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... stanza , is ascribed to the Rși Kasyapa , the son of Marici . This Hymn is ascribed to the regal Rșis the Vārṣāgiras , the five sons of the Rajā Vrsigir , whose names are mentioned in the seventeenth stanza . 3 Whose paths : panthāsaḥ ...
... stanza , is ascribed to the Rși Kasyapa , the son of Marici . This Hymn is ascribed to the regal Rșis the Vārṣāgiras , the five sons of the Rajā Vrsigir , whose names are mentioned in the seventeenth stanza . 3 Whose paths : panthāsaḥ ...
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... stanza is : I ( the poet ) content myself with asking for information about the places or traces of the Gods in our world ; but the sages talk about things which are beyond my power of comprehension . 6 In the Unborn's image in the form ...
... stanza is : I ( the poet ) content myself with asking for information about the places or traces of the Gods in our world ; but the sages talk about things which are beyond my power of comprehension . 6 In the Unborn's image in the form ...
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... stanza as smooth - gliding ( rays ) . Their offspring is , he says , the light , and the Father is the cherish- ing and protecting Sun. All explanations of these three stanzas can be only conjectural . Ludwig is of opinion that they are ...
... stanza as smooth - gliding ( rays ) . Their offspring is , he says , the light , and the Father is the cherish- ing and protecting Sun. All explanations of these three stanzas can be only conjectural . Ludwig is of opinion that they are ...
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... stanza , as Ludwig remarks , is one of the most unintelligible in the whole Veda . The seven , according to Sāyaṇa , are the solar rays , and Visņu is said to be the Sun. 37 The first - born of holy Law : according to Sāyaṇa , the first ...
... stanza , as Ludwig remarks , is one of the most unintelligible in the whole Veda . The seven , according to Sāyaṇa , are the solar rays , and Visņu is said to be the Sun. 37 The first - born of holy Law : according to Sāyaṇa , the first ...
Page 113
... stanza is addressed to the cow who supplies the milk for libations . 41 The buffalo hath lowed the great rain - cloud has thundered . Sāyaṇa explains one - footed , as sounding from the cloud ; two - footed , from cloud and sky ; four ...
... stanza is addressed to the cow who supplies the milk for libations . 41 The buffalo hath lowed the great rain - cloud has thundered . Sāyaṇa explains one - footed , as sounding from the cloud ; two - footed , from cloud and sky ; four ...
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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