The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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... tion of HINDUSTÂN , roughly bordered in the south by the VINDHYA MOUNTAINS , a chain of several ridges , which stretches across the continent and divides it into two pretty even halves . All that lies south of the Vindhyas is no less ...
... tion of HINDUSTÂN , roughly bordered in the south by the VINDHYA MOUNTAINS , a chain of several ridges , which stretches across the continent and divides it into two pretty even halves . All that lies south of the Vindhyas is no less ...
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... tion of the births to 348,346 , and by the still high number of 810,921 deaths . In 1879 the births recovered to 476,307 , still below the average and the deaths diminished to 548,158 . These figures are only approximate , but they ...
... tion of the births to 348,346 , and by the still high number of 810,921 deaths . In 1879 the births recovered to 476,307 , still below the average and the deaths diminished to 548,158 . These figures are only approximate , but they ...
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... tion and conquest , and lead even now , in their mountain fastnesses , the same more than half savage existence which was theirs when the first Aryan set- tlers descended into the valleys of the Indus . These tribes have a habit of ...
... tion and conquest , and lead even now , in their mountain fastnesses , the same more than half savage existence which was theirs when the first Aryan set- tlers descended into the valleys of the Indus . These tribes have a habit of ...
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... tion without exception . It takes so influential and prominent a place in the life , both physical and moral , of India , and is moreover such a marvel of nature , that a description of it is not out of place even in a necessarily brief ...
... tion without exception . It takes so influential and prominent a place in the life , both physical and moral , of India , and is moreover such a marvel of nature , that a description of it is not out of place even in a necessarily brief ...
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... tion all over the continent , seems to bear its luscious , nutritious fruits in even greater abundance and to be more prolific of new shoots from the same root than in other apparently as favored climes . When , at the end of the year ...
... tion all over the continent , seems to bear its luscious , nutritious fruits in even greater abundance and to be more prolific of new shoots from the same root than in other apparently as favored climes . When , at the end of the year ...
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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.