The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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... Mother of Cows . " - 34. Ushas , the dispenser of wealth . - §§ 35-38 . The Ashvins , the Twilight Twins . - § 39. Pûshan . PAGE VII . THE RIG - VEDA : LATER AND LESSER GODS.— 66 STORY - MYTHS 237-273 § 1. Drawbacks and advantages of ...
... Mother of Cows . " - 34. Ushas , the dispenser of wealth . - §§ 35-38 . The Ashvins , the Twilight Twins . - § 39. Pûshan . PAGE VII . THE RIG - VEDA : LATER AND LESSER GODS.— 66 STORY - MYTHS 237-273 § 1. Drawbacks and advantages of ...
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... mother - limb . The central trunk repeats the branching out process at a greater height , and the second circle of limbs in its turn sends down a number of air - roots which form an outer circle of props or pillars . As the central ...
... mother - limb . The central trunk repeats the branching out process at a greater height , and the second circle of limbs in its turn sends down a number of air - roots which form an outer circle of props or pillars . As the central ...
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... mother trunk . They did not break with any of their ancestral traditions , but , on the contrary , faithfully treasured them , and only in the course of time and further migrations , developed from them , not an opposition , but a ...
... mother trunk . They did not break with any of their ancestral traditions , but , on the contrary , faithfully treasured them , and only in the course of time and further migrations , developed from them , not an opposition , but a ...
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... mother trunk , never to return and never again to meet , save in ages to come , mostly as enemies , with no remotest mem- ory of a long severed tie , of a common origin . 8. As tradition itself does not begin its doubtful records till ...
... mother trunk , never to return and never again to meet , save in ages to come , mostly as enemies , with no remotest mem- ory of a long severed tie , of a common origin . 8. As tradition itself does not begin its doubtful records till ...
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... mother tongue , to which all languages could be traced . This theory was not by far as absurd as that which had been set up some time previously by certain religious zealots who , from an exaggerated regard , untutored by science , for ...
... mother tongue , to which all languages could be traced . This theory was not by far as absurd as that which had been set up some time previously by certain religious zealots who , from an exaggerated regard , untutored by science , for ...
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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.