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... gave the prince some arrows which enabled him to excel in the contest at the swayam - vara . When Dasaratha grew up , Aja ascended to Indra's heaven . " ĀJAGAVA . The primitive bow ' of Siva , which fell from heaven at the birth of ...
... gave the prince some arrows which enabled him to excel in the contest at the swayam - vara . When Dasaratha grew up , Aja ascended to Indra's heaven . " ĀJAGAVA . The primitive bow ' of Siva , which fell from heaven at the birth of ...
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... gave it to the gods ; Whereat , incensed , the demon troops assailed ' The host of heaven , but they with strength renewed , Quaffing the draught , struck down their foes , who fell Headlong through space to lowest depths of hell ...
... gave it to the gods ; Whereat , incensed , the demon troops assailed ' The host of heaven , but they with strength renewed , Quaffing the draught , struck down their foes , who fell Headlong through space to lowest depths of hell ...
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... gave Sītā an ointment which was to keep her beautiful for ever . She was mother of the irascible sage Durvāsas . A friend of Sakuntalā . ANDHAKA . 1. A demon , son of Kasyapa and Diti , with a thousand arms and heads , two thousand eyes ...
... gave Sītā an ointment which was to keep her beautiful for ever . She was mother of the irascible sage Durvāsas . A friend of Sakuntalā . ANDHAKA . 1. A demon , son of Kasyapa and Diti , with a thousand arms and heads , two thousand eyes ...
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... gave their names to the countries they dwelt in . ANUKRAMANI , ANUKRAMANIKĀ . An index or table of contents , particularly of a Veda . The Anukramanis of the Vedas follow the order of each Sanhitā , and assign a poet , a metre , and a ...
... gave their names to the countries they dwelt in . ANUKRAMANI , ANUKRAMANIKĀ . An index or table of contents , particularly of a Veda . The Anukramanis of the Vedas follow the order of each Sanhitā , and assign a poet , a metre , and a ...
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John Dowson. APASTAMBA - APSARAS . 19 Eka - pātalā , gave themselves up to austerity and practised . extraordinary abstinence ; but while her sisters lived , as their names denote , upon one leaf or on one pātalā ( Bignonia ) re ...
John Dowson. APASTAMBA - APSARAS . 19 Eka - pātalā , gave themselves up to austerity and practised . extraordinary abstinence ; but while her sisters lived , as their names denote , upon one leaf or on one pātalā ( Bignonia ) re ...
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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