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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... persons of a different school , and defining the Veda as a work consisting of Mantra and Brahmana , asserts that it is not derived from any personal , or at least not from any hunan , author ( compare the further extract from him in p ...
... persons of a different school , and defining the Veda as a work consisting of Mantra and Brahmana , asserts that it is not derived from any personal , or at least not from any hunan , author ( compare the further extract from him in p ...
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... persons who utter it , and do not affect its identity . This is followed by further reasoning in support of the same general view ; and the writer then arrives at the conclusion , which he seems to himself to have triumphantly ...
... persons who utter it , and do not affect its identity . This is followed by further reasoning in support of the same general view ; and the writer then arrives at the conclusion , which he seems to himself to have triumphantly ...
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... person or persons who were its authors , as proved by the efficacy of such of the Vedic prescriptions as relate to mundane matters , and can be tested by ex- perience . It does not distinctly result from Gotama's aphorism that God is ...
... person or persons who were its authors , as proved by the efficacy of such of the Vedic prescriptions as relate to mundane matters , and can be tested by ex- perience . It does not distinctly result from Gotama's aphorism that God is ...
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... persons were assumed by Iśvara , when he uttered them at the creation . In pp . 125 ff . I have quoted one of the ... person ( i.e. as his commen- tator explains , no God ) to make it . Vishnu , the chief of the liberated beings , though ...
... persons were assumed by Iśvara , when he uttered them at the creation . In pp . 125 ff . I have quoted one of the ... person ( i.e. as his commen- tator explains , no God ) to make it . Vishnu , the chief of the liberated beings , though ...
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... become * Compare on this subject portions of the passage of the Mahābhārata quoted in the First Volume of this work , pp . 144-146 . decreased . Vedavyasa , in whose person he performs this OF THE VEDAS , HELD BY INDIAN AUTHORS . 37.
... become * Compare on this subject portions of the passage of the Mahābhārata quoted in the First Volume of this work , pp . 144-146 . decreased . Vedavyasa , in whose person he performs this OF THE VEDAS , HELD BY INDIAN AUTHORS . 37.
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adduce ĉther 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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