 | 1865 - 1024 Seiten
...immoveable, and that dominion would remain in his family as long as the pillar stood. But the Baja, doubting the truth of the Brahman's statement, ordered...incredulity, every plan now failed in fixing it firmly, and, iu spite of all his efforts, it still remained loose (dhila) la tho E 2 ground, and tliis is said to... | |
 | Sir Alexander Cunningham - 1871 - 614 Seiten
...rested on the head of Vasuki, King of the Serpents, who supports the earth ; it was now irnmoveable, and that dominion would remain in his family as long...spite of all his efforts, it still remained loose (dhtla) in the ground, and this is said to have been the origin of the name of the ancient city of... | |
 | Archaeological Survey of India - 1871 - 570 Seiten
...The pillar was accordingly taken up by the Raja's order, and, agreeably to the Brahman's prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent's head. This tradition is also imperfectly related in Purchas's Pilgrims, on the authority... | |
 | Sir Alexander Cunningham - 1871 - 578 Seiten
...The pillar was accordingly taken up hy the Raja's order, and, agreeably to the Brahman's prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent's head. This tradition is also imperfectly related in Purchas's Pilgrims, on the authority... | |
 | 1874 - 612 Seiten
...the foot of the pillar had been driven so deep into the ground that it rested on the head of Vast/hi, king of the serpents, who supports the earth, it was...unbelief, the iron pillar was again raised ; but owing to his former incredulity, every plan now failed in fixing it firmly, and in spite of all his efforts... | |
 | St. John Vincent Day - 1877 - 430 Seiten
...pillar was accordingly taken up by " the Raja's order, and, agreeably to the Brahman's " prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the " blood of the serpent's head. This tradition is also " imperfectly related in Purchas's ' Pilgrims,' on the " authority... | |
 | St. John Vincent Day - 1877 - 426 Seiten
...pillar was accordingly taken up by " the Raja's order, and, agreeably to the Brahman's " prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the " blood of the serpent's head. This tradition is also " imperfectly related in Purchas's ' Pilgrims,' on the " authority... | |
 | Sir Alexander Cunningham - 1885 - 260 Seiten
...The pillar was accordingly taken up by the Raja's order, and agreeably to the Brahman's prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent's head." This tradition is also imperfectly related in Purchas's Pilgrims, on the authority... | |
 | Archaeological Survey of India - 1885 - 258 Seiten
...The pillar was accordingly taken up by the RAjft's order, and agreeably to the Br&hman's prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent's head.'1 This tradition is also imperfectly related in Purchas's Pilgrims, on the authority... | |
 | Panjab Historical Society - 1923 - 100 Seiten
...ground that it rested on Vasuki, King of the Serpents, who supports the Earth, it was now immoveable, and that dominion would remain in his family as long...firmly, and, in spite of all his efforts, it still remains loose (dhila) in the ground, and this is said to have been the origin of the ancient city of... | |
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But the Raja, doubting the truth of the Brahman's statement, ordered the pillar to be dug up, when the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent king, whose head it had pierced. Regretting his unbelief, the Iron Pillar was again raised ;... 
