Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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... mouth hangs down ; ' " the tusker ; " " he who drinks two ways " ( through the trunk and mouth ) ; " the warrior ; " " he whose hands has a hole in it " ( alluding to the pro- boscis ) ; when in love , " the mad one ; " " he with the ...
... mouth hangs down ; ' " the tusker ; " " he who drinks two ways " ( through the trunk and mouth ) ; " the warrior ; " " he whose hands has a hole in it " ( alluding to the pro- boscis ) ; when in love , " the mad one ; " " he with the ...
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... mouth . " The Deer , " the small mouthed one . " Birds are generally called , " the sickness faced ones " ( mean- ing the sickness of birds generally appears first in the face or head ) ; " those who come from eggs . " The Arrows ...
... mouth . " The Deer , " the small mouthed one . " Birds are generally called , " the sickness faced ones " ( mean- ing the sickness of birds generally appears first in the face or head ) ; " those who come from eggs . " The Arrows ...
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... mouth , and flew away . The king saw this , and shot the mother with his bow and arrow ; but the young one then flew off , and cried aloud " Who is the enemy of Aruchanan ? who is the enemy of Aruchanan ? " The king , called Kannan ...
... mouth , and flew away . The king saw this , and shot the mother with his bow and arrow ; but the young one then flew off , and cried aloud " Who is the enemy of Aruchanan ? who is the enemy of Aruchanan ? " The king , called Kannan ...
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... mouth is now full of laughter ; his mouth cannot contain all that laughter . " ( Ps . cxxvi . 2. ) 8.— “ Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned . " When the time has come to wean a child , a fortunate day is ...
... mouth is now full of laughter ; his mouth cannot contain all that laughter . " ( Ps . cxxvi . 2. ) 8.— “ Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned . " When the time has come to wean a child , a fortunate day is ...
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... mouth . " . " Let us hear the birth of his mouth . " Do servants ask a favour of their mistress , she will say , " I know not what will be the birth of the master's mouth ; I will enquire at his mouth . " So the mother and brother of ...
... mouth . " . " Let us hear the birth of his mouth . " Do servants ask a favour of their mistress , she will say , " I know not what will be the birth of the master's mouth ; I will enquire at his mouth . " So the mother and brother of ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama