Life in Ancient IndiaSmith, Elder, 1856 - 464 страници |
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... Princes . - Tournament.- Princess.- Swayambara . -Affray . - Marriage . - Peace . - Installation of Chief Raja . - War . -Eighteen days ' Fighting . - Victor's disgust . - Indra's Heaven.- Mahabharata less Brahmanical than the Ramayana ...
... Princes . - Tournament.- Princess.- Swayambara . -Affray . - Marriage . - Peace . - Installation of Chief Raja . - War . -Eighteen days ' Fighting . - Victor's disgust . - Indra's Heaven.- Mahabharata less Brahmanical than the Ramayana ...
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... the fabulous expeditions of Bacchus and Sesostris ; and when history emerges from primeval haze , we see India as the gorgeous eastern boundary of Earth , B where princes enthroned on elephants offer tribute in solid gold. INTRODUCTION.
... the fabulous expeditions of Bacchus and Sesostris ; and when history emerges from primeval haze , we see India as the gorgeous eastern boundary of Earth , B where princes enthroned on elephants offer tribute in solid gold. INTRODUCTION.
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Mrs. Manning (Charlotte Speir). where princes enthroned on elephants offer tribute in solid gold . Nor is there less romance in India's natural history and geography ; in the golden ant - hills of Herodotus , in the tree he notes as ...
Mrs. Manning (Charlotte Speir). where princes enthroned on elephants offer tribute in solid gold . Nor is there less romance in India's natural history and geography ; in the golden ant - hills of Herodotus , in the tree he notes as ...
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... princess , who hears and understands all they say , and ex- ercises a kind of local superintendence over their affairs , without a single temple in which her image is worshipped , or a single priest to profit by the delusion . " * Both ...
... princess , who hears and understands all they say , and ex- ercises a kind of local superintendence over their affairs , without a single temple in which her image is worshipped , or a single priest to profit by the delusion . " * Both ...
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... prince with his faithful friends ; " and " men sit in his presence like sons in the dwelling of a parent . ” ‡ Agni is also more refined than many of the deities of this era . In purity he resembles an irreproachable and be- loved wife ...
... prince with his faithful friends ; " and " men sit in his presence like sons in the dwelling of a parent . ” ‡ Agni is also more refined than many of the deities of this era . In purity he resembles an irreproachable and be- loved wife ...
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Agni amongst ancient appear Arjuna Asoka attained Ayodhya beautiful Brah Brahmans Brahme brothers Buddha Buddhist Burnouf called Caste Ceylon charioteer Charudatta chief cloth Code of Manu commenced court Damayanti Dasaratha daughter death Deity dharma divine Draupadi Drona earth Edicts elephants eyes father fire flowers forest give Gods gold Greek Guzerat H. H. Wilson Hastinapura heart heaven hermit hills Himalaya Hindu holy honour horses hundred husband hymns Ibid India Indra jewels Kalidasa King Krishna Kshatriyas Lassen learned literature live lord lotus Mahabharata Mahawanso Malwa mother mountains Nala offerings Ougein Panchala Pandus penance poem present priests princes Prinsep Professor Wilson Raja Rama religious rich Rig-Veda river sacred sacrifice sage Sakya Sankhya Sanskrit says Siva soul spirit story Sudra temples thee thou tion translated trees tribes Vaisyas Vasanta Veda Vesali Vihara Viradha Vishnu whilst wife women wood worship Yama Yudhishthira
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