Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India: The Vedas: opinions of their authors and of later Indian writers on their origin, inspiration, and authority. 2d ed., rev. and enl. (2d impression) 1873John Muir Trübner, 1873 - Brahmanism |
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... derived ; or with which , at least , they all claim to be in harmony . When I speak , however , of the history of the Veda , I am reminded that I am employing a term which will suggest to the philosophical reader the idea of a minute ...
... derived ; or with which , at least , they all claim to be in harmony . When I speak , however , of the history of the Veda , I am reminded that I am employing a term which will suggest to the philosophical reader the idea of a minute ...
Page xi
... derived from any personal , or at least not from any hunan , author ( compare the further extract from him in p . 105 ) ; and rests its authority on its own declarations , on its self - proving power , on the Smriti ( i.e. non - vedic ...
... derived from any personal , or at least not from any hunan , author ( compare the further extract from him in p . 105 ) ; and rests its authority on its own declarations , on its self - proving power , on the Smriti ( i.e. non - vedic ...
Page xii
... derived from those of certain sages , by which particular parts of the Vedas are designated , do not prove those sages to have been their authors , but merely the teachers who studied and handed them down ; while none of the names ...
... derived from those of certain sages , by which particular parts of the Vedas are designated , do not prove those sages to have been their authors , but merely the teachers who studied and handed them down ; while none of the names ...
Page xiii
... - mānsaka answers to these arguments thus : What does this alleged ' production by a personal author ' ( pauru- sheyatva ) mean ? The Veda , if supposed to be so pro- duced , cannot derive its authority ( a ) from PREFACE . xiii.
... - mānsaka answers to these arguments thus : What does this alleged ' production by a personal author ' ( pauru- sheyatva ) mean ? The Veda , if supposed to be so pro- duced , cannot derive its authority ( a ) from PREFACE . xiii.
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John Muir. duced , cannot derive its authority ( a ) from inference ( or reasoning ) , as fallible books employ the same process . Nor will it suffice to say ( b ) that it derives its authority from its truth : for the Veda is defined to ...
John Muir. duced , cannot derive its authority ( a ) from inference ( or reasoning ) , as fallible books employ the same process . Nor will it suffice to say ( b ) that it derives its authority from its truth : for the Veda is defined to ...
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adduce æther Agni āha ancient Angiras aphorism asya ataḥ ātmā ayam bhavati Brahma Sūtras Brāhmaṇa cloth commentary Crown 8vo Darśanas declared deities Demy 8vo divine doctrine Edited English etad eternal evam existence F. J. FURNIVALL gods GRAMMAR hymns idam Indian Indra Isvara iti chet Itihāsas ity arthaḥ ityādi Jaimini Kapila katham knowledge LANGUAGE Mahābhārata manasā mantras Manu means Mīmānsakas na cha naḥ nāma Nirukta Nyaya objects omniscient origin param passage persons Pradhana praises prāmānyam prayer Prof Professor Purana Purusha quoted reference regard Rig-veda rishis sacred sacrifice sages Sama-veda Sankara Sankhya Sanskrit sense sewed Smriti Soma soul sound śruti Sutra tasmād tasya tathā tatra tena thee thou Translated Trübner's Oriental Series uchyate uktam Upanishads uttered Veda vedāḥ Vedanta vedasya Vedic verses viii Vishnu words yaḥ Yajur-veda Yajush yathā
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