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Agni , Agni
AGNI is the god of fire in ancient and traditional India. Derived from an Indo-European root, the Sanskrit word agni ("fire") is related to such… Blank Verse , Blank verse Soma , Soma
SOMA As a god, Soma is the most prominent deity in the Rig Veda after Indra and Agni; Soma as god and soma as sacrificial substance are one and… Veda , Veda
Veda (vā´də, vē´də) [Sanskrit,=knowledge, cognate with English wit, from a root meaning know], oldest scriptures of Hinduism and the most ancien… Brahmin , Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin (Brahman) Priestly caste that was the highest-ranking of the four varnas (social classes) in India during the late Vedic peri… Kipper , Kipper
KIPPER (Heb. כִּפֵּר).
Etymology
The customary rendering of kipper is "to atone for," or "expiate" but in most cases this is, at best, impreci…
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