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... given a bundle of Muñja or Kuša grass , on which he stands and makes his
responses . The other priests have only brsīs ( mats ) a span high . A lute with a
hundred strings is got ready , the body of Palāśa , the handle of Udumbara wood
, or ...
... given a bundle of Muñja or Kuša grass , on which he stands and makes his
responses . The other priests have only brsīs ( mats ) a span high . A lute with a
hundred strings is got ready , the body of Palāśa , the handle of Udumbara wood
, or ...
Page 13
Then he recites the hundred Tristubhs . The Tristubh is Indra ' s metre ; so he
perfects him with his own metre . The Hiranyastūpa 2 hymn and the Yātaūtīya 3
hymn correspond to the Brhat and Rathantara . For the Bșhat and Rathantara
are put ...
Then he recites the hundred Tristubhs . The Tristubh is Indra ' s metre ; so he
perfects him with his own metre . The Hiranyastūpa 2 hymn and the Yātaūtīya 3
hymn correspond to the Brhat and Rathantara . For the Bșhat and Rathantara
are put ...
Page 14
So many are the days of a hundred years ; thus he obtains the days of a hundred
years . Some say ( the thousand ) is composed of Anuştubhs . Speech indeed is
that day , speech the Anuştubh , speech all beings ; again , speech is this all , so
...
So many are the days of a hundred years ; thus he obtains the days of a hundred
years . Some say ( the thousand ) is composed of Anuştubhs . Speech indeed is
that day , speech the Anuştubh , speech all beings ; again , speech is this all , so
...
Page 18
Gh . The form is irregular , and may be an error for ambüyavīḥ . The exact sense
of these expressions must remain in doubt , but probably they are all variants of '
mother , ' Böhtlingk ' s Dict . , s . vv . Five hundred Apsarases advance towards ...
Gh . The form is irregular , and may be an error for ambüyavīḥ . The exact sense
of these expressions must remain in doubt , but probably they are all variants of '
mother , ' Böhtlingk ' s Dict . , s . vv . Five hundred Apsarases advance towards ...
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Five hundred Apsarases advance towards him , a hundred with fruit ? in their
hands , a hundred with unguents , a hundred with garlands , a hundred with
garments , a hundred with aromatic powders . Him they adorn with the ornaments
of ...
Five hundred Apsarases advance towards him , a hundred with fruit ? in their
hands , a hundred with unguents , a hundred with garlands , a hundred with
garments , a hundred with aromatic powders . Him they adorn with the ornaments
of ...
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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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