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# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section XV

Section XV. ( Astika Parva continued. )
Sauti said, "O foremost of the Brahm-(truth) knowing Rishis, the mother of the serpents had cursed them of old, saying, ​'Agni shall burn ye all in the sacrifice of Janamejaya!' It was to neutralise that curse that the chief of the serpents married his sister to that high-souled and vow-observing Rishi. The Rishi having formally wedded her, begat in her the great Astika, who became an illustrious ascetic, profound in the Vedas and Vedangas, who regarded all with an even eye, and who removed the fears of his parents.
"Then after a long space of time, the king of the Pandava line celebrated a sacrifice known as the Snake sacrifice. After that sacrifice intended for the extermination of the serpents had commenced, the powerful Astika delivered the reptiles,—his brothers and uncles. He delivered his fathers also by raising offspring to himself. And by his austerities, O Brahmana, and by various vows and the study of the Vedas, he became freed from his debts. By sacrifices he propitiated the gods; and by the adoption of the Brahmacharya mode of life he conciliated the Rishis; and by begetting offspring he gratified his ancestors.
"Thus discharging his great debts, and having acquired great merit, Jaratkaru went to heaven with his ancestors, leaving Astika behind. This is the story of Astika, which I have related as I heard it. Now, tell me, O powerful one of the Bhrigu race, what more I am to narrate."
So ends the fifteenth Section in the Astika of the Adi Parva.
# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section XXI

Section XXI. ( Astika Parva continued ).
Sauti said, "Then when the night had passed away and the sun had risen in the morning, O thou whose wealth is ascetism, the two sisters, Kadru and Vinata, having laid a wager about slavery, with haste and impatience went to view the horse Uchchaisrava from a near point. On their way they saw Ocean, that receptacle of waters, vast and deep, agitated and in a tremendous roar, full of fishes large enough to swallow the whale, and abounding with huge makaras and creatures of various forms by thousands, and rendered inaccessible by the presence of other terrible, monster-shaped, dark, and fierce aquatic animals; abounding also with tortoises and crocodiles, the mine of all kinds of gems, the home of Varuna (the water-god), the excellent and beautiful residence of the Nagas, the lord of rivers, the abode of the subterranean fire, the friend (or asylum) of the Asuras, the terror of all creatures, the grand reservoir of waters, knowing no deterioration. It is holy, beneficial to the gods, and the great mine of nectar; without limits, inconceivable, sacred, and highly wonderful. Dark, terrible with the voice of aquatic creatures, tremendously roaring, and full of deep whirl-pools. It is an object of terror to all creatures. Moved by the winds blowing from its shores and heaving high with agitation and disturbance, it seems to dance everywhere with uplifted hands represented by its surges. Full of heaving billows caused by the waxing and waning of the moon, the parents of (Vāsudeva's great conch called) Panchajanya, the great mine of gems, its waters were formerly disturbed in consequence of the agitation caused within them by the Lord Govinda (Vishnu) of immeasurable prowess when he assumed the form of a wild-boar for raising the (submerged) Earth. Its ​bottom lower than the nether regions the vow-observing Brahmarshi, Atri, could not fathom after (toiling for) a hundred years. It becomes the bed of the lotus-naveled Vishnu when at the dawn of every Yuga that deity of immeasurable power enjoys the deep sleep of spiritual meditation. It is the refuge on Mainaka under the fear of falling thunder, and the retreat of the Asuras overcome in fierce encounters. It offers water as sacrificial butter to the blazing fire emitted from the mouth of Vadava (the ocean-mare). It is fathomless and without limits, vast and immeasurable, the lord of rivers.
"And they saw that unto it rushed mighty rivers by thousands, in pride of gait, like competitors in love, each eager for a meeting forestalling the others. And they saw that it was always full, and always dancing with the waves. And they saw that it was deep and abounding with fierce timis and makaras. And it roared constantly with the terrible sounds of aquatic creatures. And they saw that it was vast, and wide as the expanse of space, unfathomable, and limitless, and the grand reservoir of waters."
And so ends the twenty-first Section in the Astika of the Adi Parva.
# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section XVI

Section XVI. ( Astika Parva continued. )
Saunaka said, "O Sauti, relate in detail the history of the virtuous and learned Astika. We are extremely curious to hear it. O thou amiable one, thou speakest sweetly, and we are well pleased with thy speech. Thou speakest even as thy father. Thy sire was ever ready to please us. Now tell us the story as thy father told it."
Sauti said, "O thou blest with length of days, I will narrate the history of Astika as I heard it from my father. O Brahmana, in the Krita (golden) age Prajapati had two fair and virtuous daughters named Kadru and Vinata. The sisters were ​the wives of Kasyapa. Highly gratified with his virtuous wives, Kasyapa, resembling Prajapati himself, was desirous of conferring on each of them a boon. The ladies were all joy because their lord was willing to confer on them choice blessings. Kadru said, 'I would be mother of a thousand snakes of equal vigor.' And Vinata wished to bring forth two sons surpassing the thousand offspring of Kadru in strength, energy, size of body, and bravery. And Kasyapa said, 'be it so,' to Vinata extremely desirous of having offspring. And having obtained her prayer, she rejoiced greatly. And having obtained two sons of splendid prowess, she regarded her boon fulfilled. And Kadru also obtained her thousand sons of equal vigor. 'Bear your children carefully' said Kasyapa and went to the forest, leaving his two wives gratified with his blessings."
Sauti said, "O best of Dwijas, after a long time, Kadru brought forth a thousand eggs, and Vinata two. Their maid-servants deposited the eggs separately in warm vessels. Five hundred years passed away, and the thousand eggs produced by Kadru burst and out came the progeny. But the twins of Vinata did not appear. And Vinata was jealous, and she broke one of the eggs and found in it an embryo with the upper part developed but the lower undeveloped. At this, the child in the egg became angry and thus cursed his mother: 'O mother, since thou hast prematurely broken this egg, thou shalt even serve as a slave. And shouldst thou wait five thousand years, and not destroy, by breaking the other egg through impatience, the illustrious child within it, or render it half-developed, he will deliver thee from slavery. And if thou wouldst have the child strong, thou must take tender care of the egg for all this time.' And thus cursing his mother the child rose to the sky. O Brahmana, even he is the charioteer of the Sun, always seen in the hour of morning.
"Then at the expiration of the five hundred years, bursting open the other egg, out came Gadura, the serpent-eater. O tiger of the Bhrigu race, immediately on seeing the light, the son of Vinata left his mother, and the lord of birds feeling hungry mounted on his wings to seek for the food assigned to him by the great ordainer of all."
​And so ends the sixteenth Section in the Astika of the Adi Parva.
# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section XX

Section XX. ( Astika Parva continued. )
Sauti said:—"Thus have I recited to you all about how amrita (nectar) was churned out of the Ocean, and on which occasion the horse Uchchaisrava of great beauty and in com​parable prowess was obtained. It was this horse seeing whom Kadru asked Vinata, 'Tell me, amiable sister, without taking much time, of what color is Uchchaisrava?' And Vinata answered, 'that king of horses is certainly white. What dost thou think, sister? Say thou what is its color. Let us lay a wager upon it.' And Kadru replied, 'O thou of agreeable smiles, I think that horse is black in its tail. Beauteous one, bet with me that she who loseth shall be the other's slave.'"
Sauti continued, "Thus wagering with each other about menial service as a slave, the sisters went home resolved to satisfy themselves by examining the horse the next day. And Kadru bent upon practising a deception, ordered her thousand sons to transform themselves into black hair and speedily cover the horse's tail inorder that she might not become a slave. But her sons the snakes refusing to do her bidding, she cursed them, saying, 'during the snake-sacrifice of the wise king Janamejaya of the Pandava race, fire shall consume ye.' And the Grand-father (Brahma) himself heard this exceedingly cruel curse denounced by Kadru impelled by the fates. And seeing that the snakes had multiplied exceedingly, the Grand-father moved by kind consideration for his creatures sanctioned with all the gods this curse of Kadru. Indeed, of flaming poison, great prowess, excess of strength, and ever bent on biting other creatures, in consequence of such poison and for the good of all creatures the conduct of their mother towards those persecutors of all creatures was very proper. Fate always inflicts the punishment of death on those who seek the death of other creatures. The gods having exchanged such sentiments with each other then applauded Kadru (and went away.) And Brahmā calling Kasyapa to him spake unto him these words: 'O thou pure one who overcomest all enemies, these snakes of flaming poison, of huge bodies, and ever intent on biting other creatures, that thou hast begot, have been cursed by their mother. Child, do not grieve for it in the least. The destruction of the snakes in the sacrifice hath, indeed, been indicated in the Puranas.' Saying this, the divine Creator of the universe propitiated ​the Prajapati (Lord of creation, Kasyapa) and bestowed on that illustrious one the knowledge of neutralising poisons."
And so ends the twentieth Section in the Astika of the Adi Parva.
# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section XXIV

Section XXIV. ( Astika Parva continued. )
Sauti said, "Then having heard about and beholding his own body, that bird of beautiful feathers diminished his size.
"And Gadura said, 'Let no creature be afraid; and as ye also are in a fright at sight of my terrible form, I will diminish my energy.'"
Sauti continued, "Then that bird capable of going everywhere at will, that ranger of the skies capable of calling to his aid any measure of energy, hearing Aruna on his back wended from his father's home and arrived at his mother's side on the other shore of the great ocean. And he placed Aruna of great splendour in the eastern region, when the Sun had resolved to burn the worlds with his fierce rays."
Saunaka said, "What for did the worshipful Sun resolve at that time to burn the worlds? What wrong was done to him by the gods which provoked his ire?"
Sauti said, "O thou sinless one! when Rahu in the act of drinking nectar was discovered to the gods by the Sun and the Moon, the former from that time conceived an enmity towards those deities. And upon the Sun being sought to be devoured by that afflicter (Rahu), he became wroth, and thought, 'O this enmity of Rahu towards me hath sprung from my desire of benefitting the gods. And this sore evil I alone have to sustain. Indeed, at this pass help I obtain not. And the dwellers of the heavens see me about to be devoured and suffer it. And therefore for the destruction of the worlds must I sit.' And with this resolution he went to the mountains of the west.
"And from that place he began to scatter his heat around for the destruction of the worlds. And then the great Rishis approaching the gods spake unto them: 'Lo! in the middle of the night springeth a great heat striking terror into every heart, and destructive of the three worlds.' And then the gods accompanied by the Rishis wended to the Grand-father, and said unto him, 'O what is this great heat to-day that causeth such panic? The Sun hath not yet arisen, still the ​destruction (of the world) is obvious. O Lord, what shall it be when he doth arise?' And Grand-father replied, 'Indeed, the Sun is prepared to rise to-day for the destruction of the worlds. As soon as he appeareth he will burn everything into a heap of ashes. By me hath been provided the remedy beforehand. The intelligent son of Kysyapa is known to all by the name of Aruna. He is huge of body and of great splendour; he shall stay at the front of the Sun, doing the duties of charioteer and taking away all the energy of the former. And this will secure the welfare of the worlds, of the Rishis, and of the dwellers of the heavens.'"
And Sauti continued, "And Aruna, ordered by the Grand-father, did all that he was ordered to do. And the Sun rose veiled by Aruna's person. I have told these all about why the Sun was in wrath, and how Aruna also was appointed as the Sun's charioteer. Now hear of that other question propounded by thee a little while ago."
And so ends the twentyfourth Section in the Astika of the Adi Parva.
# The Hunting of the Snark (1876)/Preface

Preface.
If—and the thing is wildly possible—the charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would be based, I feel convinced, on the line (in p. 18)
   "Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes."
In view of this painful possibility, I will not (as I might) appeal indignantly to my other writings as a proof that I am incapable of such a deed: I will not (as I might) point to the strong moral purpose of this poem itself, to the arithmetical principles so cautiously inculcated in it, or to its noble teachings in Natural History—I will take the more prosaic course of simply explaining how it happened.
The Bellman, who was almost morbidly sensitive about appearances, used to have the bowsprit unshipped once or twice a week to be revarnished, and it more than once happened, when the time came for replacing it, that no one on board could remember which end of the ship it belonged to. They knew it was not of the slightest use to appeal to the Bellman about it—he would only refer to his Naval Code, and read out in pathetic tones Admiralty Instructions which none of them had ever ​been able to understand—so it generally ended in its being fastened on, anyhow, across the rudder. The helmsman used to stand by with tears in his eyes: he knew it was all wrong, but alas! Rule 42 of the Code, "No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm," had been completed by the Bellman himself with the words "and the Man at the Helm shall speak to no one." So remonstrance was impossible, and no steering could be done till the next varnishing day. During these bewildering intervals the ship usually sailed backwards.
As this poem is to some extent connected with the lay of the Jabberwock, let me take this opportunity of answering a question that has often been asked me, how to pronounce "slithy toves." The "i" in "slithy" is long, as in "writhe"; and "toves" is pronounced so as to rhyme with "groves." Again, the first "o" in "borogoves" is pronounced like the "o" in "borrow." I have heard people try to give it the sound of the "o" in "worry." Such is Human Perversity.
This also seems a fitting occasion to notice the other hard words in that poem. Humpty-Dumpty's theory, of two meanings packed into one word like a portmanteau, seems to me the right explanation for all.
For instance, take the two words "fuming" and "furious." Make up your mind that you will say both ​words, but leave it unsettled which you will say first. Now open your mouth and speak. If your thoughts incline ever so little towards "fuming," you will say "fuming-furious;" if they turn, by even a hair's breadth, towards "furious," you will say "furious-fuming;" but if you have the rarest of gifts, a perfectly balanced mind, you will say "frumious."
Supposing that, when Pistol uttered the well-known words—
"Under which king, Bezonian? Speak or die!"
Justice Shallow had felt certain that it was either William or Richard, but had not been able to settle which, so that he could not possibly say either name before the other, can it be doubted that, rather than die, he would have gasped out "Rilchiam!"
# The Huron; or, Pupil of Nature

Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, page 64
THE HURON; OR, PUPIL OF NATURE
* Chapter I.—The Huron arrives in France.
* Chapter II.—The Huron, called the Ingénu, acknowledged by his relations.
* Chapter III.—The Huron converted.
* Chapter IV.—The Huron baptized.
* Chapter V.—The Huron in love.
* Chapter VI.—The Huron flies to his mistress and becomes quite furious.
* Chapter VII.—The Huron repulses the English.
* Chapter VIII.—The Huron goes to court—sups upon the road with some Huguenots.
* Chapter IX.—The arrival of the Huron at Versailles—his reception at court.
* Chapter X.—The Huron is shut up in the Bastille with a Jansenist.
* Chapter XI.—How the Huron discloses his genius.
* Chapter XII.—The Huron's sentiments upon theatrical pieces.
* Chapter XIII.—The beautiful Miss St. Yves goes to Versailles.
* Chapter XIV.—Rapid progress of the Huron's intellect.
* Chapter XV.—The beautiful Miss St. Yves visits M. de St. Pouange.
* Chapter XVI.—Miss St. Yves consults a Jesuit
* Chapter XVII.—The Jesuit triumphs.
* Chapter XVIII.—Miss St. Yves delivers her lover and a Jansenist.
* Chapter XIX.—The Huron, the beautiful Miss St. Yves, and their relations, are convened.
* Chapter XX.—The death of the beautiful Miss St. Yves, and its consequences.

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# The Great Learning

was one of the "Four Books" in Confucianism attributed to one of Confucius' disciples, Zengzi.[1] The Great Learning had come from a chapter in the Book of Rites which formed one of the Five Classics.
English-language translations of Daxue include:
* Ta-Hio, trans. by Robert Morrison, in Horæ Sinicæ, Translations from the Popular Literature of the Chinese (1812)
* The Great Learning, trans. by Joshua Marshman (1814)
* The Great Learning, trans. by David Collie (1828)
* The Great Learning, trans. by James Legge (1861)
* Ta Hio or The Great Learning of Confucius, trans. by Ezra Pound (1928)
* The Great Digest, trans. by Ezra Pound - second translation (1947)
# The Great K & A Train Robbery

* The Great K & A Train Robbery (1896), original serialized version
* The Great K & A Train Robbery (1897), first novel version

## Film adaptations

* The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926), a film adaptation directed by Lewis Seiler

## See also

* The Great Train Robbery (1903), a heavily influential early Western silent short film
# The Great Loop of the Main

Serial article published in Once a Week.
* Part 1
* Part 2
# The Great Keinplatz Experiment

First published in Belgravia Magazine, July 1885.
* "The Great Keinplatz Experiment" in The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales (1890)
* "The Great Keinplatz Experiment" in Weird Tales (vol. 28, no. 3, July 1936)
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Srikanteswara Aiyer, Coimbatore

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​Srikanteswara Aiyer, Coimbatore; Diwan Bahadur, (1914); B.A., B.L.; Inspector-General of Police, Mysore; M.L.C., Mysore, since 1913; s. of late Mr. C. Subba Rao, formerly of the Mysore service; b. 1862; B.A., 1885; B.L., 1886; joined Mysore service, 1887; served in various lower grades till 1891; became Probationary Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore; Private Secretary to late Dewan Sir K. Seshadri Aiver, 1895-96; and again in 1898 and in 1900; Assistant Secretary, Mysore Government, 1895-96 , Deputy Commissioner, July 1906; Inspector-General of Police, Mysore, since 1909. Address: Bangalore, Mysore State.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Srimati, Mahadevi

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​Srimati, Mahadevi, K.I.H. (1906), Honorary Lady Superintendent, Kannya Patasala, Dehra Dun; 2nd d. of Rai .-rohanlal, late Translator to Government of Lower Provmces; b. 1872; educ: Privately; proficient in English and Sanskrit; m. Babu Joti Swarup Sahib, a Pleader in Dehra Dun; opened the Kannya Patasala for girls, 1902; started the Sri Unnati Sabha to spread education among and raise the social status of females, 1907. Address: 23, Lytton Road, Dehra Dun.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Srinivasa Rao, G.

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​Srinivasa Rao, G., B.A., Rao Bahadur (1908); Pleader, Madura; b. 1857; educ: Presidency College, Madras; B.A., 1881; set up practice as a lawyer in District Court, Madura; Chairman, Municipal Council, Madura; for some time elected Member, Legislative Council, Madras; travelled extensively visiting England, America, Japan, etc.; connected with all public movements of the time. Address: Madura, Madras Presidency.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/St. Leger, William Douglas

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​St. Leger, William Douglas, Lieut.Colonel of the Madras Volunteer Guards (Retd. V.D.) Organist and Choirmaster, St. George’s Cathedral, and Manager, “Madras Mail” Office; 4th s. of late Rev.William N. St.Leger, B.A., of Trinity College, Dublin, and Incumbent of the Church of St. Mary-la-Tower Church at Ipswich, Suffolk; b. 20th September 1854; lost his father at the early age of 6; educ: at the Clergy Orphan school, Canterbury; exhibited a taste for music at a very early age; appointed boy organist of his school, 1868; left Canterbury for Aspley Guise Bedfordshire, as Organist in private school, 1870; also obtained the appointment of Organist and Choirmaster of the Parish Church; was Organist and Choirmaster of Christ Church, Clapham; also at St. Peter’s Chichester; selected as Organist, St. George’s Cathedral, Madras, 1877; arrived in Madras, November 1877: conductor of the now defunct Madras Philharmonic Society, 1878-83; assisted in founding the Madras School of Music in conjunction with the late Mr. H. B. Grigg and the Rev. J. T. Lawrence; is a Vice President of the Madras School of Music; Honorary Member of the Madras Musical Association; Hon. Secretary and Trustee, Madras Civil Orphan Asylum, 1884-1914; Honorary Musical Director of the Madras Dramatic Society for several years; has been an Officer (now retired) of the Madras Volunteer Guards, since 1882, joining the Corps as Lieutenant and rising to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel; awarded the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, 1902; commanded the Regiment for two extended periods; won two 1st prizes at the South Indian Rifle Association’s meeting at Bangalore, 1885; on two occasions won the Officer’s cup in the M.V.G. Regimental Rifle Meeting; retired from the M.V.G. with the privilege of retaining his rank and wearing the uniform of the Corps; joined the “Madras Mail”, 1881; awarded the K.I.H. gold medal (1st class), 1915. Publication: Church Music, Past songs, etc. Address: Nutford, Hannington Road, Madras, W.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Srinivasa Iyengar, Ramanujapuram Anantham Pillai

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​Srinivasa Iyengar, Ramanujapuram Anantham Pillai; Rao Sahib (1887); B.A., B.C.E., Executive Engineer, Madras; b. 1864; B.A., 1883; B.C.E.. 1886; joined service as Assistant Engineer, 1886; Ag. Executive Engineer, 1832; in charge of division, August 1883; Executive Engineer, 1911; in charge of Madras and Chingleput divisions, 1912. Address: Gangatheswarer Koil Street, Purasawalkam, Madras.