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... Chaturanga , that is , the four angas , or members of an army , which are said in the Amaracosha to be hastyaswarat hapadatam , or elephants , horses , chariots , and foot- soldiers ; and in this sense the word is frequently used by ...
... Chaturanga , that is , the four angas , or members of an army , which are said in the Amaracosha to be hastyaswarat hapadatam , or elephants , horses , chariots , and foot- soldiers ; and in this sense the word is frequently used by ...
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... Chaturanga , but more frequently Chaturaji , or the Four Kings , since it is played by four persons , re- presenting as many princes , two allied armies combating on each side . The description is taken from the Bhawishya Puran , in ...
... Chaturanga , but more frequently Chaturaji , or the Four Kings , since it is played by four persons , re- presenting as many princes , two allied armies combating on each side . The description is taken from the Bhawishya Puran , in ...
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... Chaturanga , if it had not been held in great estimation by the ancient sages of India . All that remains of the passage , which was copied for me by Radhacant and explained by him , relates to the several modes in which a partial ...
... Chaturanga , if it had not been held in great estimation by the ancient sages of India . All that remains of the passage , which was copied for me by Radhacant and explained by him , relates to the several modes in which a partial ...
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... Chaturanga , in which dice are used , is taught by the great Vyasa himself , whose law - tract appears with that of Gotama among the eighteen books which form the Dhermasastra ; but , as Radhacant and his preceptor Jagannath are both ...
... Chaturanga , in which dice are used , is taught by the great Vyasa himself , whose law - tract appears with that of Gotama among the eighteen books which form the Dhermasastra ; but , as Radhacant and his preceptor Jagannath are both ...
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... Chaturanga , in which dice are used , is taught by the great Vyasa himself , whose law - tract appears with that of Gotama among the eighteen books which form the Dhermasastra ; but , as Radhacant and his preceptor Jagannath are both ...
... Chaturanga , in which dice are used , is taught by the great Vyasa himself , whose law - tract appears with that of Gotama among the eighteen books which form the Dhermasastra ; but , as Radhacant and his preceptor Jagannath are both ...
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Page 178 - A brother he had in prime of youth, Of courage firm and keen, And he would tend him on the way Because his wounds were green. " All day o'er moss and moor they rode, By many a lonely tower ; And 'twas the dew-fall of the night Ere they drew near her bower.
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Page 177 - A message went — no daughter came ; Fair Isabel ne'er appears ; " Beshrew me," said the aged chief, " Young maidens have their fears. Cheer up, my son ; thou shalt her see So soon as thou canst ride ; And she shall nurse thee in her bower, And she shall be thy bride.
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