...riksha was given in Sanskrit to the stars, the bright ones." By the Vedic poets it was applied '• more particularly to that constellation which, in...India, was the most prominent. The etymological meaning of riksha, as simply the bright stars, was forgotten. The popular meaning of riksha, bear. '37 little...

...and in Greek and Latin. The same name, in the sense of the bright ones, had been applied by the Vedic poets to the stars in general, and more particularly...India, was the most prominent. The etymological meaning of riksha, as simply the bright stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known...

...the northern parts of India, was the most prominent. The etymological meaning of riksha, as simply the bright stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known to everybody. And thus it happened that when the Greeks had left their central home and settled in Europe,...

...simply the bright stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known to everybody. And thus it happened that when the Greeks had left...for the same unchanging stars; but not knowing why these stars had originally received that name, they ceased to speak of them as tfrktoi, or many bears,...

...and in Greek and Latin. The same name, in the sense of the bright ones, had been applied by the Vedic poets to the stars in general, and more particularly...India, was the most prominent. The etymological meaning of riksha, as simply the bright stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known...

...Nachtzeiten ' Latin. Tbe same name, in the sense of the bright ones, had been applied by the Vedic poets to the stars in general, and more particularly...India, was the most prominent. The etymological meaning of riksha, as simply the bright stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known...

...stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known to everybody. And thus it hap pened that when the Greeks had left their central home and settled in Europe, they retained the mime of Arktos for the same unchanging stars; but not knowing why these stars had originally received...

...simply the bright stars, was forgotten, the popular meaning of riksha, bear, was known to everybody. And- thus it happened that when the Greeks had left...home and settled in Europe, they retained the name of ArTttos for the same unchanging stars, but not knowing why these stars had originally received that...

...in Greek and Latin, The same name, " in the sense of the bright ones," had been applied by the Vedic poets to the stars in general, and more particularly...the popular meaning of Riksha (bear) was known to everyone. 1 Lectures on Language, pp. 359, 362. And thus it happened that, when the Greeks had left...

...bright ones, had been applied by the Vedic poets to the stars in general, and more particularly to tliut constellation which, in the northern parts of India, was the most prominent. . . . The Hindus also forgot the original meaning of riksha. It became k mere name, apparently with two meanings,...