Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India: The Vedas: opinions of their authors and of later Indian writers on their origin, inspiration, and authority. 2d ed., rev. and enl. (2d impression) 1873John Muir Trübner, 1873 |
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Page vi
... Upanishads , who , like the com- pilers of the Puranas , frequently combine the mytho- logical with the theosophic element . The second , or scholastic class , includes the authors of the different philosophical schools , or Darśanas ...
... Upanishads , who , like the com- pilers of the Puranas , frequently combine the mytho- logical with the theosophic element . The second , or scholastic class , includes the authors of the different philosophical schools , or Darśanas ...
Page vii
... Upanishads , which , though works of a much more recent date , and for the most part of a different character from the hymns , are yet regarded by later Indian writers as forming , equally with the latter , a part of the Veda . As the ...
... Upanishads , which , though works of a much more recent date , and for the most part of a different character from the hymns , are yet regarded by later Indian writers as forming , equally with the latter , a part of the Veda . As the ...
Page viii
... Upanishad , the Taittirīya Brahmana , and the Institutes of Manu , which variously represent the Vedas ( a ) as springing from the mystical sacrifice of Purusha ; ( b ) as resting on ( or inhering in ) Skambha ; ( c ) as cut or scraped ...
... Upanishad , the Taittirīya Brahmana , and the Institutes of Manu , which variously represent the Vedas ( a ) as springing from the mystical sacrifice of Purusha ; ( b ) as resting on ( or inhering in ) Skambha ; ( c ) as cut or scraped ...
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... Upanishad , in which the Vedas and their appendages are designated as the " inferior science , " in contrast to the 66 superior science , " the knowledge of Soul ; and is fol- lowed by others from the Bhagavad Gita , the Chhan- dogya ...
... Upanishad , in which the Vedas and their appendages are designated as the " inferior science , " in contrast to the 66 superior science , " the knowledge of Soul ; and is fol- lowed by others from the Bhagavad Gita , the Chhan- dogya ...
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... Upanishads . A similar diversity is next ( b ) proved at greater length ( pp . 145-173 ) , by quotations from the aphorisms and commentaries of the Vedanta and the Sankhya , to cha- racterize the expositions proposed by the adherents of ...
... Upanishads . A similar diversity is next ( b ) proved at greater length ( pp . 145-173 ) , by quotations from the aphorisms and commentaries of the Vedanta and the Sankhya , to cha- racterize the expositions proposed by the adherents of ...
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adduce æther Agni āha ancient Angiras aphorism asya ataḥ ātmā ayam bhavati Brahma Sūtras Brāhmaṇa cloth commentary Crown 8vo Darśanas declared deities Demy 8vo divine doctrine Edited English etad eternal evam existence F. J. FURNIVALL gods GRAMMAR hymns idam Indian Indra Isvara iti chet Itihāsas ity arthaḥ ityādi Jaimini Kapila katham knowledge LANGUAGE Mahābhārata manasā mantras Manu means Mīmānsakas na cha naḥ nāma Nirukta Nyaya objects omniscient origin param passage persons Pradhana praises prāmānyam prayer Prof Professor Purana Purusha quoted reference regard Rig-veda rishis sacred sacrifice sages Sama-veda Sankara Sankhya Sanskrit sense sewed Smriti Soma soul sound śruti Sutra tasmād tasya tathā tatra tena thee thou Translated Trübner's Oriental Series uchyate uktam Upanishads uttered Veda vedāḥ Vedanta vedasya Vedic verses viii Vishnu words yaḥ Yajur-veda Yajush yathā
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