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... Bull one chariot wheel ye ever keep , The other round the sky revolves . Thee whom my sire invoked of old . 6 Far distant on the forest : may the cyclone or tempest expend its fury on the wood , and not come nigh us . The word kundrṇaci ...
... Bull one chariot wheel ye ever keep , The other round the sky revolves . Thee whom my sire invoked of old . 6 Far distant on the forest : may the cyclone or tempest expend its fury on the wood , and not come nigh us . The word kundrṇaci ...
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... Bull who makes our store increase , to be invoked by him who lifts the ladle up . Well knowing the oblation with the hal- lowing word , uniting all who live , thou lightenest first our folk 6 Agni , thou savest in the synod when pur ...
... Bull who makes our store increase , to be invoked by him who lifts the ladle up . Well knowing the oblation with the hal- lowing word , uniting all who live , thou lightenest first our folk 6 Agni , thou savest in the synod when pur ...
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... Bull , made his ally the thun- der , and with its light milked cows from out the darkness . 11 The waters flowed according to their nature ; he mid the navigable streams waxed mighty . Then Indra , with his spirit concentrated , smote ...
... Bull , made his ally the thun- der , and with its light milked cows from out the darkness . 11 The waters flowed according to their nature ; he mid the navigable streams waxed mighty . Then Indra , with his spirit concentrated , smote ...
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... Bull the mighty Agni , strong as a bull and impetuous as a war horse , has ai led his favourite Kanva in battle . 10 Medhyatithi Sāyaṇa takes this word to be an epithet of Kanva , ' entertainer of guests who are worthy of sacrificial ...
... Bull the mighty Agni , strong as a bull and impetuous as a war horse , has ai led his favourite Kanva in battle . 10 Medhyatithi Sāyaṇa takes this word to be an epithet of Kanva , ' entertainer of guests who are worthy of sacrificial ...
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... Bull among the cows : the band of Storm - Gods preeminent among the clouds as a bull is among cows . 6 That is , where all are so mighty it would be super- fluous to ask who is mightiest . Like a garment's hem or , according to Sāyaṇa ...
... Bull among the cows : the band of Storm - Gods preeminent among the clouds as a bull is among cows . 6 That is , where all are so mighty it would be super- fluous to ask who is mightiest . Like a garment's hem or , according to Sāyaṇa ...
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according to Sāyaṇa Aditi Adityas Agni Angirases Aryaman Asura Asvins battle Bay Steeds Bhaga blessings born bounteous bounty Brahmanaspati Bṛhaspati bright bring Bull cattle chariot courser cows Dasyus Dawn Deities demon drink dwelling earth and heaven Father favour firmament flow foes Friend gifts give glory Goddess hath Heaven and Earth Hero hither holy horses HYMN Immortal Indra Indu invoked kine King Kutsa laud libations light lofty Lord Ludwig Maghavan Maruts meaning meath mighty milk Mitra mortal Mother oblation offered Parjanya poured praise prayer priests purified Puşan rain Rbhus Ṛgveda riches rites rivers Rși Rudra sacred grass sacrifice Sage Savitar Sayana Sāyaṇa explains shine sing singers slay Soma juice Soma Pavamāna song splendour stanza streams strength strong Surya sweet swift thee thine thou art thou hast thunder translates treasure unto Varuna Vasistha Vasus Vayu vigour Vṛtra waters wealth Wilson worship