The Splendour that was ʾInd: A Survey of Indian Culture and Civilisation (from the Earliest Times to the Death of Emperor Aurangzeb)D. B. Taraporevala, 1930 - 236 pages |
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... King Shantanu of Hastinapur , who had taken the goddess Ganga to wife . The nymph had her own purpose to serve ; but the king was a mortal after all , and could not resist , in spite of his promise , asking his wife who she really was ...
... King Shantanu of Hastinapur , who had taken the goddess Ganga to wife . The nymph had her own purpose to serve ; but the king was a mortal after all , and could not resist , in spite of his promise , asking his wife who she really was ...
Page 40
... King's subjects ; and , for the moment , the first of the Kauravas was King . Commander - in - Chief of the Kaurava hosts , none could beat him , and few withstand his mighty blows . For ten days he battles ; and the Pandu host has ...
... King's subjects ; and , for the moment , the first of the Kauravas was King . Commander - in - Chief of the Kaurava hosts , none could beat him , and few withstand his mighty blows . For ten days he battles ; and the Pandu host has ...
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... King's own majesty . The king's personal habits reflected in equal measure the splendour of his great position , and the simplicity of a man who was by training and temperament averse to ever - lasting luxury . Within the inner ...
... King's own majesty . The king's personal habits reflected in equal measure the splendour of his great position , and the simplicity of a man who was by training and temperament averse to ever - lasting luxury . Within the inner ...
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