Ṛig-Veda Sanhitá: A Collection of Ancient Hindu Hymns. The first ashṭaka. IN. Trübner, 1866 - 348 pages |
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... earth , not only as culinary , or religious , fire , but as the heat of digestion and of life , and the vivifying principle of vegetation ; 2nd , as it exists in the atmosphere , or mid - heaven ... heavens , as light , the sun , the dawn ...
... earth , not only as culinary , or religious , fire , but as the heat of digestion and of life , and the vivifying principle of vegetation ; 2nd , as it exists in the atmosphere , or mid - heaven ... heavens , as light , the sun , the dawn ...
Page xxxi
... heaven and earth ; and to have sun- dered them , when originally united ( p . 169 ) . Of another , which refers to him in the guise of a ram , no very satisfactory explanation is given ; although , as remarked by M. Nève , the ...
... heaven and earth ; and to have sun- dered them , when originally united ( p . 169 ) . Of another , which refers to him in the guise of a ram , no very satisfactory explanation is given ; although , as remarked by M. Nève , the ...
Page xxxii
... heaven and earth , in a chariot drawn by two white - footed horses , or , as it is sometimes said , by seven , -meaning the seven days of the week . He is said to be the healer of leprosy , which may have given rise to the more modern ...
... heaven and earth , in a chariot drawn by two white - footed horses , or , as it is sometimes said , by seven , -meaning the seven days of the week . He is said to be the healer of leprosy , which may have given rise to the more modern ...
Page xxxvi
... earth than in heaven ; and they belong , by their exploits , more to heroic , than celestial , or solar , mytho- logy . They are , however , connected , in various pas- sages , with the radiance of the sun , and are said to be ...
... earth than in heaven ; and they belong , by their exploits , more to heroic , than celestial , or solar , mytho- logy . They are , however , connected , in various pas- sages , with the radiance of the sun , and are said to be ...
Page xxxix
... earth ; VÁYU or INDRA , in the sky ; and SÚRYA , in heaven ; of each of whom there are many appella- tions , expressive of his greatness , and of the variety of his functions . " There is nothing , however , —confining our negation to ...
... earth ; VÁYU or INDRA , in the sky ; and SÚRYA , in heaven ; of each of whom there are many appella- tions , expressive of his greatness , and of the variety of his functions . " There is nothing , however , —confining our negation to ...
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according ADITI Adityas adoration AGNI Angiras Angirasas ANUVÁKA ARYAMAN Asuras AśWINS battle bestow Bráhmaña BRAHMANASPATI Brahmans cattle ceremony chariot clarified butter cloud coursers cows Dasyus dawn deity desirous destroyer divine drink the Soma dwelling enemies epithet fire firmament foes giver gods GOTAMA heaven and earth Hindus hither horses Hymn is addressed INDRA INDRA and AGNI invoke Jagati KANWA KUTSA Langlois legend libation light Manu MARUTS mean metre mighty MITRA NÁSATYAS night Nirukta oblations offer pious acts prayer priests propitious protection protector Puráñas PÚSHAN radiant rain rays recited Ribhus riches Rig-Veda Rishi rite RUDRA sacred grass sacrifice sage Sáma Sanhitá SAVITRI Sáyaña Scholiast Scholiast explains Scholiast says shining showerers of benefits Soma juice stanzas steeds strength SÚKTA term thou art thou hast thunderbolt Trishtubh Twashtri USHAS Vaidik Varga VARUÑA Váyu Veda verily verse vigour Vishnu Vishnu Purána VRITRA waters wealth worship