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Page x
... origin of the myth is not far to seek . The language of the Vedas has in many instances supplied this clue , and led to a definite comprehension of what was previously hidden and obscure . The Vedic hymns have preserved the myths in ...
... origin of the myth is not far to seek . The language of the Vedas has in many instances supplied this clue , and led to a definite comprehension of what was previously hidden and obscure . The Vedic hymns have preserved the myths in ...
Page xi
... origin of the world and of the human race invested them with new attributes . Later on , in the Aranyakas and Upanishads , which form part of the collective Brahmana , a further development took place , but principally in a ...
... origin of the world and of the human race invested them with new attributes . Later on , in the Aranyakas and Upanishads , which form part of the collective Brahmana , a further development took place , but principally in a ...
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... origin of the world , theories were founded upon etymologies , and legends were in- vented to illustrate them . These speculations and illustrations in course of time hardened into shape , and became realities when the ideas which gave ...
... origin of the world , theories were founded upon etymologies , and legends were in- vented to illustrate them . These speculations and illustrations in course of time hardened into shape , and became realities when the ideas which gave ...
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... origin is forgotten , and the signification and composition of many of the mythic names are unknown . Mar- vellous legends have gathered round the favourite divinities , and many more have been built upon fanciful etymologies of the old ...
... origin is forgotten , and the signification and composition of many of the mythic names are unknown . Mar- vellous legends have gathered round the favourite divinities , and many more have been built upon fanciful etymologies of the old ...
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... origin in the phenomena of the 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 ...
... origin in the phenomena of the 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 ...
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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