Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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Page 95
... hand , and rides on a buffalo . He has two genii under him , named Chiter and Gopt . The former has the charge of reporting the good , the other the bad actions of man- kind ; and that these may be exactly known , two inferior genii ...
... hand , and rides on a buffalo . He has two genii under him , named Chiter and Gopt . The former has the charge of reporting the good , the other the bad actions of man- kind ; and that these may be exactly known , two inferior genii ...
Page 99
... hands . When he appears in the character of the van- quisher of Tripura , during the conflagration of the city , he has sixteen arms , of which one wields the unerring Pinaca . When the moon of Vaisakha ushers in his feast , he is ...
... hands . When he appears in the character of the van- quisher of Tripura , during the conflagration of the city , he has sixteen arms , of which one wields the unerring Pinaca . When the moon of Vaisakha ushers in his feast , he is ...
Page 102
... hand , said , " If knowingly I deceive , so let Diespiter , saving the city and the capitol , cast me away from all that is good , as I cast away this stone . ” It would be worthy of enquiry whether the Hindus have any similar mode of ...
... hand , said , " If knowingly I deceive , so let Diespiter , saving the city and the capitol , cast me away from all that is good , as I cast away this stone . ” It would be worthy of enquiry whether the Hindus have any similar mode of ...
Page 109
... Ovid , the mother of two loves . This Cupid is sometimes re- presented with a torch in his hand , some- times as armed with a bow and a quiver of # SA152 4 : arrows , to testify his power of inflaming the mind OF THE HINDŪS . 109.
... Ovid , the mother of two loves . This Cupid is sometimes re- presented with a torch in his hand , some- times as armed with a bow and a quiver of # SA152 4 : arrows , to testify his power of inflaming the mind OF THE HINDŪS . 109.
Page 110
... hand and a dolphin in the other , the last perhaps as relative to the birth of his mother , or to shew that his empire even extends over the ocean . He is depicted in the air , on the earth , on the waters ; he is seen dancing , playing ...
... hand and a dolphin in the other , the last perhaps as relative to the birth of his mother , or to shew that his empire even extends over the ocean . He is depicted in the air , on the earth , on the waters ; he is seen dancing , playing ...
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