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 ix
John Muir. In the second Section ( pp . 10-14 ) are quoted pas- sages from the Vishnu , Bhāgavata , and Markandeya Pu ... quoted in p . 12 , where the four Vedas are described as respectively partaking differently of the character PREFACE ...
John Muir. In the second Section ( pp . 10-14 ) are quoted pas- sages from the Vishnu , Bhāgavata , and Markandeya Pu ... quoted in p . 12 , where the four Vedas are described as respectively partaking differently of the character PREFACE ...
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... quoted from the Mundaka 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 ...
... quoted from the Mundaka 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 ...
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... quoted from the Sūtras of Jaimini are further enforced in a passage from the summary of the Mīmānsa doctrine , which I have quoted from the Sarva - darśana - sangraha . The writer first notices the Naiyayika objections to the Mīmānsaka ...
... quoted from the Sūtras of Jaimini are further enforced in a passage from the summary of the Mīmānsa doctrine , which I have quoted from the Sarva - darśana - sangraha . The writer first notices the Naiyayika objections to the Mīmānsaka ...
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... quoted in the Appendix , p . 300 , where an answer is given to the objection that the ob- jects denoted by the words of the Veda cannot be eternal , as a total destruction of everything takes place ( not , in- deed , at the intermediate ...
... quoted in the Appendix , p . 300 , where an answer is given to the objection that the ob- jects denoted by the words of the Veda cannot be eternal , as a total destruction of everything takes place ( not , in- deed , at the intermediate ...
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... ( quoted in p . 106 ) , declaring that Brahma was the source of the Veda , which Sankara interprets as containing a proof of the omniscience of Brahma . Sayana understands this text as establishing the superhuman origin of the Veda ...
... ( quoted in p . 106 ) , declaring that Brahma was the source of the Veda , which Sankara interprets as containing a proof of the omniscience of Brahma . Sayana understands this text as establishing the superhuman origin of the Veda ...
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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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