Book/Printed Material Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India Part First
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Image 1 of Part First LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WOMANI 00017186450 e- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 7 of Part First i alae Ce ne Se amONE TEE ee Renmenememore an eR RR 7 rec 5 A Se ORIGINAL SANSKRIT TEXTS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE RELIGION AND INSTITUTIONS OF INDIA COLLECTED TRANSLATED…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 10 of Part First a regen a mene 1500 O5 WoO PRINTED BY JAMES WRIGHT OXFORD Meet he st kabaaabeneninanncien tia ae Se meee etna mgm TS en LeU mame eet nt a SE i eg…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 11 of Part First PREFACE I HAVE been careful to acknowledge in the text and notes of the following work the assistance which I have derived from the labours of the various authors who have lately…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 12 of Part First ve es egress oo il iv PREFACE entitled Brahma und die Brahmanen in the Zeit schrift der Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft for 1 847 Prof Webers minute researches in his Indische Studien Berlin 18491857…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 13 of Part First it 7 3 en rit PREFACE Vv 3 Roth and Whitneys edition of the Atharva Veda Ber lin 1855 1856 4 Dr Roers edition of the Taittiriya Brahmana and of the Upanishads…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 14 of Part First vi PREFACKE which I have quoted though sometimes when of con siderable extent they have been somewhat condensed in the translation There are not a few passages in which I have not…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 15 of Part First PAGES CONTENTS i4 PLAN OF THE WORK 543 Cuar 1 TExTs ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF 6550 8 1II3 13 Fo 4 1418 1827 2733 33 34 3437 3i74t…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 16 of Part First vill PAGES 4858 api pes ETE TTT eR eS CONTENTS Sect I Notices of the rise of caste in the lunar dynasty Pu ruravas Kshatravriddha Gritsamada Saunaka Vitahavya Bhargabhimi Apratiratha Kanwa Medhatithi…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 17 of Part First l 10 PAGES 113I19 I19I5 I5I174 174183 183195 196204 CONTENTS ix Sect XV Legend of Saudasa according to the Mahabharata with notices from the Kaushitaki Brahmana Anukramani Manu the Nirukta Raja Tarangini…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 19 of Part First ORIGINAL SANSKRIT TEXTS PLAN OF THE WORK THE object which I propose in the present work is to form a collection of passages relating to the origin progress and cha racter of…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 20 of Part First ee teeeamnnmtnnen ge a Rese cager tsar ys g PLAN OF THE WORK suffice for practical purposes if the texts which bear upon each separate portion of the same subject are digested…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 21 of Part First w e Xe ws 4 A SR eli PLAN OF THE WORK 3 conception of their own relation to the other portions of the civilized world It will be necessary to prove…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 22 of Part First 4 PLAN OF THE WORK mentators in regard to the origin inspiration and authority of these venerable books and their relations to the other sacred writings of inferior estimation will be quoted…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 23 of Part First Aw NO OO Oe _ a vane ee eet OA CHAPTER I TEXTS ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF CASTES ResERVING for determination at some future stage of this work…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 24 of Part First c cate aageinnery aan dinqumerGenindgenne oe AOE 6 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP I profession Vesa consists in commerce which promotes the success of wars for the protection of himself and…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 25 of Part First SECT II THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 7 4 Purusha with these three parts mounted upwards a fourth of him was again produced here He then diffused himself every where among things animate…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 26 of Part First A ie 8 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP i The allegorical character of this hymn is as Mr Colebrooke remarks Mise Ess I 168 note sufficiently obvious Mihidhiara the commentator aeaatfatieta…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 27 of Part First C A AH YS nd of nd V ear SECT 11 THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 9 on the Yajur V says that the deity celebrated here is Purusha the source of the…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 28 of Part First tra wen disqrnentonimiem ae onl 10 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP I not agree with bah arms It is only the Sidra who is here said to have sprung from the…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 29 of Part First SECT III THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 3 the half months are the joints day and night the feet the constellations the bones the sky the muscles c c The following is another…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 30 of Part First wen sengremnes entation in ou OF 12 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP I In another passage II 1 37 a similar idea is repeated The Brahman is his mouth he is…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 31 of Part First pe Aint Da MU RI RE tel RS da SECT IV V THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 13 have been produced with their occupations to purify themselves by faith 1 Secr IVPassage from…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 32 of Part First ees een SRNL tm ROBE Sra we Scnqneeet eminem ae 14 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP I was in the form of Agni fire among the gods as Brahma he was…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 33 of Part First he he he oh 4in tes an the the his be ine O52 rat 4144 ya 2 mnVs wal a a fq SECT VI THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 15 the Veda 6…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 34 of Part First Wie eaindnqueneeGeniinigeige gs 16 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF cHAP 1 It will be observed that among the creatures formed by the ten Mahar shis are men who are not specified as…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 35 of Part First lear ying race 1ary INS uni SECT VI THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 17 The supreme Being performs this again and again as if in sport At verse 87 Bhrigu recurs to the…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 36 of Part First i t 18 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP I state of goodness sdttwiki Priests Rishis gods the Vedas the fixed stars years the Pitris and Sadhyas compose the second state of…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 37 of Part First SECT VII THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 19 six Manus of whom Swayambhiiva was the first have already passed away the present Manu being Vaivaswita In each Manwantara certain gods Rishis and other…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 38 of Part First hr ROTI 2 Cee Bawa a Sy weseingnem nt oninione sn ot i ei 20 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF CHAP I not be even conceived by others invested with the form…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 39 of Part First SECT VII THE ORIGIN OF CASTES 21 tinual activity These were men and they fulfilled Brahmas purpose 3 There are yet two other creations the Anigraha and the Kaumdara the latter being…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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Image 40 of Part First a rae Sisgvenen iimipeens is all 22 ON THE GENERAL THEORY OF cHAP I others in whom both passion and darkness émés prevailed sprang from his thighs he formed others in whom…- Contributor: Muir, J. (John)
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About this Item
Title
- Original Sanskrit texts on the origin and progress of the religion and institutions of India; collected, tr. into English, and illustrated by notes. Chiefly for the use of students and others in India
Names
- Muir, J. (John), 1810-1882, editor, translator
Created / Published
- London, Edinburgh, Williams and Norgate, 1858-
Contents
- pt. 1. The mythical and legendary accounts of caste.--pt. 2. The Trans-Himalayan origin of the Hindus, and their affinity with the western branches of the Arian race.--pt. 3. The Vedas: opinions of their authors, and of later Indian writers, in regard to their origin, inspiration, and authority.--pt. 4. Comparison of the Vedic with the later representations of the principal Indian deities.
Headings
- - Brahmanism
- - Caste--India
- - Vedas
- - Sanskrit literature
- - Indo-Aryans
- - Hinduism
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- v. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- DS425 .M9
Library of Congress Control Number
- 05009795
OCLC Number
- 4390555
Online Format
- online text
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