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He is described in the Hari-vansa as clothed in black, having smoke for his
standard and head-piece, and carrying a flaming javelin. He has four hands, and
is borne in a chariot drawn by red horses, and the seven winds are the wheels of
his ...
He is described in the Hari-vansa as clothed in black, having smoke for his
standard and head-piece, and carrying a flaming javelin. He has four hands, and
is borne in a chariot drawn by red horses, and the seven winds are the wheels of
his ...
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lotus in hand ; ' Dhuma-ketu, ' whose sign is smoke ; ' Hutasa or Huta-bhuj, '
devourer of offerings;' Suchi or 5ukra, 'the bright;' Rohitaswa, 'having red horses;'
Chhaga-ratha, 'ram- rider;' Jatavedas (q.v.); Sapta-jihva, 'seven-tongued;' Tomara
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lotus in hand ; ' Dhuma-ketu, ' whose sign is smoke ; ' Hutasa or Huta-bhuj, '
devourer of offerings;' Suchi or 5ukra, 'the bright;' Rohitaswa, 'having red horses;'
Chhaga-ratha, 'ram- rider;' Jatavedas (q.v.); Sapta-jihva, 'seven-tongued;' Tomara
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Son of Asamanjas and grandson of Sagara. He brought back to earth the horse
which had been carried off from Sagara's Aswa-medha sacrifice, and he
discovered the remains of that king's sixty thousand sons, who had been killed by
the fire ...
Son of Asamanjas and grandson of Sagara. He brought back to earth the horse
which had been carried off from Sagara's Aswa-medha sacrifice, and he
discovered the remains of that king's sixty thousand sons, who had been killed by
the fire ...
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When the horse intended for Yudhi-sh/hira's Aswa-medha sacrifice was let loose,
Arjuna, with his army, followed it through many cities and countries, and fought
with many Rajas. He entered the country of Trigarta, and had to fight his way ...
When the horse intended for Yudhi-sh/hira's Aswa-medha sacrifice was let loose,
Arjuna, with his army, followed it through many cities and countries, and fought
with many Rajas. He entered the country of Trigarta, and had to fight his way ...
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A red horse.' In the Rig- veda the red horses or mares of the sun or of fire. The
rising sun. ARVAN, ARVA 'A horse.' One of the horses of the moon. A fabulous
animal, half-horse, half-bird, on which the Daityas are supposed to ride.
ARVAVASU.
A red horse.' In the Rig- veda the red horses or mares of the sun or of fire. The
rising sun. ARVAN, ARVA 'A horse.' One of the horses of the moon. A fabulous
animal, half-horse, half-bird, on which the Daityas are supposed to ride.
ARVAVASU.
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rama became Bhagavata Purana Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahma brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durga Dwaraka earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns i?ig-veda i?ishis incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Mahabharata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean origin Panrfavas Parasu-rama personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravana represented river Rudra sacrifice Sagara sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha says serpent seven Sita Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasish/ha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yajnawalkya Yajur-veda Yama Yudhi-sh/hira
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| Title | A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature Volume 6 of Trübner's oriental series |
| Author | John Dowson |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1879 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 411 pages |
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