414 - Second hymn : 1. \\7ise and mighty are the works of him who stemmed asunder the wide firmaments. He lifted on high the bright and glorious heaven ; he stretched out apart the starry sky and the earth.