Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various and Profound Literature, of Hindostan:: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The Whole Intended as Introductory To, and Illustrative Of, the History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale. Vol. VII. and Final..Printed, for the author, by H.L. Galabin, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch-Street, and sold by John White, Fleet-Street., 1800 - Coins, Ancient - 102 pages |
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Page 467
... which will give us a tolerable idea of this primitive kind of commerce. Every
other year, fays he, a caravan of merchants, to the number of five hundred, sets of
from Axuma to traffic with the Barbarians for for gold. They carry with them cattle,
...
... which will give us a tolerable idea of this primitive kind of commerce. Every
other year, fays he, a caravan of merchants, to the number of five hundred, sets of
from Axuma to traffic with the Barbarians for for gold. They carry with them cattle,
...
Page 552
Mowrbhenwir, an ear-ring in the shape of a peacock. Beyser, a kind of nose-
jewel. Phoolee resembles a rosebud with a stalk, and is worn in the nose. Lcwng
is a golden clove, which is worn in the nose. Nutfi, a gold ring, upon which are a
ruby ...
Mowrbhenwir, an ear-ring in the shape of a peacock. Beyser, a kind of nose-
jewel. Phoolee resembles a rosebud with a stalk, and is worn in the nose. Lcwng
is a golden clove, which is worn in the nose. Nutfi, a gold ring, upon which are a
ruby ...
Page 643
<c The performance of the sacrifice with a Chandrahasa, or Catri, (two weapons
of the axe-kind,) is reckoned the best mode; and with a hatchet, or knife, or saw,
or a sangcul, the second best; and the beheading with a hoe,. hoe, or Bhallac, (
an ...
<c The performance of the sacrifice with a Chandrahasa, or Catri, (two weapons
of the axe-kind,) is reckoned the best mode; and with a hatchet, or knife, or saw,
or a sangcul, the second best; and the beheading with a hoe,. hoe, or Bhallac, (
an ...
Page 650
A summary view of a portion only of her treasures of this kind will convince the
reader of the truth of this remark. Her forests and gardens produce us, in high
perfection, cassia, aloes, opium, rhubarb, the white and red saunders, saffron, ...
A summary view of a portion only of her treasures of this kind will convince the
reader of the truth of this remark. Her forests and gardens produce us, in high
perfection, cassia, aloes, opium, rhubarb, the white and red saunders, saffron, ...
Page 668
They describe the first species of it to have been a kind of dart or arrow tipped
with fire, and discharged upon the enemy from a bamboo. Among several
extraordinary properties of this weapon, i from [ 668 ] arms, in the earliest periods,
opens a ...
They describe the first species of it to have been a kind of dart or arrow tipped
with fire, and discharged upon the enemy from a bamboo. Among several
extraordinary properties of this weapon, i from [ 668 ] arms, in the earliest periods,
opens a ...
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Page 572 - The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all...
Page 784 - And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Page 758 - ... where were white, green, and blue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble.
Page 785 - With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Page 683 - The breaker of a foot-bridge, of a public flag, ' of a palisade, and of idols made of clay, shall repair ' what he has broken, and pay a mulct of five hundred 'panas. 286. ' For mixing impure with pure commodities, for 'piercing fine gems, as diamonds or rubies, and for 'boring pearls or inferior gems improperly, the fine ' is the lowest of the three ; but damages must always
Page 641 - Bhairava, who assume my shape, are pleased a thousand years. An oblation of blood which has been rendered pure by holy texts, is equal to ambrosia ; the head and flesh also afford much delight to Chandika. Blood drawn from the offerer's own body is looked upon as a proper oblation to the goddess Chandika.
Page 572 - Gothic and Celtic, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanskrit: and the Old Persian might be added to the same family.
Page 853 - Let him chuse for his wife a girl, whose form has no defect ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully like a phenicopteros, or like a young elephant ; whose hair and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size ; whose body has exquisite softness.
Page 583 - ... in the names of numbers, and the appellations of " fuch things as would be firft difcriminated on the immediate
Page 574 - Ethiopic letters, which bear a close relation to each other, both in the mode of writing from the left hand, and in the singular manner of connecting the vowels with the consonants.
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| Title | Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various and Profound Literature, of Hindostan:: Compared, Throughout ... Volume 7 of Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations, Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various and Profound Literature, of Hindostan:: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece. The Whole Intended as Introductory To, and Illustrative Of, the History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale. Vol. VII. and Final, Henry Louis Galabin |
| Author | Thomas Maurice |
| Illustrated by | J. Barlow (engraver) |
| Contributor | Henry Louis Galabin |
| Publisher | Printed, for the author, by H.L. Galabin, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch-Street, and sold by John White, Fleet-Street., 1800 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 30 May 2007 |
| Length | 102 pages |
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