The History of India from the Earliest Ages: The Vedic period and the Mahá BhárataN. Trübner, 1867 |
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... at Hastinápur , and the more submissive we are , the more arrogant he will become : Let us summon our allies , and be beforehand with the Kau- ravas " " ib . 243 ib . · 244 Second speech of Krishna : - " I agree with CONTENTS . хххіх.
... at Hastinápur , and the more submissive we are , the more arrogant he will become : Let us summon our allies , and be beforehand with the Kau- ravas " " ib . 243 ib . · 244 Second speech of Krishna : - " I agree with CONTENTS . хххіх.
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... under conditions Becomes companion to the Princess Sunandá Nala rescues a serpent from a circle of fire Nala's form changed by the serpent 491 ib . ib . ib . Nala takes service with Rituparna , Raja of Ayodhya , lxx CONTENTS .
... under conditions Becomes companion to the Princess Sunandá Nala rescues a serpent from a circle of fire Nala's form changed by the serpent 491 ib . ib . ib . Nala takes service with Rituparna , Raja of Ayodhya , lxx CONTENTS .
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... become the servant of Devayání . • Devayání requests Yayáti to espouse her Yayáti excuses himself • Devayání urges that he espoused her when he delivered her from the well Yayáti's reply Yayáti's interview with Sukra Marriage of Yayáti ...
... become the servant of Devayání . • Devayání requests Yayáti to espouse her Yayáti excuses himself • Devayání urges that he espoused her when he delivered her from the well Yayáti's reply Yayáti's interview with Sukra Marriage of Yayáti ...
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... of fermentation , and had become a strong spirituous beverage . Ib . p . 6 , note . INDIA . PART I. the worshippers in the gratifica- posed 12 INTRODUCTION . Greatness of the preparations varied with the importance the occasion Daily meals.
... of fermentation , and had become a strong spirituous beverage . Ib . p . 6 , note . INDIA . PART I. the worshippers in the gratifica- posed 12 INTRODUCTION . Greatness of the preparations varied with the importance the occasion Daily meals.
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... becomes a mere personified idea of ment . the god of the sky or the firmament , and the winds are declared to be his followers , with whom hé battles against the clouds in order to release the rain . Even in this capacity the popular ...
... becomes a mere personified idea of ment . the god of the sky or the firmament , and the winds are declared to be his followers , with whom hé battles against the clouds in order to release the rain . Even in this capacity the popular ...
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Page 156 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
Page 156 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me ? saith the LORD : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
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