 | 1825 - 172 pages
...the universe. r 7 the lunar fortniht. usUu siddjiv, m. The eight Sidd'his, the name of a supérieur order of beings ," a personification of the powers...and laws of nature. When they are subjected to the wiH by holiness and austerities, whatever the fancy desires may be obtained ; universal sovereignty... | |
 | Caturbhujamiśra - 1851 - 448 pages
...m. The eight Siddhis, a superior order of beings, being the powers and laws of nature personified. When they are subjected to the will by holiness and austerities, whatever the fancy desires may be obtained. Universal sovereignty may be acquired, and implicit obedience to any command enforced... | |
 | Krishna Misra (dramatist.) - 1854 - 150 pages
...name of a superior order of beings ; si personification of the powers and laws of nature. When t''ey are subjected to the will by holiness and austerities, whatever the fancy desires may be obtained; tbe la«s of nature are controlled; the magnitude, weight, or levity of the body is increased... | |
 | Duncan Forbes - 1858 - 1140 pages
...jJuLMJiJLki») ЗИГМнГк ashta-saptati, seventy" eight, s. ashta-siddhi, m. the eight siddMs, the name of a superior order of beings, a personification of the...of nature; when they are subjected to the will by holincxs and austerities, whatever the fancy desires, may, ¡t is said, be obtained ; universal sovereignty... | |
 | 1868 - 128 pages
...spirits, and 8 srereilr Asht-sidJhi, or more properly STCTiTfaiS" Asht mahu siddhi. sm The name of a superior order of beings, a personification of the powers and laws of nature, which according to the Hindu Shastr, " Scripture" are as follows : *fff<THT Anima, the faculty of making... | |
 | S. W. Fallon - 1879 - 1278 pages
...born in adultery. 1 IICZftrftjE atht tiddhi, nm [beings). 1. The eight tiddhis (perfect or superior 2. A personification of the powers and laws of nature,...to the will by holiness and austerities. Whatever tlie fancy deni res. may, it is snid, be obtained ; universal sovereignty may be acquired, and implicit... | |
 | S. W. Fallon - 1879 - 302 pages
...; mixed metal. .il wcsfgfst aslil siddhi, nm [beings). 1. The eight siddhis (perfect or superior 2. A personification of the powers and laws of nature,...subjected to the will by holiness and austerities. •B- Whatever the fancy desires, m.-iy, itia snid, be obtained ; universal sovereignty mny b: acquired,... | |
 | Joseph Thomas Thompson - 1884 - 678 pages
...brahman, a cow, fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king. sf The eighth day 'of the moon. ~». m. The eight siddhis, a superior order of beings ; a...when they are subjected to the will by holiness and auste rities, whatever the fancy desires, may, it is said, be obtained ; universal sovereignty may... | |
 | Duncan Forbes - 1995 - 822 pages
...ofhta-siddhi, m. the eight tíddliis, the name of a superior order of beings, a personification nf the powers and laws of nature ; when they are subjected...austerities, whatever the fancy desires, may, it is said, he obtained ; universal sovereignty may be acquired, and implicit obedience to any command enforced;... | |
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The eight siddhis, a superior order of beings ; a personification of the powers and laws of nature ; when they are subjected to the will by holiness and austerities, whatever the fancy desires, may... 