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... Sanferit ; and the most enlightened profeffors of the doctrines of BRAHMA confefs with pride , delight , and furprise , that his knowledge of their facred dialect was moft critically correct and profound . The Pandits , who who were in ...
... Sanferit ; and the most enlightened profeffors of the doctrines of BRAHMA confefs with pride , delight , and furprise , that his knowledge of their facred dialect was moft critically correct and profound . The Pandits , who who were in ...
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... Sanferit and Perfian work , if it did not afford me an opportunity of adding , that the latter was published at his own expence , and was fold for the benefit of in- folvent debtors . A fimilar application was made of the produce of the ...
... Sanferit and Perfian work , if it did not afford me an opportunity of adding , that the latter was published at his own expence , and was fold for the benefit of in- folvent debtors . A fimilar application was made of the produce of the ...
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... Sanferit poetry from the fpecimens already exhibited , ( though we can only judge perfectly by confulting the originals ) , we cannot but thirst for the whole work of VYA'SA , with which a member of our fociety , whose presence deters ...
... Sanferit poetry from the fpecimens already exhibited , ( though we can only judge perfectly by confulting the originals ) , we cannot but thirst for the whole work of VYA'SA , with which a member of our fociety , whose presence deters ...
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... Sanferit of the highest antiquity ; but soon perceived from the diagrams , that it contained only fimple elements : there may , in- deed , have been , in the favourable atmosphere of Asia , some diligent obfervers of the celestial ...
... Sanferit of the highest antiquity ; but soon perceived from the diagrams , that it contained only fimple elements : there may , in- deed , have been , in the favourable atmosphere of Asia , some diligent obfervers of the celestial ...
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... Sanferit was introduced by conquerors from other kingdoms in fome very remote age ; for we cannot doubt that the language of the Véda's was used in the great extent of country , which has before been delineated , as long as the religion ...
... Sanferit was introduced by conquerors from other kingdoms in fome very remote age ; for we cannot doubt that the language of the Véda's was used in the great extent of country , which has before been delineated , as long as the religion ...
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affert affured Afiatick alfo almoſt alſo ancient anſwered Arabian Arabick Arabs beautiful becauſe beſt BRAHMA Bráhmans BUDDHA called cauſe Chineſe cloſe compofed compofitions confiderable confifts courſe CRISHNA damfel defcribed defire Deity diſtinct diſtinguiſhed divine Egypt eſpecially eſtabliſhed exiſtence expreffed facred faid fame fays fecond feems feven fhall fimilar fince firſt folar fome fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem Greeks himſelf Hindus hiſtory houſe India Indian INDRA iſland itſelf juſt king language laſt learned leaſt letters lunar Magadha MENU modes moon moſt mufick muſt myſelf nature obfervations paffage paffion Pandits Perfian philofopher pleaſure poets praiſe preſent preſerved prince purpoſe queſtion RA'DHA RA'MA raiſed reaſon repreſented reſemblance reſpective ſaid Sanferit ſcience ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſome ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem thee themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tranflated univerſe uſed Védas verſe VISHNU vowel whofe whoſe word Yemen