Ummagga Jātaka: (The Story of a Tunnel)Luzac, 1898 - 242 pages |
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... beauty of its style and language . Its wide popularity is principally due to the charm of the lan- guage used , which no translation can reproduce , and to the human interest of the story itself . It is to be re- gretted that the author ...
... beauty of its style and language . Its wide popularity is principally due to the charm of the lan- guage used , which no translation can reproduce , and to the human interest of the story itself . It is to be re- gretted that the author ...
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... beauty even Naйdun Uyana , the pleasure - garden of the mighty Indra , in order that he might manifest the supernatural wisdom which was concealed under his bodily form . This grove , Jetavana , is situate close by the royal city of ...
... beauty even Naйdun Uyana , the pleasure - garden of the mighty Indra , in order that he might manifest the supernatural wisdom which was concealed under his bodily form . This grove , Jetavana , is situate close by the royal city of ...
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... beauty , nor wealth . Now , I shall give you an illustration . Look , my lord , at that hideous , drivelling Gòrimanda Sițu . Down both sides of his mouth the spittle falls , but he possesses elephants , horses , retinue , and wealth ...
... beauty , nor wealth . Now , I shall give you an illustration . Look , my lord , at that hideous , drivelling Gòrimanda Sițu . Down both sides of his mouth the spittle falls , but he possesses elephants , horses , retinue , and wealth ...
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... beauty ; for they feared that if she reclined , none of the citizens would see whether she was dark or fair , puny or well - formed , and thus attended by a great procession , like a young goddess attended by crowds of gods , she was ...
... beauty ; for they feared that if she reclined , none of the citizens would see whether she was dark or fair , puny or well - formed , and thus attended by a great procession , like a young goddess attended by crowds of gods , she was ...
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... beauty . We shall have her transcendent charms cele- brated by poets in song and verse , which we shall cause to be recited throughout all Mithila . And when the king as soon as he hears of her beauty cares nothing for his kingdom ...
... beauty . We shall have her transcendent charms cele- brated by poets in song and verse , which we shall cause to be recited throughout all Mithila . And when the king as soon as he hears of her beauty cares nothing for his kingdom ...
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Amarā army Ascetic asked attended beauty Bhikkhus Brahmin brought Buddha chariot Cloth cultivator Dambadiva daughter decorated Devī Dharma drink E. A. WALLIS BUDGE East Market-town Edited elephants enemy fear four pandits Friend gate gave gavvas give gold golden hands heard hearing heart HENRY LILLIE PIERCE horses hundred princes India inquired Jātaka Kevaṭṭa kill King Brahmadatta King Culani king replied King Vedeha king's kingdom live looking lord LUZAC Maha Bōsat Mahauṣadha Pandit Majesty marriage meaning meat minister Mithila mother Nanda Devi ornaments padi palace Pañcāla Paṇḍit parrot possesses princess Pukkusa queen question rampart recited this stanza retinue rice rich royal Śakra saluted the king Sanskrit saying seat secret sella Sènaka sent sword tank teacher tell Thereupon thought thousand massas told took Translated tunnel Vèdèha water-demon water-gruel wealth wife wisdom wise wish words yodunas
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