Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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Page iii
... ancient world near of kin to us , and is that by which we feel that the men of old were bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh . The poetry of a race is what redeems it from per- ishing as a race , and immortalizes not only the ...
... ancient world near of kin to us , and is that by which we feel that the men of old were bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh . The poetry of a race is what redeems it from per- ishing as a race , and immortalizes not only the ...
Page viii
... Ancient India , " and Mlle . Clarisse Bader in " La Femme dans L'Inde Antique " have written lovingly and gracefully upon the great work of Val- miki . To these authorities ( and to Mr. Talboys Wheeler's second volume of his history of ...
... Ancient India , " and Mlle . Clarisse Bader in " La Femme dans L'Inde Antique " have written lovingly and gracefully upon the great work of Val- miki . To these authorities ( and to Mr. Talboys Wheeler's second volume of his history of ...
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... ancient capital of Rama and the Children of the Sun may still be traced in the present Ajudhya , near Fyzabad . Ajudhya is the Jerusalem or Mecca of the Hindus . 2 The Sarju or Ghagra , anciently called Sarayu , rises in the Himalayas ...
... ancient capital of Rama and the Children of the Sun may still be traced in the present Ajudhya , near Fyzabad . Ajudhya is the Jerusalem or Mecca of the Hindus . 2 The Sarju or Ghagra , anciently called Sarayu , rises in the Himalayas ...
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... ancient Indian rocket ; but it is also described as a stone set round with iron spikes . 2 The situation of Vanayu is not exactly determined : it seems to have lain to the North - West of India . 3 Vahli , or Vahlika , is the modern ...
... ancient Indian rocket ; but it is also described as a stone set round with iron spikes . 2 The situation of Vanayu is not exactly determined : it seems to have lain to the North - West of India . 3 Vahli , or Vahlika , is the modern ...
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... Ancient India . Thus to the Lord , by whom the worlds were made The Gods of Heaven in full assembly prayed : " O Brahma , mighty by thy tendered grace Fierce Ravan , leader of the giant race , Torments the Gods , too feeble to withstand ...
... Ancient India . Thus to the Lord , by whom the worlds were made The Gods of Heaven in full assembly prayed : " O Brahma , mighty by thy tendered grace Fierce Ravan , leader of the giant race , Torments the Gods , too feeble to withstand ...
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ancient Anno Domini arms art thou Ayodhya banishment beauty Bharat bless bosom Brahma breast brow Chinese cloth Cloud College cried crown dark darling Dasaratha dear deed DICTIONARY earth Edited elephant English eyes F. J. FURNIVALL fair fate father fear FITZEDWARD HALL flame flowers forest gems gentle giant glorious glory Gods gold GRAMMAR H. H. WILSON heart heaven heavenly hermit's Hindu holy honour India Indra's Kaikeyi Kausalya king Kumbhakarna lady Lakshman Language London lord maid MARTIN HAUG mighty monarch moon mother mountain mourn ne'er noble o'er poem prince Professor queen rain Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravan Royal Asiatic Society saint Sanskrit sewed Sita Siva sorrow soul stream Swarga sweet tender thee THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER thine thou art thou hast throne Translated tree trembling Trübner Vishnu voice W. W. SKEAT wander waters weeping wife wild wood words
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