 | Asiatic Society of Bengal - Archaeology - 1808 - 582 pages
...VASUMANAS, son of R6HiDAs'WA, and a fourth by PRATARDANA, son of Div6DA'sA, king ofCds'L The deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be...the authors of the prayers addressed to them : but, ac-' cording to the most ancient annotations on the Indian scripture, those numerous names of persons... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - Philosophy - 1833 - 590 pages
...Colebroke gives the following description of the deities of India. — " The Deities invoked appear, upon a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be as various...according to the most ancient annotations on the Indian Scriptures, these various names of persons and things, are all resolvable into different titles of... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - Philosophy - 1833 - 522 pages
...addressed to them : but, according to the most ancient annotations on the Indian Scriptures, these various names of persons and things, are all resolvable into...titles of three deities, and ultimately of one God. The Nig'hanti or Glossary of the Vedas, (which is the first part of the Niructa,) concludes with three... | |
 | Geography - 1834 - 444 pages
...appellations, a practice which was, perhaps, among the first causes of polytheism. " The deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be...according to the most ancient annotations on the Indian scriptures, those numerous names of persons and things are all resolvable into different titles of... | |
 | Hindus - Hindus - 1834 - 444 pages
...appellations, a practice which was, perhaps, among the first causes of polylhe1sm. " The deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be...according to the most ancient annotations on the Indian scriptures, those numerous names of persons and things are all resolvable into different titles of... | |
 | Thomas Best Jervis - Currency question - 1836 - 696 pages
...recourse to Holy Scripture. 0 0 The deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the V.da,t he as various as the authors of the prayers addressed to them: but according ii the most ancient annotation. on the¿Indian Scripture, those numeroas asmes of persons and things... | |
 | Henry Thomas Colebrooke - Hinduism - 1837 - 472 pages
...VASUMANAS, son of ROHIDASWA, and a fourth by PRATARDANA, son of DIVODASA, king of Cast. The deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be...titles of three deities, and ultimately of one god. The Nig'hanii, or glossary of the Vedas, concludes with three lists of names of deities : the first comprising... | |
 | Isaac Preston Cory - Mythology - 1837 - 292 pages
...Colebroke gives the following description of the deities of India. — " The Deities invoked appear, upon a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be as various...according to the most ancient annotations on the Indian Scriptures, these various names of persons and things, are all resolvable into different titles of... | |
 | 1838 - 524 pages
...undoubtedly teach the belief of one supreme God. Mr. Colebrooke remarks that ' the deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be...prayers addressed to them ; but according to the most antient annotations on the Indian Scrip, tures, these numerous names of persons and things are all... | |
 | 1838 - 524 pages
...addressed to them ; but according to the most antient annotations on the Indian Scrip, tures, these numerous names of persons and things are all resolvable...titles of three deities, and ultimately of one God. The Nighantu, or glossary of the Vedas, concludes with three lists of names of deities : the first comprising... | |
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The deities invoked appear, on a cursory inspection of the Veda, to be as various as the authors of the prayers addressed to them : but, according to the most ancient annotations on the Indian scripture, those numerous names of persons and things are... 
