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Page 40
... Nala when he was transformed BAHVRICHA . The Krittikās or Pleiades . A priest or theologian of the Rig - veda . BALA - BHADRA . See Bala - rama . BALA - GOPALA . The boy Krishna . BALA - RAMA . ( Bala - bhadra and Bala - deva are other ...
... Nala when he was transformed BAHVRICHA . The Krittikās or Pleiades . A priest or theologian of the Rig - veda . BALA - BHADRA . See Bala - rama . BALA - GOPALA . The boy Krishna . BALA - RAMA . ( Bala - bhadra and Bala - deva are other ...
Page 79
... Nala and heroine of the tale of Nala and Damayanti . She is also known by her patronymic Bhaimi . See Nala . DAMBHODBHAVA . A king whose story is related in the Mahā - bhārata as an antidote to pride . He had an overweening conceit of ...
... Nala and heroine of the tale of Nala and Damayanti . She is also known by her patronymic Bhaimi . See Nala . DAMBHODBHAVA . A king whose story is related in the Mahā - bhārata as an antidote to pride . He had an overweening conceit of ...
Page 128
... Nala and Damayanti . INDU . The moon . See Soma . INDU - MATI Sister of Bhoja , king of Vidarbha , who chose Prince Aja for her husband at her swayam - vara . She was killed by Narada's garland falling upon her while asleep in an arbour ...
... Nala and Damayanti . INDU . The moon . See Soma . INDU - MATI Sister of Bhoja , king of Vidarbha , who chose Prince Aja for her husband at her swayam - vara . She was killed by Narada's garland falling upon her while asleep in an arbour ...
Page 174
... Nala - kubara or Mayu - rāja , and his daughter Minakshi ( fish - eyed ) . He is repre- sented as a white man deformed in body , and having three legs and only eight teeth . His body is covered with ornaments . He receives no worship ...
... Nala - kubara or Mayu - rāja , and his daughter Minakshi ( fish - eyed ) . He is repre- sented as a white man deformed in body , and having three legs and only eight teeth . His body is covered with ornaments . He receives no worship ...
Page 187
... nala ; Nakula was Jaya - sena and Granthika ; Saha - deva was Jayad - bala and Arishta - nemi , a Vaisya . The beauty of Draupadi attracted Kichaka , brother of the queen , and the chief man in the kingdom . He endeavoured to seduce her ...
... nala ; Nakula was Jaya - sena and Granthika ; Saha - deva was Jayad - bala and Arishta - nemi , a Vaisya . The beauty of Draupadi attracted Kichaka , brother of the queen , and the chief man in the kingdom . He endeavoured to seduce her ...
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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