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 vii
... Vedas I have attempted to exhibit , is composed ( 1 ) of the rishis themselves , the authors of the Vedic hymns , and ( 2 ) of the authors of the Upanishads , which , though works of a much more recent date , and for the most part of a ...
... Vedas I have attempted to exhibit , is composed ( 1 ) of the rishis themselves , the authors of the Vedic hymns , and ( 2 ) of the authors of the Upanishads , which , though works of a much more recent date , and for the most part of a ...
Page viii
... Vedas , which have been held by Indian authors shortly before , or subsequent to , the collection of the Vedic hymns , and consequently embraces the views of the first two of the classes of writers above specified , viz . ( 1 ) the ...
... Vedas , which have been held by Indian authors shortly before , or subsequent to , the collection of the Vedic hymns , and consequently embraces the views of the first two of the classes of writers above specified , viz . ( 1 ) the ...
Page xi
... vedic writings of eminent saints ) , and on common notoriety . He then encounters some other ob- jections raised against the Veda on the score of its con- taining passages which are unintelligible , dubious , ab- surd , contradictory ...
... vedic writings of eminent saints ) , and on common notoriety . He then encounters some other ob- jections raised against the Veda on the score of its con- taining passages which are unintelligible , dubious , ab- surd , contradictory ...
Page xii
... Vedas are designated , do not prove those sages to have been their authors , but merely the teachers who studied and handed them down ; while none of the names occurring in the Veda are those of temporal beings , but all denote some ...
... Vedas are designated , do not prove those sages to have been their authors , but merely the teachers who studied and handed them down ; while none of the names occurring in the Veda are those of temporal beings , but all denote some ...
Page xvii
... Veda from the charges of falsehood , self - contradiction , and tautology , deduces its authority from the authority of the wise , or competent , person or persons who were its authors , as proved by the efficacy of such of the Vedic ...
... Veda from the charges of falsehood , self - contradiction , and tautology , deduces its authority from the authority of the wise , or competent , person or persons who were its authors , as proved by the efficacy of such of the Vedic ...
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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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