The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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... texts . And thus the English authori- ties , merely through ignorance of the natives ' literary language and their classical literature , were placed in the atrocious necessity of tolerating this abomination or breaking that portion of ...
... texts . And thus the English authori- ties , merely through ignorance of the natives ' literary language and their classical literature , were placed in the atrocious necessity of tolerating this abomination or breaking that portion of ...
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... texts , as they met another and not less disheartening obstacle in the fact that the language proved to be an older form of Sanskrit , which it was as impossible for them to master unas- sisted as it would be for us to understand ...
... texts , as they met another and not less disheartening obstacle in the fact that the language proved to be an older form of Sanskrit , which it was as impossible for them to master unas- sisted as it would be for us to understand ...
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... texts of the Veda.2 19. Sir William Jones , in founding the Bengal Asiatic Society , became the initiator of systematic and consecutive research in the newly opened quarry . His friend and fellow - laborer , Charles Wilkins , lived to ...
... texts of the Veda.2 19. Sir William Jones , in founding the Bengal Asiatic Society , became the initiator of systematic and consecutive research in the newly opened quarry . His friend and fellow - laborer , Charles Wilkins , lived to ...
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... texts ) , ' 1028 in number , which compose the Rig - Veda , free of all additions in the way of explanations , commentaries , and the like . This is , without the shadow of a doubt , the oldest book of the Aryan family of nations , -in ...
... texts ) , ' 1028 in number , which compose the Rig - Veda , free of all additions in the way of explanations , commentaries , and the like . This is , without the shadow of a doubt , the oldest book of the Aryan family of nations , -in ...
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... texts " ) taken out of the Rig , and arranged in a certain order so as to accompany each action and incident of any given religious service , and especially sacrifices - these lat- ter in particular having become so numerous and varied ...
... texts " ) taken out of the Rig , and arranged in a certain order so as to accompany each action and incident of any given religious service , and especially sacrifices - these lat- ter in particular having become so numerous and varied ...
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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.