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... seven - tongued ; ' Tomara- dhara , ' javelin - bearer . ' AGNI - DAGDHAS . Pitris , or Manes , who when alive kept up the household flame and presented oblations with fire . Those who did not do so were called An - agni dagdhas . See ...
... seven - tongued ; ' Tomara- dhara , ' javelin - bearer . ' AGNI - DAGDHAS . Pitris , or Manes , who when alive kept up the household flame and presented oblations with fire . Those who did not do so were called An - agni dagdhas . See ...
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... seven acts by Murari Misra , possibly written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century . Raghava or Rāma is the hero of the piece . " It has no dramatic merit , being deficient in character , action , situation , and interest . AN - ARYA ...
... seven acts by Murari Misra , possibly written in the thirteenth or fourteenth century . Raghava or Rāma is the hero of the piece . " It has no dramatic merit , being deficient in character , action , situation , and interest . AN - ARYA ...
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... seven Maharshis or great Rishis , and also one of the ten Prajapatis or progenitors of man- kind . In later times Angiras was one of the inspired lawgivers , and also a writer on astronomy . As an astronomical personifica- tion he is ...
... seven Maharshis or great Rishis , and also one of the ten Prajapatis or progenitors of man- kind . In later times Angiras was one of the inspired lawgivers , and also a writer on astronomy . As an astronomical personifica- tion he is ...
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... seven Manus . In the epic poems they become prominent , and the Rāmāyana and the Purānas attribute their origin to the churning of the ocean . ( See Amrita . ) It is said that when they came forth from the waters neither the gods nor ...
... seven Manus . In the epic poems they become prominent , and the Rāmāyana and the Purānas attribute their origin to the churning of the ocean . ( See Amrita . ) It is said that when they came forth from the waters neither the gods nor ...
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... seven classes . They are again distinguished as being daivika , ' divine , ' or laukika , ' worldly . ' The former are said to be ten in number and the latter thirty - four , and these are the heavenly charmers who fascinated heroes ...
... seven classes . They are again distinguished as being daivika , ' divine , ' or laukika , ' worldly . ' The former are said to be ten in number and the latter thirty - four , and these are the heavenly charmers who fascinated heroes ...
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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