Rig-Veda-Sanhita: The Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans, Volume 1Friedrich Max Müller Trübner, 1869 - 258 pages |
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Page viii
... never entertained any exaggerated opinion as to the value of the traditional interpretation of the Veda , handed down in the theological schools of India , and preserved to us in the great commentary of Sâyana . More than twenty years ...
... never entertained any exaggerated opinion as to the value of the traditional interpretation of the Veda , handed down in the theological schools of India , and preserved to us in the great commentary of Sâyana . More than twenty years ...
Page ix
... right track ? If we can now walk without Sâyana , we ought to bear in mind that five and twenty years ago we could not have made even our first steps , we could never , at least , have gained a firm footing , without PREFACE . ix.
... right track ? If we can now walk without Sâyana , we ought to bear in mind that five and twenty years ago we could not have made even our first steps , we could never , at least , have gained a firm footing , without PREFACE . ix.
Page xiv
... never say an unkind word of men who have done their best , and who have done what they have done in a truly scholarlike , that is , in a humble spirit . It would be unpleasant , even were it possible within the limits assigned , to ...
... never say an unkind word of men who have done their best , and who have done what they have done in a truly scholarlike , that is , in a humble spirit . It would be unpleasant , even were it possible within the limits assigned , to ...
Page xvi
... never lead to any solid results . Even if the translator has discovered the right meaning of a word or * of a whole sentence , his mere translation does not help us much , unless he shows us the process by which he has arrived at it ...
... never lead to any solid results . Even if the translator has discovered the right meaning of a word or * of a whole sentence , his mere translation does not help us much , unless he shows us the process by which he has arrived at it ...
Page xviii
... never did so without careful consideration . The works , however , which I have hitherto men- tioned , though the most important , are by no means the only ones that have been of use to me in preparing my translation of the Rig - veda ...
... never did so without careful consideration . The works , however , which I have hitherto men- tioned , though the most important , are by no means the only ones that have been of use to me in preparing my translation of the Rig - veda ...
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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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