Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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Page 130
... arms , an eloquent messenger of the gods , either to one an- other , or to favoured mortals , and a mu- sician of exquisite skill . His invention of the Vina , or Indian lute , is thus de- scribed in the poem entitled Magha : Nared sat ...
... arms , an eloquent messenger of the gods , either to one an- other , or to favoured mortals , and a mu- sician of exquisite skill . His invention of the Vina , or Indian lute , is thus de- scribed in the poem entitled Magha : Nared sat ...
Page 138
... arm like a horn of plenty , which very much resemble the old Grecian and Roman fi- gures of Ceres . " * Ceres was the daughter of Saturn and Ops , or Vesta ; and Lacshmi is the daugh- * Jones . 1 which means tend . figu- yet who ally la ...
... arm like a horn of plenty , which very much resemble the old Grecian and Roman fi- gures of Ceres . " * Ceres was the daughter of Saturn and Ops , or Vesta ; and Lacshmi is the daugh- * Jones . 1 which means tend . figu- yet who ally la ...
Page 142
... arm ; and worship is paid to Lingam to obtain fe- cundity . The priests who devote themselves to the service of this divinity , swear to observe * The author , happening to be at Rajahmundry , the capital of the province of that name ...
... arm ; and worship is paid to Lingam to obtain fe- cundity . The priests who devote themselves to the service of this divinity , swear to observe * The author , happening to be at Rajahmundry , the capital of the province of that name ...
Page 159
... arm of Indra , the preserver of regions , the destroyer of enemies : a gem that gives increase to the field . At the time when the ocean resounded , when the clouds mur- * Jones . TH . .. R mured , and lightnings flashed , then was Darb ...
... arm of Indra , the preserver of regions , the destroyer of enemies : a gem that gives increase to the field . At the time when the ocean resounded , when the clouds mur- * Jones . TH . .. R mured , and lightnings flashed , then was Darb ...
Page 233
... the mind by devotion , to the felicity of the divine nature . The third Upaveda , was composed by Viswamitra , on the fabrica- tion and use of arms and implements handled in war , by the tribe of Cshatriyas . OF THE HINDUS . 233.
... the mind by devotion , to the felicity of the divine nature . The third Upaveda , was composed by Viswamitra , on the fabrica- tion and use of arms and implements handled in war , by the tribe of Cshatriyas . OF THE HINDUS . 233.
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