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... chariots ) , and infantry . In this sense we find it used adjectively by the ancient Hindū poet , Vālmīki , in his celebrated epic the " Rāmāyana , " book ii . cap . 51. Chaturangam hyapi valam su - mahat prasahemahi , " i.e. , " we may ...
... chariots ) , and infantry . In this sense we find it used adjectively by the ancient Hindū poet , Vālmīki , in his celebrated epic the " Rāmāyana , " book ii . cap . 51. Chaturangam hyapi valam su - mahat prasahemahi , " i.e. , " we may ...
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... Chariot ; " in Sanskrit , " Roka , " or " Ratha ; " and , in Persian , " Rukh . " The latter term , as well as our own Rook , are evidently derived from the Sanskrit Roka ; although neither the Persians nor our- selves , in all ...
... Chariot ; " in Sanskrit , " Roka , " or " Ratha ; " and , in Persian , " Rukh . " The latter term , as well as our own Rook , are evidently derived from the Sanskrit Roka ; although neither the Persians nor our- selves , in all ...
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... Chariot ; ' 1 When I wrote the substance of the foregoing chapters a few years ago , for the " Illustrated London News , " it did not occur to me that I ought to have quoted authorities in proof of all my assertions ; a course ...
... Chariot ; ' 1 When I wrote the substance of the foregoing chapters a few years ago , for the " Illustrated London News , " it did not occur to me that I ought to have quoted authorities in proof of all my assertions ; a course ...
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... Chariot on dry land has the same importance as the Ship on the water . On receiving the game from India the Persians changed the word " Roka " into Rukh , which in their language means a " Hero , " or " Warrior ; " also a swift and ...
... Chariot on dry land has the same importance as the Ship on the water . On receiving the game from India the Persians changed the word " Roka " into Rukh , which in their language means a " Hero , " or " Warrior ; " also a swift and ...
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... chariots con- structed nearly in the form of vessels . " This I hold to be altogether inadmissible ; for be it ... Chariot on their board . Under these circumstances , therefore , I should hold it to be the more philosophic course ...
... chariots con- structed nearly in the form of vessels . " This I hold to be altogether inadmissible ; for be it ... Chariot on their board . Under these circumstances , therefore , I should hold it to be the more philosophic course ...
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