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... appears to be another form of ahimā- yāsaḥ which is explained by Bohtlingk , and Roth as ' multiform or versatile like a snake , showing the same variety of colour and shape . ' Sāyaṇa explains it as ' those who have obtained knowledge ...
... appears to be another form of ahimā- yāsaḥ which is explained by Bohtlingk , and Roth as ' multiform or versatile like a snake , showing the same variety of colour and shape . ' Sāyaṇa explains it as ' those who have obtained knowledge ...
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... appears to have been to the early Indians what the Ganges ( which is only twice named in the Ṛgveda ) became to ... appear to be meant : yoge , where the God must recognize the necessity of his inter- vention , and furandhyām , where he ...
... appears to have been to the early Indians what the Ganges ( which is only twice named in the Ṛgveda ) became to ... appear to be meant : yoge , where the God must recognize the necessity of his inter- vention , and furandhyām , where he ...
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... appears as the prototype of the priests and the priestly order , and is also designated as the Purohita of the divine community . The essential difference between the original idea represented in this God and those expressed in most of ...
... appears as the prototype of the priests and the priestly order , and is also designated as the Purohita of the divine community . The essential difference between the original idea represented in this God and those expressed in most of ...
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... appears to be through my invocation and praise I have reached the Gods , and with the eye of the spirit have looked on Agni in heaven . 1 For the Celestial Race : devāya janmane , the divine class or race of the Ṛbhus , the three sons ...
... appears to be through my invocation and praise I have reached the Gods , and with the eye of the spirit have looked on Agni in heaven . 1 For the Celestial Race : devāya janmane , the divine class or race of the Ṛbhus , the three sons ...
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... appears to mean ' the stem of the tree , ' and Sāyaṇa's explanation ' the mass or pile of light ' seems forced and unnatural The phrase is not clear , but perhaps the ancient myth of the world- tree , the source of life . may be alluded ...
... appears to mean ' the stem of the tree , ' and Sāyaṇa's explanation ' the mass or pile of light ' seems forced and unnatural The phrase is not clear , but perhaps the ancient myth of the world- tree , the source of life . may be alluded ...
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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