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Page vii
... Rig - veda , and more especially that of the Vishnu Purana , republished with additional notes by Dr. FitzEdward Hall . I have also levied numerous contributions from the writings of Williams , Max Müller , Roth , Böhthlingk , Lassen ...
... Rig - veda , and more especially that of the Vishnu Purana , republished with additional notes by Dr. FitzEdward Hall . I have also levied numerous contributions from the writings of Williams , Max Müller , Roth , Böhthlingk , Lassen ...
Page ix
... Vedas consist almost exclusively of hymns derived from the Rig , but specially arranged for religious purposes . The fourth or Atharva - veda borrows less from the Rig - veda , but it is considerably later in date , and is of a ...
... Vedas consist almost exclusively of hymns derived from the Rig , but specially arranged for religious purposes . The fourth or Atharva - veda borrows less from the Rig - veda , but it is considerably later in date , and is of a ...
Page xi
... Rig - veda Sanhita , in the hymns of the latest date , the idea of one Supreme Being assumed a more definite shape , and the Hindu mind was per- ceiving , even if it had not distinctly realised , the great con- ception . As the Vedic ...
... Rig - veda Sanhita , in the hymns of the latest date , the idea of one Supreme Being assumed a more definite shape , and the Hindu mind was per- ceiving , even if it had not distinctly realised , the great con- ception . As the Vedic ...
Page xii
... Rig - veda , there is a distinct recognition of three classes , Brahmans , Kshatriyas , and Vaisyas , and these appear more distinctly in the Brahmana , but no mention of the Sūdras and mixed castes has been found before the work of ...
... Rig - veda , there is a distinct recognition of three classes , Brahmans , Kshatriyas , and Vaisyas , and these appear more distinctly in the Brahmana , but no mention of the Sūdras and mixed castes has been found before the work of ...
Page xv
... Rig - veda are the basis upon which comparative mythology rests , and they have already sup- plied the means of unfolding the real source and signification of several Greek and Zoroastrian myths . The science is young , and has a wide ...
... Rig - veda are the basis upon which comparative mythology rests , and they have already sup- plied the means of unfolding the real source and signification of several Greek and Zoroastrian myths . The science is young , and has a wide ...
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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