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., 1807 |
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... ftate of matrimony . 66 7th . Among the Nayrs it is the custom for one " Nayr woman to have attached to her two males , or four , or perhaps more ; † and among these a " diftribution £ 6 * I have , however , reason to believe , that ...
... ftate of matrimony . 66 7th . Among the Nayrs it is the custom for one " Nayr woman to have attached to her two males , or four , or perhaps more ; † and among these a " diftribution £ 6 * I have , however , reason to believe , that ...
Page 47
... ftate of mortification , in the hot weather he has often burning around him logs of wood ; and in the cold season , water falling on his head from a perforated pot , placed in a frame at fome height above him ; and yet he seems ...
... ftate of mortification , in the hot weather he has often burning around him logs of wood ; and in the cold season , water falling on his head from a perforated pot , placed in a frame at fome height above him ; and yet he seems ...
Page 62
... ftate what appears to be the best established opinion , as deduced from the texts of ME NU , and other legal authorities . The regular means of fubfiftence for a Brahmana , are affifting to facrifice , teaching the Védas , and re ...
... ftate what appears to be the best established opinion , as deduced from the texts of ME NU , and other legal authorities . The regular means of fubfiftence for a Brahmana , are affifting to facrifice , teaching the Védas , and re ...
Page 91
... ftate concisely , to alleviate the labour of others who may feek infor- mation on the fame fubject ; omitting , however , fuch meafures as are of very limited use . Moft of the authorities which I fhall quote have not been confulted by ...
... ftate concisely , to alleviate the labour of others who may feek infor- mation on the fame fubject ; omitting , however , fuch meafures as are of very limited use . Moft of the authorities which I fhall quote have not been confulted by ...
Page 111
... ftate fo ruinous , and fo covered with weeds and briars , that it requires clofe inspection to determine the extent and nature of the defences . In In the center of each fide there is a gateway ( 111 ) Of the City of Pegue, and the ...
... ftate fo ruinous , and fo covered with weeds and briars , that it requires clofe inspection to determine the extent and nature of the defences . In In the center of each fide there is a gateway ( 111 ) Of the City of Pegue, and the ...
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