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... nature . Some of these hymns they no doubt brought from their earlier homes to the West , but others were composed after they had reached the land of their adoption . These ancient hymns cover a long period , the length and the era of ...
... nature . Some of these hymns they no doubt brought from their earlier homes to the West , but others were composed after they had reached the land of their adoption . These ancient hymns cover a long period , the length and the era of ...
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... nature , they saw beings who directed them in their beneficent and evil operations . To these imaginary beings they addressed their praises , and to them they put up their prayers for temporal blessings . They observed also the ...
... nature , they saw beings who directed them in their beneficent and evil operations . To these imaginary beings they addressed their praises , and to them they put up their prayers for temporal blessings . They observed also the ...
Page xiii
... have been built upon fanciful etymologies of the old The simple primitive fancies suggested by the opera- tions of nature have disappeared , and have been supplanted by names . xiv INTRODUCTION . the wild imaginings of a more advanced.
... have been built upon fanciful etymologies of the old The simple primitive fancies suggested by the opera- tions of nature have disappeared , and have been supplanted by names . xiv INTRODUCTION . the wild imaginings of a more advanced.
Page xv
... natural world and the course of the day and the year ; " but still they are of later date , and afford no direct clue for unravelling the mythology of the Aryan nations . The most ancient hymns of the Rig - veda are the basis upon which ...
... natural world and the course of the day and the year ; " but still they are of later date , and afford no direct clue for unravelling the mythology of the Aryan nations . The most ancient hymns of the Rig - veda are the basis upon which ...
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... nature little is 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 ...
... nature little is 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 ...
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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