Śakuntalā: A Sanskrit Drama, in Seven Acts. The Deva-Nāgari Recension of the Text, Ed. with Literal English Translations of All the Metrical Passages, Schemes of the Metres and Notes, Critical and ExplanatoryClarendon Press, 1876 - 339 pages |
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... sacred stream , or near some holy spring . The word is derived from tri , ' to cross over , ' implying that the stream has to be passed through , either for the washing away of sin , or for extrication from some difficulty or adverse ...
... sacred stream , or near some holy spring . The word is derived from tri , ' to cross over , ' implying that the stream has to be passed through , either for the washing away of sin , or for extrication from some difficulty or adverse ...
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... sacred by the Hindus , as verbena was by the Romans . Ground prepared for a sacrifice was strewn with the blades of this grass . The officiating Brahmans were purified by sitting on it , and by rubbing it between their hands . Its ...
... sacred by the Hindus , as verbena was by the Romans . Ground prepared for a sacrifice was strewn with the blades of this grass . The officiating Brahmans were purified by sitting on it , and by rubbing it between their hands . Its ...
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... Sacred fire is kindled by rubbing two dried pieces together . The legend is that Pururavas generated primeval fire by rubbing together two branches of the Sami and Aśvattha tree . Other kinds of wood are also held sacred by the Hindus ...
... Sacred fire is kindled by rubbing two dried pieces together . The legend is that Pururavas generated primeval fire by rubbing together two branches of the Sami and Aśvattha tree . Other kinds of wood are also held sacred by the Hindus ...
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... sacred grove , for the purpose of ascertaining whether the ( religious ) rites are free from obstruction . ' The sacrifices of holy men were liable to be disturbed by evil a अनसूया । # सणांहा दाणिं धम्मचारिणो ...
... sacred grove , for the purpose of ascertaining whether the ( religious ) rites are free from obstruction . ' The sacrifices of holy men were liable to be disturbed by evil a अनसूया । # सणांहा दाणिं धम्मचारिणो ...
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... sacred grove , scaring the herd of deer , a corporeal interruption , as it were , of our penance ; having a ( kind of ) tether , caused by the clinging of a coil of creepers dragged along by his feet ; having one of his tusks fixed in ...
... sacred grove , scaring the herd of deer , a corporeal interruption , as it were , of our penance ; having a ( kind of ) tether , caused by the clinging of a coil of creepers dragged along by his feet ; having one of his tusks fixed in ...
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