Asiatic Researches; Or, Transactions of the Society, Instituted in Bengal,: For Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia. ... Printed Verbatim from the Calcutta Edition..J. Sewell; Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; J. Walker; R. Lea; Lackington, Allen, and Company; Otridge and son; R. Faulder; and J. Scatcherd., 1806 |
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Page 260
... described as youths of perfect beauty ; but the princeffes of Hinduftán , as well as the damfels of Nanda's farm , were paffionately in love with Crishna , who continues to this hour the darling God of the Indian women . The fect of ...
... described as youths of perfect beauty ; but the princeffes of Hinduftán , as well as the damfels of Nanda's farm , were paffionately in love with Crishna , who continues to this hour the darling God of the Indian women . The fect of ...
Page 260
... described in the great Epick Poem , entitled the Mahabharat , at the profperous conclufion of which he returned to his heavenly feat in in Vaicont'ha , having left the inftructions comprised in the ITALY , AND INDIA . 261.
... described in the great Epick Poem , entitled the Mahabharat , at the profperous conclufion of which he returned to his heavenly feat in in Vaicont'ha , having left the inftructions comprised in the ITALY , AND INDIA . 261.
Page 265
... described in the poem entitled Mágha : " Náred " fat watching from time to time his large Víná , which , " by the impulse of the breeze , yielded notes that pierced fucceffively the regions of his ear , and pro- " ceeded by mufical ...
... described in the poem entitled Mágha : " Náred " fat watching from time to time his large Víná , which , " by the impulse of the breeze , yielded notes that pierced fucceffively the regions of his ear , and pro- " ceeded by mufical ...
Page 376
... described at all , or , what is worse , ill defcribed , by the naturalifts of Europe : and , to procure perfect defcriptions of them from actual examination , with ac- counts of their several uses in medicine , diet , or manu- factures ...
... described at all , or , what is worse , ill defcribed , by the naturalifts of Europe : and , to procure perfect defcriptions of them from actual examination , with ac- counts of their several uses in medicine , diet , or manu- factures ...
Page 385
... described the perfon of Yákúb ) that he meant James Bruce , Efq . who travelled in the drefs of a Syrian phyfician , and probably affumed with judgment a name well known in Abyffinia . He is ftill revered on Mount Sinai for his fagacity ...
... described the perfon of Yákúb ) that he meant James Bruce , Efq . who travelled in the drefs of a Syrian phyfician , and probably affumed with judgment a name well known in Abyffinia . He is ftill revered on Mount Sinai for his fagacity ...
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accufed Afiatick alfo altitude ancient Arabick Arrian Atharvan becauſe Brahmá Brahmans called Callian cofine confequently confiderable confifts defcended defcribed defire Deity diftance ditto divine Emerfion Ephemeris expreffed facred faid fame fays fecond feems feven fhall fhort fhould fhower fide fimilar fimple fince firft firſt fmall fome force friction ftill ftone fubject fuch fufficient fuppofed fyftem Greeks hiftory himſelf Hindus hot ball Hygrometer India Indian Indra itſelf Jupiter Jupiter's king laft Lama language laſt Latitude lefs letters Longitude loofe meaſured meridian moft moon moſt muft muſt neceffary Nyaya Obfervations occafion ordeal paffage paffed Pandits parallax Perfian perfon praiſe prefent preferved preffure Ptolemy rain reafon refemblance reprefented reſpect Sáftra Sanfcrit Satellite ſeems Siva ſmall Tagara thefe theſe thin thofe thoſe Tibet tion tranflated trial by ordeal ufed ufual uſed Véda Véda's Vishnu vowel weft whofe word