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Page 64
... Atharvaveda uses the words samlikhita and samrudh in the context of gambling . These words mean , respectively , the record of a man's earnings in gambling , and of the money staked.5 The Vājasaneyi Samhitā refers to the Ganaka in the ...
... Atharvaveda uses the words samlikhita and samrudh in the context of gambling . These words mean , respectively , the record of a man's earnings in gambling , and of the money staked.5 The Vājasaneyi Samhitā refers to the Ganaka in the ...
Page 101
... salilaṁ mahitvā yonim kṛtvā tribhujaṁ śayānaḥ . vatsaḥ kamadugho Virajaḥ sa guhā cakre tanvaḥ paracaiḥ " . cf. Mehta , D. V. op . cit . , p . 28 . ( trita ) in the Ṛgveda1 and the Atharvaveda . Brahmi Script from the Geometric Signs 101.
... salilaṁ mahitvā yonim kṛtvā tribhujaṁ śayānaḥ . vatsaḥ kamadugho Virajaḥ sa guhā cakre tanvaḥ paracaiḥ " . cf. Mehta , D. V. op . cit . , p . 28 . ( trita ) in the Ṛgveda1 and the Atharvaveda . Brahmi Script from the Geometric Signs 101.
Page 139
... Atharvaveda also employs the term likhita in connection with gambling.1 The foregoing discussion points out the origin of the Brāhmī script from the geometric signs in the Vedic period . Brāhmī had almost nothing to do with Harappan ...
... Atharvaveda also employs the term likhita in connection with gambling.1 The foregoing discussion points out the origin of the Brāhmī script from the geometric signs in the Vedic period . Brāhmī had almost nothing to do with Harappan ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Theories on the Foreign Origin | 18 |
Theories on the Indigenous Origin | 48 |
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Ancient India Ancient Indian History angle opening Aramaic Archaeological Art of Writing Aryans Aśokan inscriptions Atharvaveda Bhāratiya Prācina Lipimālā Brāhmaṇa Brāhmī Brāhmī alphabet Brahmi Script Bühler Burnell century B. C. chamdas circle consonants Cust Delhi Department of Letters derived Dhaulī Diringer Dowson Errāguḍi geometric signs Girnār Goldstücker Goyal Harappan script Hindu horizontal Ibid Indian Alphabet Indian Palaeography Indian scripts Indus Script Jaugaḍa Journal Kharoṣṭhī letters originating London Major Rock marked by dots Max Müller Minor Rock Edict Mohenjo-daro North Semitic Ojha Origin of Brahmi Origin of Indian Pāṇini Phoenician alphabet rectangle represented by dots resembles Ṛgveda right to left Rock Edicts Kālasī Sabaean Samhita Sanskrit language seals Semitic script Separate Rock Edict Shamasastry shape Siddapur South Semitic straight vertical line symbols Table Taittiriya Taittiriya Samhita theory Third edition tion triangle Vedas Vedic vowels Wickremsinghe Writing in Ancient Writing in India