ruling capacity, strength, valour, and glory are enumerated as qualities, and then they are in some other place spoken of as Selfs, holy Vasudevas, and so on. — Moreover, we meet with passages contradictory of the Veda. The follow- ing passage, for instance, blames the Veda, ' Not having found the highest bliss in the Vedas Sa^ilya studied this jastra.' — For this reason also the Bhagavata doctrine can- not be accepted.
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REPORT presented to the ACADEMIE DES INSCRIPTIONS, May 11, 1883, by M. ERNEST RENAN.
' M. Renan presente trois nouveaux une seconde, dont l'interet historique et volumes de la grande collection des religieux ne sera pas moindre. M. Max " Livres sacres de l'Orient " (Sacred Miiller a su se procurer la collaboration Books of the East), que dirige a. Oxford, des savans les plus eminens d'Europe et avec une si vaste erudition et une critique d'Asie. L'Universite d'Oxford, que cette si sure, le savant associe de TAcademie grande publication honore au plus haut des Inscriptions, M. Max Miiller. ... La degre, doit tenir a continuer dans les plus premiere serie de ce beau recueil, com- larges proportions une ceuvre aussi philo- posee de 24 volumes, est presque achevee. sophiquement concue que savamment M. Max Miiller se propose d'en publier executee/
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* We rejoice to notice that a second great edition of the Rig- Veda, can corn- series of these translations has been an- pare in importance or in usefulness with nounced and has actually begun to appear. this English translation of the Sacred The stones, at least, out of which a stately Books of the East, which has been devised edifice may hereafter arise, are here being by his foresight, successfully brought so brought together. Prof. Max Miiller has far by his persuasive and organising deserved well of scientific history. Not power, and will, we trust, by the assist- a few minds owe to his enticing words ance of the distinguished scholars he has their first attraction to this branch of gathered round him, be carried in due study. But no work of his, not even the time to a happy completion.'
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