Danava : descendants of Prajāpati Kashyapa & Dānu.
... 'man', the mythical first man and ancestor of the human race. A footnote to "the human race" runs: "... In RS 4,26,1 Indra calls himself manu, and in RS 2,11,10 he stands as mānuṣa- against Danava, who is á-mānuṣa-.'' We do not have to go into all the details of Parpola's statement. Three points may be made. First, the 'human peoples' are set over against the 'black peoples' as if the... malignity is implied? The answer emerges from the second point: the origin of the Dāsa-Dasyus in rivalry with that of the 'human peoples' from Manu, with whom Indra identifies himself. This origin is "Danava". The term means "descended from Danu". As we saw from 1,32,9, Danu is the mother of Vritra - Vritra who, according to Parpola, is "the demon" constituting "Indra's archenemy". This demon is á-mānuṣa ...
... rainer of desires roared when the man-helping (or thinking) Indra killed Vritra who had no man (or who thought he was not human). Drinking the Soma offered he obstructed the words of the deceitful Danava. वृष्णः । I do not understand why Sayana should suddenly change the rainer of rain of the last few verses into a rainer of desires. मानुषः । Sayana’s dealings with मानुष & अमानुष are truly amazing ...
... Daha-, 206 dahyu-, 207 Daimabad, 215, 216, 219 daksinagni, 230 Dales, George F., 185, 186, 192, 198, 224, 248 Damb Sadat, 231 dams, 187, 189-91 Danava, 187, 334 Danu, 331, 334 Dàoi, 206 Darius, 209, 294, 314, 318, 319, 322 dark/black peoples, 175-6, 310, 334, 337-40, 346 darkness/Powers of Darkness, 175-6, 194, 195 ...
... the waters (vi. 20.2)" - "He slew the dragon hidden in the waters and obstructing the waters and the sky (ii.11.5)" - "When he laid open the great mountain, he let loose the torrents and slew the Danava, he set free the pent-up springs, the udder of the mountain (v. 32.1-2)" - "He releases the streams which are imprisoned cows (i.61.10), or which, like lowing cows, flow to the ocean (i.32.2)" - "He ...
... proceed from her. Psychologically, Aditi is the supreme or infinite Consciousness, mother of the gods, in opposition to Danu or Diti, 1 the divided consciousness, mother of Vritra and the other Danavas—enemies of the gods and of man in his progress. In a more general aspect she is the source of all the cosmic forms of consciousness from the physical upwards, the seven cows, sapta gāvaḥ , are her ...
... root-mothers of a particular species, like Vinata mother of birds, or Kadru of serpents. Aditi's progenies are called the Adityas, or gods in common parlance. Her sister Danu's progenies are called the Danavas. That is not all. The author, Peter Ellis, goes on to say that "As the ancient Celts emerged into recorded history and became known to the Classical writers, it is clear that in their society ...
... themselves to the Dasyus and are leagued against him in supreme battle to prevent his free and utter passing on. But the Dasyu is the natural enemy. These dividers, plunderers, harmful powers, these Danavas, sons of the Mother of division, are spoken of by the Rishis under many general appellations. There are Rakshasas; there are Eaters and Devourers, Wolves and Tearers; there are hurters and haters; ...
... Copper pins, 7 Dabar Kot, 60 Daha, Dahai, Dahya, 115, 116 Daitya, 83 Daivavata (Abhyavartin), 126 Dakshina, 39 Dales, G.R., 4, 57, 96 Danavas, 111 Danu, 111 Dani, A(hmad) H(assan), 7, 13, 98, 100 Danish, 91 Dasa-Dasyus, iv, vi, 25, 109-117, 118, 125, 127, 133 Dasa varna, 113 "Decline ...
... Chapter XXII The Conquest over the Dasyus The Dasyus stand in opposition to both the Aryan gods and the Aryan seers. The Gods are born from Aditi in the supreme Truth of things, the Dasyus or Danavas from Diti in the nether darkness; they are the Lords of Light and the Lords of Night fronting each other across the triple world of earth, heaven and mid-air, body, mind and the connecting breath of ...
... is the Diti of the next half-verse, ditim ca rāsva aditim uruṣya , and the Knowledge is Aditi. Diti, called also Danu, means division and the obstructing powers or Vritras are her children, Danus, Danavas, Daityas, while Aditi is existence in its infinity and the mother of the gods. The Rishi desires a bliss fruitful in offspring, that is in divine works and their results and this is to be effected ...
... y which they seek to impose on the Page 469 world, not for the service of man or God, but for their own pride, glory and pleasure. These are the human representatives of the Devas and Danavas or Asuras, the Gods and the Titans. This distinction is a very ancient one in Indian religious symbolism. The fundamental idea of the Rig Veda is a struggle between the Gods and their dark opponents ...
... of ghee, (duly) consecrated by the recitation of Mantras, falling into a sacrificial fire. (34) (The denizens of all) the three worlds (including) gods, the Gandharvas (celestial musicians) and Danavas (the demons), witnessed her falling (into the fire) like a goddess, subjected to a curse. (35) While she was entering into the flames, a loud cry filled with a dreadful awe, rose from the rākshasas ...
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