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
... bringing of Agni . - § 24. Agni's kinship with the race of men .- $ 25 . The funereal Agni . - § 26. Soma , the Eranian Haoma.— § 27. Soma the plant.- 28. The pressing of the Soma plant and preparation of the sacrificial Soma - drink ...
... bringing of Agni . - § 24. Agni's kinship with the race of men .- $ 25 . The funereal Agni . - § 26. Soma , the Eranian Haoma.— § 27. Soma the plant.- 28. The pressing of the Soma plant and preparation of the sacrificial Soma - drink ...
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... bringing to their own side much of the rainfall which should by rights go to the far thirstier plains of Tibet and Bokharia . Nor is it only by storing the moisture in its snowdrifts and glaciers , by nursing and feed- ing India's ...
... bringing to their own side much of the rainfall which should by rights go to the far thirstier plains of Tibet and Bokharia . Nor is it only by storing the moisture in its snowdrifts and glaciers , by nursing and feed- ing India's ...
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... brings both floods and drought , crops and whole villages being swept away in one province , while in another noth- ing has come up at all , with the uniform result— famine and frightful mortality — not to speak of such seasons when the ...
... brings both floods and drought , crops and whole villages being swept away in one province , while in another noth- ing has come up at all , with the uniform result— famine and frightful mortality — not to speak of such seasons when the ...
Page 14
... bring relief , for the southwest monsoon failed for the third time , and though the autumn monsoon , for a wonder , did arrive laden with some goodly showers , the curse was not removed from the land until a normal rainfall once more ...
... bring relief , for the southwest monsoon failed for the third time , and though the autumn monsoon , for a wonder , did arrive laden with some goodly showers , the curse was not removed from the land until a normal rainfall once more ...
Page 22
... bring a considerable income without being cut down ; these are the gum - trees , with their rich yield of caoutchouc , lac , and other gums . ' The British Government at last awoke to the absolute necessity of taking vigor- ous measures ...
... bring a considerable income without being cut down ; these are the gum - trees , with their rich yield of caoutchouc , lac , and other gums . ' The British Government at last awoke to the absolute necessity of taking vigor- ous measures ...
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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...