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Metrical Translations from Sanskrit Writers
Metrical Translations from Sanskrit Writers Author:John Muir Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM SANSKRIT WRITERS. I. (Eonsequence ot the knotolebge ot the self-existent .Soul. Afltarvaveda x. 8, 44. The happy man who once h... more »as learned to know The self-existent Soul, from passion pure, Serene, undying, ever young, secure From all the change that other natures show, Whose full perfection no defect abates, Whom pure essential good for ever sates,— "' That man alone, no longer dreading death, With tranquil joy resigns his vital breath. II. he (ireat i§pirit. $vetdhatar a Upanishad iii. 19. No hands has He, nor feet, nor eyes, nor ears, And yet He grasps, and moves,' and sees, and hears. He all things knows, Himself unknown of all; Him men the great primeval Spirit call. chapter{Section 4III. gebottsn to the (Sob of gobs. Vikrama-diarita 232. O God of gods, Thou art to me A father, mother, kinsmen, friends ; 1 knowledge, riches, find in Thee ; All good Thy being comprehends. IV. gigmn aobresseb to 'Sishna bg the Cities. RaghummSa x. 15, ff. To Thee, creator first, to Thee, Preserver next, destroyer last, Be glory ; though but one, Thou hast Thyself in act revealed as three. As water pure from heaven descends, But soon with other objects blends, And various hues and flavours gains ; So moved by Goodness, Passion, Gloom, Dost Thou three several states assume, While yet Thine essence pure remains. Though one, Thou different forms hast sought; Thy changes are compared to those Which lucid crystal undergoes, With colours into contact brought. Unmeasured, Thou the worlds dost mete. Thyself though no ambition fires, 'Tis Thou who grantest all desires. Unvanquished, Victor, Thee we greet. See the prose translation of No. IV. in the Appendix. A veil, which sense may never rend, Thyself,—of all which sense r...« less