A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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... Brāhmaṇa , because that one is best adapted for a sacrifice , and is besides the most gentle ; let him therefore say , ' come hither ( ehi ) ! ' III . 1.1.9 . Not every one may enter it , but only a Brāhmaṇa , or a Rājanya , or a Vaisya ...
... Brāhmaṇa , because that one is best adapted for a sacrifice , and is besides the most gentle ; let him therefore say , ' come hither ( ehi ) ! ' III . 1.1.9 . Not every one may enter it , but only a Brāhmaṇa , or a Rājanya , or a Vaisya ...
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... Brāhmaṇa , Eggeling , op . cit . , SBE , vol . 41 , pp . 58-65 . Priesthood and the Nobility IV . 1.4.2 . Now in the ... Brāhmaṇa desire to become the purohita of any one Ksatriya ( he may meet with ) , as thereby righteousness and ...
... Brāhmaṇa , Eggeling , op . cit . , SBE , vol . 41 , pp . 58-65 . Priesthood and the Nobility IV . 1.4.2 . Now in the ... Brāhmaṇa desire to become the purohita of any one Ksatriya ( he may meet with ) , as thereby righteousness and ...
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Niharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya. glory on the Kṣatra alone . But Brāhmaṇa is ( nevertheless ) the birth- place of the Kṣatra . Therefore though a king is exalted , he sits down at the end ( of the sacrifice ) below the Brāhmaṇa ...
Niharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya. glory on the Kṣatra alone . But Brāhmaṇa is ( nevertheless ) the birth- place of the Kṣatra . Therefore though a king is exalted , he sits down at the end ( of the sacrifice ) below the Brāhmaṇa ...
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CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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