The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 - 13 pages |
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... di- vided by thirty , is reduced to an hundred and forty - four thousand : now a thousand four hundred and forty years are one pada , a period in the Hindu aftronomy , and that fum , multiplied by eighteen ON THE CHRONOLOGY.
... di- vided by thirty , is reduced to an hundred and forty - four thousand : now a thousand four hundred and forty years are one pada , a period in the Hindu aftronomy , and that fum , multiplied by eighteen ON THE CHRONOLOGY.
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... period , called Van , and of two thousand eight hundred and eighty into nine , which is not only one of the lunar cycles , but confidered by the Hindus as a mysterious number and an emblem of Divi- nity , because , if it be multiplied ...
... period , called Van , and of two thousand eight hundred and eighty into nine , which is not only one of the lunar cycles , but confidered by the Hindus as a mysterious number and an emblem of Divi- nity , because , if it be multiplied ...
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... periods 4320000 and 25920 , and we shall find , that among their com- mon divisors , are 6 , 9 , 12 , & c . 18 , 36 , 72 , 144 , & c . which ... period of RUDRA ; and a " million of Rudra's ( or two quadrillions five " ON THE CHRONOLOGY.
... periods 4320000 and 25920 , and we shall find , that among their com- mon divisors , are 6 , 9 , 12 , & c . 18 , 36 , 72 , 144 , & c . which ... period of RUDRA ; and a " million of Rudra's ( or two quadrillions five " ON THE CHRONOLOGY.
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... periods ; and if we take ten cyphers from a Ru- dra , or divide by ten thousand millions , we shall have a period of 259200000 years , which , di- vided by 60 ( the ufual divifor of time among the Hindus ) will give 4320000 , or a Great ...
... periods ; and if we take ten cyphers from a Ru- dra , or divide by ten thousand millions , we shall have a period of 259200000 years , which , di- vided by 60 ( the ufual divifor of time among the Hindus ) will give 4320000 , or a Great ...
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... period of seventy - one divine ages ; and fuch a period they name a Man- wantara ; but , fince fourteen multiplied by fe- venty - one are not quite a thousand , we must conclude , that fix divine ages are allowed for intervals between ...
... period of seventy - one divine ages ; and fuch a period they name a Man- wantara ; but , fince fourteen multiplied by fe- venty - one are not quite a thousand , we must conclude , that fix divine ages are allowed for intervals between ...
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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