The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 - 13 pages |
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... present purpose ; for it shows , in the first place , that cyphers are added at pleasure to swell the 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 ...
... present purpose ; for it shows , in the first place , that cyphers are added at pleasure to swell the 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 ...
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... present inquiry into the historical or civil chronology of India , Let us , however , proceed to the avowed opinions of the Hindus , and fee , when we have ascertained their system , whether we can reconcile it to the course of nature ...
... present inquiry into the historical or civil chronology of India , Let us , however , proceed to the avowed opinions of the Hindus , and fee , when we have ascertained their system , whether we can reconcile it to the course of nature ...
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... present day of BRAHMA ' , the first MENU was furnamed SwA'YAMBHUVA , or Son of the Self - exiftent : and it is He , by whom the Inftitutes of Religious and Civil Duties are fup- posed to have been delivered : in his time the Deity ...
... present day of BRAHMA ' , the first MENU was furnamed SwA'YAMBHUVA , or Son of the Self - exiftent : and it is He , by whom the Inftitutes of Religious and Civil Duties are fup- posed to have been delivered : in his time the Deity ...
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... present you here with an abridgement of it . " The demon HAYAGRI VA having purloined " the Védas from the cuftody of BRAHMA ' , " while he was repofing at the close of the " fixth Manwantara , the whole race of men " 10 ON THE CHRONOLOGY.
... present you here with an abridgement of it . " The demon HAYAGRI VA having purloined " the Védas from the cuftody of BRAHMA ' , " while he was repofing at the close of the " fixth Manwantara , the whole race of men " 10 ON THE CHRONOLOGY.
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... present age had elapfed ? We know , from better authorities , and with as much certainty as can justly be expected on fo doubt- ful a fubject , the real time , compared with our own era , when the ancient BUDDHA began to distinguish ...
... present age had elapfed ? We know , from better authorities , and with as much certainty as can justly be expected on fo doubt- ful a fubject , the real time , compared with our own era , when the ancient BUDDHA began to distinguish ...
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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