Indian Wisdom ; Or, Examples of the Religious, Philosophical, and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindus: With a Brief History of the Chief Departments of Sanskrit Literature and Some Account of the Past and Present Condition of India, Moral and IntellectualAllen, 1875 - 634 pages |
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Page xliv
... wife , but Husain was killed at Karbala by Yazid , son of the first Umayyad Khalif ( commonly called Mu'aviya ) , who , instigated by Muhammad's favourite wife ' Ã - isha ( daughter of Abubakr ) , opposed the succession of ' Ali's ...
... wife , but Husain was killed at Karbala by Yazid , son of the first Umayyad Khalif ( commonly called Mu'aviya ) , who , instigated by Muhammad's favourite wife ' Ã - isha ( daughter of Abubakr ) , opposed the succession of ' Ali's ...
Page xlvi
... wife given in Maha - bhārata I. 3028 & c . , of which I here offer a nearly literal version : A wife is half the man , his truest friend- A loving wife is a perpetual spring Of virtue , pleasure , wealth ; a faithful wife Is his best ...
... wife given in Maha - bhārata I. 3028 & c . , of which I here offer a nearly literal version : A wife is half the man , his truest friend- A loving wife is a perpetual spring Of virtue , pleasure , wealth ; a faithful wife Is his best ...
Page xlvii
... wife ) . Each sect is distinguished by different practices , and sectarian marks on the forehead ( called Tilaka ) . All three are subdivided into numerous sub - sects , each of which again has two classes of persons under it — the ...
... wife ) . Each sect is distinguished by different practices , and sectarian marks on the forehead ( called Tilaka ) . All three are subdivided into numerous sub - sects , each of which again has two classes of persons under it — the ...
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... wife her lord . Thou art our guardian , advocate , and friend , A brother , father , mother , all combined . Most fatherly of fathers , we are thine And thou art ours ; oh ! let thy pitying soul Turn to us in compassion , when we praise ...
... wife her lord . Thou art our guardian , advocate , and friend , A brother , father , mother , all combined . Most fatherly of fathers , we are thine And thou art ours ; oh ! let thy pitying soul Turn to us in compassion , when we praise ...
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... wife Unveiling to her lord , with conscious pride , Beauties which , as he gazes lovingly , Seem fresher , fairer each succeeding morn . Through years on years thou hast lived on , Thou'rt ever young . and yet Thou art the breath and ...
... wife Unveiling to her lord , with conscious pride , Beauties which , as he gazes lovingly , Seem fresher , fairer each succeeding morn . Through years on years thou hast lived on , Thou'rt ever young . and yet Thou art the breath and ...
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