The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 - 13 pages |
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... thousands and hundreds dimi- " nished by one . This aggregate of four ages , amounting to twelve thousand divine years , is " called an age of the Gods ; and a thousand " fuch divine ages added together must be con- " fidered as a day ...
... thousands and hundreds dimi- " nished by one . This aggregate of four ages , amounting to twelve thousand divine years , is " called an age of the Gods ; and a thousand " fuch divine ages added together must be con- " fidered as a day ...
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... thousand years , of which the four Indian ages are supposed to confist , mean only years of twelve days ; and , in fact , that fum , di- vided by thirty , is reduced to an hundred and forty - four thousand : now a thousand four hundred ...
... thousand years , of which the four Indian ages are supposed to confist , mean only years of twelve days ; and , in fact , that fum , di- vided by thirty , is reduced to an hundred and forty - four thousand : now a thousand four hundred ...
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... 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 by any other whole number , the ...
... 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 by any other whole number , the ...
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... thousand , or the number of his divine years in one age ; but , conjecture apart , we need only compare the two ... thousand Great Ages are a day of " BRAHMA ' ; a thousand fuch days are an In- " dian hour of VISHNU ; fix hundred ...
... thousand , or the number of his divine years in one age ; but , conjecture apart , we need only compare the two ... thousand Great Ages are a day of " BRAHMA ' ; a thousand fuch days are an In- " dian hour of VISHNU ; fix hundred ...
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... thousand trillions of lu- nar years ) , are but a fecond to the Supreme " Being . " The Hindu theologians deny the conclufion of the stanza to be orthodox : " Time , " they fay , exifts not at all with GOD ; " and they advise the ...
... thousand trillions of lu- nar years ) , are but a fecond to the Supreme " Being . " The Hindu theologians deny the conclufion of the stanza to be orthodox : " Time , " they fay , exifts not at all with GOD ; " and they advise the ...
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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