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... known . ABHIDHĀNA . A dictionary or vocabulary . many such works . One of the oldest of them is the Abhidhāna ratna - mālā of Halāyudha Bhatta ( circa 7th cent . ) , and one of the best is the Abhidhāna Chintā - mani of Hema - chandra ...
... known . ABHIDHĀNA . A dictionary or vocabulary . many such works . One of the oldest of them is the Abhidhāna ratna - mālā of Halāyudha Bhatta ( circa 7th cent . ) , and one of the best is the Abhidhāna Chintā - mani of Hema - chandra ...
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... known , and one of the most celebrated vocabularies of the classical Sanskrit . " It has been the subject of a great number of com- mentaries . The text has been often printed . There is an edition published in India with an English ...
... known , and one of the most celebrated vocabularies of the classical Sanskrit . " It has been the subject of a great number of com- mentaries . The text has been often printed . There is an edition published in India with an English ...
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... known to the Vedas , and seems to have been applied to various things offered in sacrifice , but more especially to the Soma juice . It is also called Nir - jara and Piyusha . In later times it was the water of life produced at the ...
... known to the Vedas , and seems to have been applied to various things offered in sacrifice , but more especially to the Soma juice . It is also called Nir - jara and Piyusha . In later times it was the water of life produced at the ...
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... known to Pliny as gens Andaræ . ANDHRA - BHRITYA . A dynasty of kings that reigned in Magadha somewhere about the beginning of the Christian era . The name seems to indicate that its founder was a native of Andhra , now Telingana . ANGA ...
... known to Pliny as gens Andaræ . ANDHRA - BHRITYA . A dynasty of kings that reigned in Magadha somewhere about the beginning of the Christian era . The name seems to indicate that its founder was a native of Andhra , now Telingana . ANGA ...
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... known under his patronymic Karta - virya ( q.v. ) . ARTHA - SĀSTRA . The useful arts . Mechanical science . ARUNA . ' Red , rosy . ' The dawn , personified as the charioteer 24 ARUNDHATI — ĀRYĀVARTA . of the sun . This.
... known under his patronymic Karta - virya ( q.v. ) . ARTHA - SĀSTRA . The useful arts . Mechanical science . ARUNA . ' Red , rosy . ' The dawn , personified as the charioteer 24 ARUNDHATI — ĀRYĀVARTA . of the sun . This.
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According Aditi Adityas Agastya Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatāra Bala-rāma became Bhāgavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated character chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durgā Dwārakā earth father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kāma Kāsī Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Mahā-bhārata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Prajapati priest princes Rāja Rakshasa Rāma Rāmāyana Rāvana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purāna Viswamitra wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira