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The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal October 1837

1837

" (The yogini) remains in the east on the let and 9th !UM or Inner days (of SachpaksAa or semilunation) in the south-east (agni4 on the 3rd and llth : in the south (yania) on the 5th and 13thl in the south-west (alakiii) on the 4th and 12th r in the west (jaladhipa) on the 6th and 14th : in the north-west (mire) on the 7th and 15th : in the north (kavera) the 2nd and 10th : and in the north-east [...] The first hour of the night of Sunday belongs to Mercury the second to Luna the third to Saturnus the fourth to Jupiter the fifth to Mars the sixth to Sol the seventh to Venus the eighth to Mercury the ninth to Luna the tenth to Saturnus the eleventh to Jupiter the twelfth to Mars ; the hours of the other days are to be made out in the same way. [...] (4th May :) this is the strongest of all and extends if powerful over the whole world.* Finished by the providence of God the omniscient in the town of Ahmedóbtid the capital of Gujurdt in the last days of Moharram 962 (end of December 1554) of the Hcjra. [...] Still few who have escaped from the heat the day to the inner arcade 'a so protected from the adtk that it scarce ever sees it " while the running rivulets cool the air and the murmur of the water falling over the cascades lulls to sleep will ungratefully call to mind the deficiencies of the place or feel tempted to re-echo the sentiments of the surly poet quanto praestantius esset viridi ai m [...] Not to mention however the salaries of the servants and the cost of keeping the buildings in repair the expences of the worship alone must be very considerable ; besides the ghee for the lamps which burn night and day the various kinds of food the precious oils and the ever renewed flowers rich clothes and handsome ornaments must be provided to honor the god.
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I.—Extracts from the Mohit (the Ocean) a Turkish Work on Navigation in the Indian Seas. Translated and Communicated by Joseph Von Hammer Baron Purgstall Aulic Counsellor and Prof. Orient. Lang. at Vienna Hon. Memb. As. Soc. &c. &c.
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II.—Observations upon the Past and Present Condition of Oujein or Ujjayani. by Lieutenant Edward Conolly 6th Light Cavalry
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III.—Account of the Tooth Relic of Ceylon Supposed to be Alluded to in the Opening Passage of the Feroz Lat Inscription. by the Hon’ble George Turnour Esq. Ceylon Civil Service
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IV—Facsimiles of Ancient Inscriptions Lithographed by James Prinsep Sec. as. Sec. &c. &c.
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V.—Meteorological Register kept at Darjiling for August 1837
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VI—Abstract of a Meteorological Register kept at the Cathmandu Residency for July and August 1837. by a. Campbell Esq Nipal Residensy
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VII.—Proceedings of the Asiatic Society
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