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Agni amongst ancient appear Arjuna Asoka attained Ayodhya beautiful Brah Brahmans Brahme brothers Buddha Buddhist Burnouf called Caste Ceylon charioteer Charudatta chief cloth Code of Manu commenced court Damayanti Dasaratha daughter death Deity dharma divine Draupadi Drona earth Edicts elephants eyes father fire flowers forest give Gods gold Greek Guzerat H. H. Wilson Hastinapura heart heaven hermit hills Himalaya Hindu holy honour horses hundred husband hymns Ibid India Indra jewels Kalidasa King Krishna Kshatriyas Lassen learned literature live lord lotus Mahabharata Mahawanso Malwa mother mountains Nala offerings Ougein Panchala Pandus penance poem present priests princes Prinsep Professor Wilson Raja Rama religious rich Rig-Veda river sacred sacrifice sage Sakya Sankhya Sanskrit says Siva soul spirit story Sudra temples thee thou tion translated trees tribes Vaisyas Vasanta Veda Vesali Vihara Viradha Vishnu whilst wife women wood worship Yama Yudhishthira
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