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Page ix
... Comparative philology and mythology go hand in hand ; and as the language of the Vedas has proved the great critical instrument in the construction of the science of philology , so the Χ INTRODUCTION . simple myths of the Vedic hymns ...
... Comparative philology and mythology go hand in hand ; and as the language of the Vedas has proved the great critical instrument in the construction of the science of philology , so the Χ INTRODUCTION . simple myths of the Vedic hymns ...
Page x
... 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 their primitive forms , and , says Max Müller , " Nowhere is ...
... 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 their primitive forms , and , says Max Müller , " Nowhere is ...
Page xi
... 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 hymns ...
... 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 hymns ...
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... Vedas , was the friend and companion of Indra and strode over the universe , has become the great deity of preserva- tion ... Vedic myths is entirely lost , their origin is forgotten , and the signification and composition of many of the ...
... Vedas , was the friend and companion of Indra and strode over the universe , has become the great deity of preserva- tion ... Vedic myths is entirely lost , their origin is forgotten , and the signification and composition of many of the ...
Page xiv
... Vedic writings out of which it grew , and the descendant bears but few marks of resemblance to its remote ancestor . The Puranas and later writings are the great authorities of modern Hinduism ; their mythology and legends fill the ...
... Vedic writings out of which it grew , and the descendant bears but few marks of resemblance to its remote ancestor . The Puranas and later writings are the great authorities of modern Hinduism ; their mythology and legends fill the ...
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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