Rig-Veda-Sanhita: The Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans, Volume 1Friedrich Max Müller Trübner, 1869 - 258 pages |
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Page vii
... called the first translation of the ancient sacred hymns of the Brahmans . Such is the charm of deciphering step by step the dark and helpless utterances of the early poets of India , and discovering from time to time behind words that ...
... called the first translation of the ancient sacred hymns of the Brahmans . Such is the charm of deciphering step by step the dark and helpless utterances of the early poets of India , and discovering from time to time behind words that ...
Page xxi
... called an Atyashti , and the first pâda is said to consist of twelve syllables . In order to get this number , the author must have read , aya ruka harinya punanah . Immediately after , verse iv . 1 , 3 , is called a Dhriti , and the ...
... called an Atyashti , and the first pâda is said to consist of twelve syllables . In order to get this number , the author must have read , aya ruka harinya punanah . Immediately after , verse iv . 1 , 3 , is called a Dhriti , and the ...
Page xxvi
... called the Sanhitâ text . Whether the Pada or the Sanhitâ text be the more ancient , may seem difficult to settle . As far as I can judge , they seem to me , in their pre- sent form , the product of the same period of Vedic scholarship ...
... called the Sanhitâ text . Whether the Pada or the Sanhitâ text be the more ancient , may seem difficult to settle . As far as I can judge , they seem to me , in their pre- sent form , the product of the same period of Vedic scholarship ...
Page xlv
... called various readings in the Veda , must be confined to single letters or accents , and can but seldom extend to whole words , and never to whole sentences . I must therefore beg my readers to have patience while I endeavour to show ...
... called various readings in the Veda , must be confined to single letters or accents , and can but seldom extend to whole words , and never to whole sentences . I must therefore beg my readers to have patience while I endeavour to show ...
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... called attention to the fact that though this hiatus is marked in certain MSS . by the sign s , I have in my edition omitted it , because I thought that the hiatus spoke for itself and did not require a sign to attract the attention of ...
... called attention to the fact that though this hiatus is marked in certain MSS . by the sign s , I have in my edition omitted it , because I thought that the hiatus spoke for itself and did not require a sign to attract the attention of ...
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abhí accent ádhi Aditi áditih Âdityas adjective agne Agni ancient ánu applied arushá Aryaman Asvins Aufr Benfey called chariot cloth cloud Daksha dawn deity derived DICTIONARY diváh earth Edited English epithet explained F. J. FURNIVALL gánayah gods Greek heaven hero horses hymn India Indra índrah íti kaná Kuhn LANGLOIS Language lengthened M. M. vol Mandala MARTIN HAUG marutah Maruts meaning metre Mitra note ¹ occurs originally pâda passages praise Prâtisâkhya prayer Professor Aufrecht Professor Roth rain Rig-veda Royal Asiatic Society Rudra sacrifice sáh sám Sanhitâ text Sanskrit saptá sápti sárdhas Savitar Sâyana semivowels sense seven sewed Soma strength strong Sûtra syllable synizesis tám tát thee thou translate Trishtubh tvâ tvám úpa utá váhnih Varuna Veda Vedic Vedic poets Verse viii Vishnu vowel vríshâ vríshan vríshanam Vritra WILSON words worship yáh yát
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