The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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Page vii
... DAWN MYTH . . 191-236 § 1. The Atmospheric Drama . — § 2. The sacredness of the Cow .- $ 3. The Cloud - Kine . The Drought - Fiends.- §4 . Atmospheric battles . - § 5. Anthropomorphism . - § 6 . Indra , the champion fighter and Soma ...
... DAWN MYTH . . 191-236 § 1. The Atmospheric Drama . — § 2. The sacredness of the Cow .- $ 3. The Cloud - Kine . The Drought - Fiends.- §4 . Atmospheric battles . - § 5. Anthropomorphism . - § 6 . Indra , the champion fighter and Soma ...
Page viii
... Dawn . - § 31. The Two Sisters .- $ 32 . Ushas and Sûrya . - § 33. Ushas , " the Mother of Cows . " - 34. Ushas , the dispenser of wealth . - §§ 35-38 . The Ashvins , the Twilight Twins . - § 39. Pûshan . PAGE VII . THE RIG - VEDA ...
... Dawn . - § 31. The Two Sisters .- $ 32 . Ushas and Sûrya . - § 33. Ushas , " the Mother of Cows . " - 34. Ushas , the dispenser of wealth . - §§ 35-38 . The Ashvins , the Twilight Twins . - § 39. Pûshan . PAGE VII . THE RIG - VEDA ...
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... dawn of invention . First of all they burn down a patch of forest , regardless of the size and age of its most venerable giants , and as they do not care for the extent of the damage , and certainly do not attempt to limit the action of ...
... dawn of invention . First of all they burn down a patch of forest , regardless of the size and age of its most venerable giants , and as they do not care for the extent of the damage , and certainly do not attempt to limit the action of ...
Page 56
... dawn of history finds most of the nations which we ascribe to the Aryan stock established on the lands of which they had severally taken possession , it fol- lows that we have just been contemplating a picture for which we have not the ...
... dawn of history finds most of the nations which we ascribe to the Aryan stock established on the lands of which they had severally taken possession , it fol- lows that we have just been contemplating a picture for which we have not the ...
Page 76
... dawn . It is sufficient to know that that centre , no matter whence the primeval Âryas of all — the Proto- Aryas - may have come , has been a station on which Âryas — may a large portion of the race must have been sojourners for many ...
... dawn . It is sufficient to know that that centre , no matter whence the primeval Âryas of all — the Proto- Aryas - may have come , has been a station on which Âryas — may a large portion of the race must have been sojourners for many ...
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abode Aditi Âdityas Agni ancient Angiras Aryan Âryas Ashvins Asura Avesta beautiful Bergaigne born Brahmanic Brihaspati called caste celestial Chaldea chariot course cows darkness Dasyu Dawn deity Devas divine Dravidian Dyâus earth Eranian father fire forest give gods golden Greek heaven heavenly Hindu Hindustân horses human hymns immortal India Indra Indus king land language later light living Manu Maruts Max Müller means modern mortal mother mountain myth mythical native nature night original Parjanya passages path Penjâb plants poet poetical prayer priestly priests Purânas race religion Rig-Veda Rishi rites rivers root sacred sacrifice Sanskrit Saramâ Savitar Serpent Shûdra Soma spirit Story of Chaldea Story of Media Sudâs Sûrya texts thee things thou tion tree tribes Tritsu Tvashtar Ushas Váruna Vasishtha Veda Vedic verse Vishnu Vishvakarman Vishvâmitra Vivasvat Vritra waters word worship Yama
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Page 338 - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 86 - Wouldst thou the young year's blossoms and the fruits of its decline, And all by which the soul is charmed, enraptured, feasted, fed, Wouldst thou the earth and heaven itself in one sole name combine ? I name thee, O Sakuntala,- and all at once is) said.
Page 338 - But with thee will I establish my covenant ; and thou shalt come into the ark ; thou and thy sons, and thy wife* and thy sons wives with thee.
Page 341 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Page 178 - Where life is free, in the third heaven of heavens, where the worlds are radiant, there make me immortal...
Page 172 - We have drunk the Soma ; we have become immortal : we have entered into light; we have known the gods. What can an enemy now do to us, or what can the malice of any mortal effect...
Page 414 - Second hymn : 1. \\7ise and mighty are the works of him who stemmed asunder the wide firmaments. He lifted on high the bright and glorious heaven ; he stretched out apart the starry sky and the earth.
Page 242 - Soft hour ! which wakes the wish and melts the heart Of those who sail the seas, on the first day When they from their sweet friends are torn apart...