The Story of Vedic India as Embodied Principally in the Rig-VedaG. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 - 457 pages |
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Page 85
... verse , on an infinite variety of subjects , and in various dialects of India , " from which he naturally concluded that they were some sort of dialogues on moral and literary topics , " until a more than usually observant and ...
... verse , on an infinite variety of subjects , and in various dialects of India , " from which he naturally concluded that they were some sort of dialogues on moral and literary topics , " until a more than usually observant and ...
Page 86
... verse— but for years was known only from the great lawyer's almost interlinear prose rendering , and in this sim- ple garb aroused unbounded enthusiasm and aston- ishment . Needless to say what a sudden lift was given in public opinion ...
... verse— but for years was known only from the great lawyer's almost interlinear prose rendering , and in this sim- ple garb aroused unbounded enthusiasm and aston- ishment . Needless to say what a sudden lift was given in public opinion ...
Page 93
... verse line ! Only to compute such a mass of words is a prob- lem in arithmetic , and the result must be appalling to a student of even more than average working powers . But then these two gigantic repositories really constitute between ...
... verse line ! Only to compute such a mass of words is a prob- lem in arithmetic , and the result must be appalling to a student of even more than average working powers . But then these two gigantic repositories really constitute between ...
Page 96
... verse - those of real interest to us being the so- called " beast - stories , " the source and models of all the fable - literature of the Aryan world , -works on medicine , various crafts , fine arts , etc. They are generally of very ...
... verse - those of real interest to us being the so- called " beast - stories , " the source and models of all the fable - literature of the Aryan world , -works on medicine , various crafts , fine arts , etc. They are generally of very ...
Page 119
... verse , word , and syllable had been counted . From treatises written at that period we learn that the number of the words is 153,826 , that of the syllables 432,000 , while that of the verses is differently computed and varies from ...
... verse , word , and syllable had been counted . From treatises written at that period we learn that the number of the words is 153,826 , that of the syllables 432,000 , while that of the verses is differently computed and varies from ...
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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...