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... Wilson . 3 They for the two Năsatyas wrought a light car moving every way : They formed a nectar - yielding cow . 4 The Rbhus with effectual prayers , honest , with constant labour , made Their Sire and Mother young again . 5 Together ...
... Wilson . 3 They for the two Năsatyas wrought a light car moving every way : They formed a nectar - yielding cow . 4 The Rbhus with effectual prayers , honest , with constant labour , made Their Sire and Mother young again . 5 Together ...
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... Wilson , after Sāyaṇa , renders it ; ' Whatever ( divinc ) beings I may , along with other men , invoke ( to the ceremony ) thou , Agni , assumest all ( their ) celestial natures . ' 5 They , bearing of themselves ; either , his rays ...
... Wilson , after Sāyaṇa , renders it ; ' Whatever ( divinc ) beings I may , along with other men , invoke ( to the ceremony ) thou , Agni , assumest all ( their ) celestial natures . ' 5 They , bearing of themselves ; either , his rays ...
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... Wilson observes : " This is a piece of grammatical mysticism ; rasmi , a ray of the sun , here personified as a female , is properly a noun masculine . ' But this is just the reverse of the explanation required . The meaning is obscure ...
... Wilson observes : " This is a piece of grammatical mysticism ; rasmi , a ray of the sun , here personified as a female , is properly a noun masculine . ' But this is just the reverse of the explanation required . The meaning is obscure ...
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... Wilson , means according to Grassmann , ' both the worlds , ' and according to Ludwig , ' the couples consisting of the sacrificers and the respective wives . ' 3 The Priest : Agni , who is also the Horse and the Steer . The measured ...
... Wilson , means according to Grassmann , ' both the worlds , ' and according to Ludwig , ' the couples consisting of the sacrificers and the respective wives . ' 3 The Priest : Agni , who is also the Horse and the Steer . The measured ...
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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