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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... gods . Then in the southern quarter of the Rudras , the gods anointed him with six days with the pañcavimsa , and with this triplet and this yajus and these exclamations , for paramount rule . Therefore in this southern quarter ...
... gods . Then in the southern quarter of the Rudras , the gods anointed him with six days with the pañcavimsa , and with this triplet and this yajus and these exclamations , for paramount rule . Therefore in this southern quarter ...
Page 241
... gods ' he means to say , when he says , ' The celestial hosts have approached the gods ; ' ... Having made a noose , he throws it over ( the victim ) with , ' With the noose of sacred order I bind thee , O oblation to the gods ! ' for ...
... gods ' he means to say , when he says , ' The celestial hosts have approached the gods ; ' ... Having made a noose , he throws it over ( the victim ) with , ' With the noose of sacred order I bind thee , O oblation to the gods ! ' for ...
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... gods at the animal offering ... In front of the place where they cut it up , he throws down a stalk of grass , with ... gods . For when he says , ' It has passed away ' , then this one ( the sacrificer ) passes away to the gods ...
... gods at the animal offering ... In front of the place where they cut it up , he throws down a stalk of grass , with ... gods . For when he says , ' It has passed away ' , then this one ( the sacrificer ) passes away to the gods ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
Copyright | |
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