A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 1
... according to Manu the offspring of a Brahman by a woman of the Ambashtha or medical tribe . A people located in the north of India along the Indus . There has been a good deal of misapprehension respecting this people . Hindu writers ...
... according to Manu the offspring of a Brahman by a woman of the Ambashtha or medical tribe . A people located in the north of India along the Indus . There has been a good deal of misapprehension respecting this people . Hindu writers ...
Page 2
... according to some he was king of Anga , and according to others the charioteer of King Dhritarashtra ; perhaps he was both . ADHWARYU . A priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajur - veda . ADHYATMAN . The supreme ...
... according to some he was king of Anga , and according to others the charioteer of King Dhritarashtra ; perhaps he was both . ADHWARYU . A priest whose business it is to recite the prayers of the Yajur - veda . ADHYATMAN . The supreme ...
Page 3
... according to M. Müller , " the visible infinite , visible by the naked eye ; the endless expanse beyond the earth , beyond the clouds , beyond the sky . " In the Rig - veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and ...
... according to M. Müller , " the visible infinite , visible by the naked eye ; the endless expanse beyond the earth , beyond the clouds , beyond the sky . " In the Rig - veda she is frequently implored " for blessings on children and ...
Page 4
... According to this conception they were twelve sun - gods , bearing evident reference to the twelve months . But for the most ancient period we must hold fast the primary signification of their name . They are the inviolable ...
... According to this conception they were twelve sun - gods , bearing evident reference to the twelve months . But for the most ancient period we must hold fast the primary signification of their name . They are the inviolable ...
Page 5
... according to which he drank up the ocean because it had offended him , and because he wished to help the gods in their wars with the Daityas when the latter had hidden themselves in the waters . He was afterwards made regent of the star ...
... according to which he drank up the ocean because it had offended him , and because he wished to help the gods in their wars with the Daityas when the latter had hidden themselves in the waters . He was afterwards made regent of the star ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rāma became Bhagavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Devi Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Maha-bharata Manu Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rāma Rama's Rāmāyana Ravana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira