The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 - 13 pages |
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... idea of the Avatára's , or Defcents , of the Deity : the Hin- dus believe innumerable fuch descents or special interpofitions of providence in the affairs of mankind ; but they reckon ten principal Avatá- ra's in the current period of ...
... idea of the Avatára's , or Defcents , of the Deity : the Hin- dus believe innumerable fuch descents or special interpofitions of providence in the affairs of mankind ; but they reckon ten principal Avatá- ra's in the current period of ...
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... idea of the A'ryà mea- fure , which will appear more distinctly in Latin than in any modern language of Europe : Tigridas , apros , thoas , tyrannos , peffima monftra , venemur : Dic hinnulus , dic lepus male quid egerint graminivori ...
... idea of the A'ryà mea- fure , which will appear more distinctly in Latin than in any modern language of Europe : Tigridas , apros , thoas , tyrannos , peffima monftra , venemur : Dic hinnulus , dic lepus male quid egerint graminivori ...
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... idea feems to indicate a very fuperficial knowledge even of the system , which VARA'HA undertook to ex- plain ; but he might have adopted it folely as a religious tenet , on the authority of GARGA , a priest of eminent fanctity , who ...
... idea feems to indicate a very fuperficial knowledge even of the system , which VARA'HA undertook to ex- plain ; but he might have adopted it folely as a religious tenet , on the authority of GARGA , a priest of eminent fanctity , who ...
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... ideas " of it , in the year of CHRIST 499 , " to which his calculations alfo had led him , we answer , because in that year the vernal equinox was found by obfervation in the origin of their ecliptick ; and fince they were of opinion ...
... ideas " of it , in the year of CHRIST 499 , " to which his calculations alfo had led him , we answer , because in that year the vernal equinox was found by obfervation in the origin of their ecliptick ; and fince they were of opinion ...
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... ideas otherwise unconnected , and of chaining , as it were , the memory by a regular measure : thus by putting teeth for thirty - two , Rudra for ele- ven , feafon for fix , arrow or element for five , ocean , Véda , or age , for four ...
... ideas otherwise unconnected , and of chaining , as it were , the memory by a regular measure : thus by putting teeth for thirty - two , Rudra for ele- ven , feafon for fix , arrow or element for five , ocean , Véda , or age , for four ...
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afferted affuming affured aftronomers alfo alſo ancient anſwered Arabick beautiful becauſe beſt BHAIRAVA bloffoms bofom bower BRAHMA BUDDHA called cauſe Chaturanga Chineſe cloſe compofed confifts CRISHNA damfel defire deſcribed divine eſpecially expreffed eyes faid fame fays fecond feemed feven fhall fince firft firſt fleep flowers folar fome foul ftars fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem grant flowers heart HERI himſelf Hindus hiſtory houſe hundred India Indian INDRA iſland itſelf juſt king laſt leaſt lotos lunar Magadha manfion meaſure MENU modes moon moſt mufick muft muſician muſt night obfervation paffage paffed paffion Pandits Perfian perfon pleaſure praiſe preſent prince purpoſe RA'DHA raiſed reaſon reſemblance reſpect ſaid Sanferit ſeems ſeven ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould SO'MA ſome ſtars ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem thee themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion univerfal uſed vafe Véda's Védas verſes VISHNU weft whofe whoſe