Asiatic Researches; Or, Transactions of the Society, Instituted in Bengal,: For Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature, of Asia. ... Printed Verbatim from the Calcutta Edition..J. Sewell; Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; J. Walker; R. Lea; Lackington, Allen, and Company; Otridge and son; R. Faulder; and J. Scatcherd., 1807 |
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Halaman iv
... measure , the accounts given in each work relative to that important fact . * The writings of Moses have generally been confidered as more ancient than those of any other perfon ; but the Hindu Scriptures , fo far as the refearches of ...
... measure , the accounts given in each work relative to that important fact . * The writings of Moses have generally been confidered as more ancient than those of any other perfon ; but the Hindu Scriptures , fo far as the refearches of ...
Halaman 87
... perplexing and inconvenient , that they are very ready to adopt our divifions of time , when their refidence among or near us puts this in their power : F 4 whence whence we may , in a great measure , account HINDUSTANEE HOROMETRY . 87.
... perplexing and inconvenient , that they are very ready to adopt our divifions of time , when their refidence among or near us puts this in their power : F 4 whence whence we may , in a great measure , account HINDUSTANEE HOROMETRY . 87.
Halaman 88
... measure , account for the obfcurity and confufion in which this fubject has hi- therto remained among the Indians themselves ; and the confequent glimmering light that preceding wri- ters have yet afforded in this branch of oriental ...
... measure , account for the obfcurity and confufion in which this fubject has hi- therto remained among the Indians themselves ; and the confequent glimmering light that preceding wri- ters have yet afforded in this branch of oriental ...
Halaman 91
... measures , by a reference to different standards . To understand their explanations , I have been led to fome enquiries , the refult of which I fhall ftate concisely , to alleviate the labour of others who may feek infor- mation on the ...
... measures , by a reference to different standards . To understand their explanations , I have been led to fome enquiries , the refult of which I fhall ftate concisely , to alleviate the labour of others who may feek infor- mation on the ...
Halaman 92
... fherfhapa , or white muf- tard feed . 1 yava , or barley - corn , = 1 gunja , or racticà . * Asiatick Researches , vol . ii . page 154 . A rettica A rettica is alfo faid to be equal in weight 92 ON INDIAN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
... fherfhapa , or white muf- tard feed . 1 yava , or barley - corn , = 1 gunja , or racticà . * Asiatick Researches , vol . ii . page 154 . A rettica A rettica is alfo faid to be equal in weight 92 ON INDIAN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
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æra aftronomic alfo alſo ancient appear Arakan argument of latitude Arrian becauſe Benares Brahma Brahmanas Bráhmens Burmas caft Cali yug called Calpa Chandra-Gupta claffes clafs coaft confequence confifts courſe cudava defcendants defcribed deities ditto divifions dróna Dwapar facred facrifice faid fame fays fecond feems feet fent feven feveral fhall fhells fhould fide fimilar firft firſt fituated fize fmall folar fome fouth ftate ftill ftone fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem g,hurees Ganges gnomon Goddefs hiftory himſelf Hindus houſe India king laft Malabar MANWANTARA meaſures mentioned MENU moft moſt muft muſt Nayrs obferved oblation occafion paffed Pagoda palas pearl Pegue perfon prefent prince PRITHU puhur Puránas purpoſe Rajah refidence refpect reigned reprefented SAHADEVA Sanfcrit ſmall Tantra thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Treta yug tribe URCEOLA ELASTICA uſed Védas vifit Vishnu vowels weft whofe worſhip YUDISHTIRA Zamorin که
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Halaman vii - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Halaman vii - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Halaman vii - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years...
Halaman ix - The work, now presented to the European world, contains abundance of curious matter extremely interesting both to speculative lawyers and antiquaries, with many beauties, which need not be pointed out, and with many blemishes, which cannot be justified or palliated. It is a system of despotism and priestcraft, both indeed limited by law, but artfully conspiring to give mutual support...
Halaman vii - HE gave being to time and the divisions of time, to the stars also, and to the planets, to rivers, oceans, and mountains, to level plains, and uneven valleys.
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Halaman 17 - Nayi-ea the noble rank is claimed ; ' The toils of culture and of art they scorn, ' The warrior's plumes their haughty brows adorn ; ' The shining faulchion brandish'd in the right, ' Their left arm wields the target in the fight ; ' Of danger scornful, ever armed they...
Halaman x - ... and the very morals, though rigid enough on the whole, are in one or two instances (as in the case of light oaths and of pious perjury) unaccountably relaxed...
Halaman 394 - ... about fix inches high and four in diameter in its plain furface ; this is fupported by three wooden feet, each of which is more than a foot in length. Upon the upper flat part of this machine are holes, or pits, for the larger pearls, and the fmaller ones are beat in with a wooden hammer.
Halaman 382 - A prince may facrifae his enemy, having firft invoked the ax with holy texts, by fubitituting a buffalo or goat, calling the victim by the name of the enemy throughout the whole ceremony.