Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817 - 378 pages |
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Page 86
... islands of Salsette and Elephanta , those at Mavali- puram , and those in Cabul and Candahar , which ( as already noticed ) formed part of the ancient Indian empire . The subterraneous excavations at Ellora , in the Deckhan , extending ...
... islands of Salsette and Elephanta , those at Mavali- puram , and those in Cabul and Candahar , which ( as already noticed ) formed part of the ancient Indian empire . The subterraneous excavations at Ellora , in the Deckhan , extending ...
Page 90
... island of Elephanta , is to be found in the Asiatic Researches . This modern name of the island , is supposed to have been given by the Portugueze , from the statue of an Elephant as large as life , in black marble , which is near the ...
... island of Elephanta , is to be found in the Asiatic Researches . This modern name of the island , is supposed to have been given by the Portugueze , from the statue of an Elephant as large as life , in black marble , which is near the ...
Page 101
... island of Ceylon , was once a part of the peninsula of India . The excavations that are to be met with in different parts of Candahar , but espe- cially in the mountains named by Rennell , Hindoo - Kho , the Indian Caucasus , seem still ...
... island of Ceylon , was once a part of the peninsula of India . The excavations that are to be met with in different parts of Candahar , but espe- cially in the mountains named by Rennell , Hindoo - Kho , the Indian Caucasus , seem still ...
Page 159
... , & c . Jagarnaut , he writes Juguanat - hu - Khsatra , and that of Jambukishna on the island of Seringham , in the vicinity of Trichinopoly , he writes Koombhukonoй . CHAPTER XI . ON THE LANGUAGES OF INDIA . IN OF THE HINDUS . 159.
... , & c . Jagarnaut , he writes Juguanat - hu - Khsatra , and that of Jambukishna on the island of Seringham , in the vicinity of Trichinopoly , he writes Koombhukonoй . CHAPTER XI . ON THE LANGUAGES OF INDIA . IN OF THE HINDUS . 159.
Page 201
... islands that are inter- spersed in the eastern seas . The erudi- tion displayed by the author , and his ex- tensive knowledge of philology , seem to * Asiat . Res . vol . x . p . 389. · have rendered him peculiarly adapted to this ...
... islands that are inter- spersed in the eastern seas . The erudi- tion displayed by the author , and his ex- tensive knowledge of philology , seem to * Asiat . Res . vol . x . p . 389. · have rendered him peculiarly adapted to this ...
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