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Page viii
The presence of a Sūdra woman and an Aryan " bald head ' is mentioned as
antiquated and obsolete . 3 i None of these measures can be fixed with certainty ;
cf . Hopkins on Epic Measures , J . A . O . S . , xxiii , 147 seq . ; Z . D . M . G . , lvi ...
The presence of a Sūdra woman and an Aryan " bald head ' is mentioned as
antiquated and obsolete . 3 i None of these measures can be fixed with certainty ;
cf . Hopkins on Epic Measures , J . A . O . S . , xxiii , 147 seq . ; Z . D . M . G . , lvi ...
Page x
Maids with water - pitchers on their heads dance thrice to the left , round the
Mārjālīya altar , singing • Oh , this is sweet , this is sweet ! ' and then thrice to the
right in silence . The horse is yoked to the chariot on the right side of the Vedi ,
and an ...
Maids with water - pitchers on their heads dance thrice to the left , round the
Mārjālīya altar , singing • Oh , this is sweet , this is sweet ! ' and then thrice to the
right in silence . The horse is yoked to the chariot on the right side of the Vedi ,
and an ...
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Then he recites the head ( verses ) . They consist of three Tịcas . Three indeed
are the bones 3 of his head ; them by these he unites . These three again are
each threefold , and so make up nine verses . Nine indeed are the breaths in the
...
Then he recites the head ( verses ) . They consist of three Tịcas . Three indeed
are the bones 3 of his head ; them by these he unites . These three again are
each threefold , and so make up nine verses . Nine indeed are the breaths in the
...
Page 19
The past and the future are its eastern feet ; prosperity and food its western feet ; (
the Sāmans ) Bhadra and Yajñāyajñīya are the PT ( bars ) at the head ' ( and. i
Sankarānanda ' s recension has phana , ornaments , ' a mere misreading .
The past and the future are its eastern feet ; prosperity and food its western feet ; (
the Sāmans ) Bhadra and Yajñāyajñīya are the PT ( bars ) at the head ' ( and. i
Sankarānanda ' s recension has phana , ornaments , ' a mere misreading .
Page 20
PT ( bars ) at the head ' ( and foot ) ; Bịhad and Rathantara are the ( bars ) across
; the Rc verses and the Sāmans the cords 2 running east ( and west ) ; the Yajus
verses the cords across ; the rays of the moon are the cushion ; the Udgītha the ...
PT ( bars ) at the head ' ( and foot ) ; Bịhad and Rathantara are the ( bars ) across
; the Rc verses and the Sāmans the cords 2 running east ( and west ) ; the Yajus
verses the cords across ; the rays of the moon are the cushion ; the Udgītha the ...
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Aitareya Aranyaka Ajātasatru amulet Bālāki bears becomes Berlin body Brahman Brāhmaṇa breath called cattle contains correspond Cowell Cowell's deities delighted delighted delights described desires Deussen doubt drinks earth eats element entered father fire follows former give glory gods hand head hearing heart Hillebrandt holiness hundred hymn Indra intelligence Janaka Kausītaki known latter light lives Mahāvrata Max Müller means metre mind moon mounted mutters nights obtains offer Prajāpati probably reason recites regards renders rests rich rite ritual Sāman Samhitā Sankarānanda Sānkhāyana Sastra says scholiast's recension sense side skin sound speak speech spirit splendour Srauta Sūtra Stud svāhā swing symbol taken takes thee thou truth union Upanişad Veda verses viii Weber wind world of heaven worship xvii
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Page 24 - I am (like) a season, and the child of the seasons, sprung from the womb of endless space, from the light (from the luminous Brahman). The light, the origin of the year, which is the past, which is the present, which is all living things, and all elements, is the Self3. Thou art the Self. What thou art, that am I.
Page 27 - As long as a man speaks, so long he cannot breathe, then he offers the breath in the speech ; as long. as a man breathes, so long he cannot speak, then he offers the speech in the breath. These are the two never-ending immortal oblations,; waking and sleeping, he continually offers them. All other oblations have an end and possess the nature of works. The ancients, knowing this true sacrifice, did not use to offer the Agnihotra. (5.)
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Page 57 - Looking upon the loftier light above the darkness we have come To Surya, God among the Gods, the light that is most excellent.
Page 23 - He arrives at the lake of enemies. He crosses it by his mind. Men who know but the present, on coming to it, are overwhelmed. He arrives at the moments which destroy the sacrifice. They flee from him. He arrives at the unaging river. He crosses it by his mind alone. His good deeds and...
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| Title | Publications, Volume 18 Publications, Oriental Translation Fund |
| Contributor | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1908 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 31 Oct 2005 |
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