The Satapatha-brâhmana. Part I: According to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School, Part 1, Book 1Julius Eggeling Scribner's, 1900 - 456 pages |
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according Adhvaryu after-offerings Agni Agni's Âgnidhra Agnihotra Âhavanîya altar art thou assuredly Asuras barhis birth Bodhisattva body born Brahman Brihaspati Buddha Buddhist butter cake called cause Chinese creatures death deities desire Devas divine doubtless earth east evil fathers fire fore-offerings formula full-moon Gârhapatya gâyatri gods guhû hand heart heaven heavenly hence he thereby hither Hotri idâ Indra invitatory kândas Kânva text Kapilavastu Kâty kindled king knowing libation lord Mâra Maruts Max Müller means metre milk mind moon Nirvâna oblation obtain offering performed potsherds pours Pragâpati priests prince Pronounce the offering-prayer Rakshas recites religious rice Rig-veda Rishi sacred sacri sacrifice sacrificer's sacrificial food Sanskrit Savitri Sâyana side Soma sorrow spoons Sraushat Svâhâ Taitt takes Tathagata text Vâg thee thereby says Thereupon thought translated trishtubh upabhrit Varuna Vashat verse Vinaya Vishnu Vritra whilst wisdom words worship Yagus
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Page 257 - Lay vanquished, rolling in the fiery gulf, Confounded, though immortal. But his doom Reserved him to more wrath; for now the thought Both of lost happiness and lasting pain Torments him : round he throws his baleful eyes That witnessed huge affliction and dismay, Mixed with obdurate pride and steadfast hate. At once, as far as Angels ken, he views The dismal situation waste and wild.
Page 258 - The horrid shock. Now storming fury rose, And clamour such as heard in Heaven till now Was never...
Page 152 - Like as when some cruel chieftain slain, the hateful band is all dispersed and scattered, so the host of Mara disconcerted, fled away. The mind of Bodhisattva (now reposed) peaceful and quiet.
Page 106 - Mathava, the Videgha, then said (to Agni), 'Where am I to abide?' 'To the east of this (river) be thy abode!' said he. Even now this (river) forms the boundary of the Kosalas and Videhas; for these are the Mathavas (or descendants of Mathava).
Page 159 - Thus did he complete the end of " self," as fire goes out for want of grass ; thus he had done what he would have men do; he first had found the way of perfect knowledge. He finished thus the first great lesson...
Page 204 - Twere equal, then, the doing right or wrong : there should be no reward of works ; the works themselves being his making, then all things are the same with him, the maker, but if all things are one with him, then our deeds, and we who do them, are also self-existent.
Page 4 - Let then his heart be joyful and glad, banish all anxiety and doubt, the spiritual omens that are everywhere manifested indicate for your house and dominion a course of continued prosperity 3.
Page 440 - from this,' she means to say ' from my relatives;' and by saying 'not from thence/ she means to say 'not from husbands.
Page 217 - After he had reared it in this way, he took it down to the sea. And in the same year which the fish had indicated to him, he attended to (the advice of the fish) by preparing a ship; and when the flood had risen, he entered into the ship. The fish then swam up to him, and to its horn he tied the rope of the ship, and by that means he passed swiftly up to yonder northern mountain.
Page 163 - Buddha regarding the invitation of Brahma-deva rejoiced at heart, and his design was strengthened ; greatly was his heart of pity nourished, and purposed was his mind to preach.