The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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Page 32
... and wholly vegetable diet of Indian pilgrims and hermits , as remarked already by ancient Greek and Latin writers ; whence the name : Musa Sapientum — Musa of the Sages . " interior of the Isle of Ceylon is a forest of 32 VEDIC INDIA .
... and wholly vegetable diet of Indian pilgrims and hermits , as remarked already by ancient Greek and Latin writers ; whence the name : Musa Sapientum — Musa of the Sages . " interior of the Isle of Ceylon is a forest of 32 VEDIC INDIA .
Page 33
... Greeks of Alexander's time . - The sugar - cane is so much a native of India that we still call its produce by its Sanskrit name , sharkara , later sakkara , but slightly corrupted in our European languages : Latin saccharum , Slavic ...
... Greeks of Alexander's time . - The sugar - cane is so much a native of India that we still call its produce by its Sanskrit name , sharkara , later sakkara , but slightly corrupted in our European languages : Latin saccharum , Slavic ...
Page 46
... Greeks ( see p . ) ; and to all these must be added the coffee - tree which grows wild , and the wonderful bread - tree , not to speak of the vanilla vine , cinnamon , and other most valuable plants , and , of late , the successful tea ...
... Greeks ( see p . ) ; and to all these must be added the coffee - tree which grows wild , and the wonderful bread - tree , not to speak of the vanilla vine , cinnamon , and other most valuable plants , and , of late , the successful tea ...
Page 60
... Greek , Latin , Teutonic , Slavic , and Celtic branches . 12. Almost everybody will have noticed that words go in families . That is - several words , and sometimes a great many , are connected with or derived from one another , all ...
... Greek , Latin , Teutonic , Slavic , and Celtic branches . 12. Almost everybody will have noticed that words go in families . That is - several words , and sometimes a great many , are connected with or derived from one another , all ...
Page 61
... Greek arotron , Latin aratrum , Tchekh ( so - called Bohemian , a Slavic language ) oradlo— “ a plough " ; in English arable— “ fit to be ploughed " ; in Greek aroura , Latin arvum- " a ploughed field , ' whence aroma , originally ...
... Greek arotron , Latin aratrum , Tchekh ( so - called Bohemian , a Slavic language ) oradlo— “ a plough " ; in English arable— “ fit to be ploughed " ; in Greek aroura , Latin arvum- " a ploughed field , ' whence aroma , originally ...
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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...