The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 - 13 pages |
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... confidered by the ancient Hindus as a month of the lower world ; and then a year of such months will consist only of twelve days and nights , and thirty fuch years will compofe a lunar year of mortals ; whence he furmises , that the ...
... confidered by the ancient Hindus as a month of the lower world ; and then a year of such months will consist only of twelve days and nights , and thirty fuch years will compofe a lunar year of mortals ; whence he furmises , that the ...
Page 5
... confidered by the Hindus as a mysterious number and an emblem of Divi- nity , because , if it be multiplied by any other whole number , the fum of the figures in the different products remains , always nine , as the Deity , who appears ...
... confidered by the Hindus as a mysterious number and an emblem of Divi- nity , because , if it be multiplied by any other whole number , the fum of the figures in the different products remains , always nine , as the Deity , who appears ...
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... confidered as inauspicious , and others as fortu- nate : thus MENU , the first Indian lawgiver , or- dains , that certain rites thall be performed un- der the influence of a happy Nacshatra ; and , where he forbids any female name to be ...
... confidered as inauspicious , and others as fortu- nate : thus MENU , the first Indian lawgiver , or- dains , that certain rites thall be performed un- der the influence of a happy Nacshatra ; and , where he forbids any female name to be ...
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... as they appear , been " numbered by the wife . " If the ftanza was correctly repeated to me , the two Afhárás are confidered as one asterism , and ; Abhijit as three separate stars ; but I fufpect an 80 ON THE ANTIQUITY OF.
... as they appear , been " numbered by the wife . " If the ftanza was correctly repeated to me , the two Afhárás are confidered as one asterism , and ; Abhijit as three separate stars ; but I fufpect an 80 ON THE ANTIQUITY OF.
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... confidered as Anga's : the fourth , or Profody , was taught by a Muni , named PINGALA , and treats of charms and inc ntations in verses aptly framed and variously measured ; such as the Gayatri , and a thousand others . Aftronomy is the ...
... confidered as Anga's : the fourth , or Profody , was taught by a Muni , named PINGALA , and treats of charms and inc ntations in verses aptly framed and variously measured ; such as the Gayatri , and a thousand others . Aftronomy is the ...
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