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Page 104
... Yajur - veda named Gālava , and also an old grammarian named by Panini . GANA - DEVATAS . Troops of deities . ' Deities who gene- rally appear , or are spoken of , in classes . Nine such classes are mentioned : ( 1 . ) Adityas ; ( 2 ...
... Yajur - veda named Gālava , and also an old grammarian named by Panini . GANA - DEVATAS . Troops of deities . ' Deities who gene- rally appear , or are spoken of , in classes . Nine such classes are mentioned : ( 1 . ) Adityas ; ( 2 ...
Page 154
... Yajur - veda Prātisākhya . His Sūtras have been edited by Weber . A story in the Katha - sarit - sagara makes him the incarnation of a demigod named Pushpa - danta . A Katyayana was author also of a Dharma - sastra . KATYAYANĪ A name of ...
... Yajur - veda Prātisākhya . His Sūtras have been edited by Weber . A story in the Katha - sarit - sagara makes him the incarnation of a demigod named Pushpa - danta . A Katyayana was author also of a Dharma - sastra . KATYAYANĪ A name of ...
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... Yajur - veda . It has been edited and translated by Professor Cowell for the Bibliotheca Indica . MĀKANDI . A city on the Ganges , the capital of Southern Panchāla . MAKARA . A huge sea animal , which has been taken to be the crocodile ...
... Yajur - veda . It has been edited and translated by Professor Cowell for the Bibliotheca Indica . MĀKANDI . A city on the Ganges , the capital of Southern Panchāla . MAKARA . A huge sea animal , which has been taken to be the crocodile ...
Page 202
... Yajur - veda ; but it deals with many subjects besides law , and is a most important record of old Hindu society . It is said to have consisted originally of 100,000 verses , arranged in twenty - four chapters ; that Nārada shortened ...
... Yajur - veda ; but it deals with many subjects besides law , and is a most important record of old Hindu society . It is said to have consisted originally of 100,000 verses , arranged in twenty - four chapters ; that Nārada shortened ...
Page 212
... Yajur - veda , by his brothers according to the Aitareya Brahmana . He subsequently acquired wealth by im- parting spiritual knowledge . NACHIKETAS . The story of Nachiketas is told in the Taittiriya Brahmana and Katha Upanishad . Vāja ...
... Yajur - veda , by his brothers according to the Aitareya Brahmana . He subsequently acquired wealth by im- parting spiritual knowledge . NACHIKETAS . The story of Nachiketas is told in the Taittiriya Brahmana and Katha Upanishad . Vāja ...
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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