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Chadic language of Nigeria.
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Their branches called the Angas were first acquired by (the celestial preceptor) Vrihaspati.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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He that is conversant with the three Nachiketas, he that has set up the five sacrificial fires, he that knows the five Suparnas, he that is conversant with the six branches (called Angas) of the Veda, he that is a descendant of sires who were engaged in teaching the Vedas and is himself engaged in teaching, he that is well-conversant with the
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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In this canon the highest rank is given to eleven works [279] called Angas or limbs of the law but it also comprises many other esteemed treatises such as the Kalpasûtra ascribed to Bhadrabâhu.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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A family friend has an expression for when someone prattles on and on about something: "Angas," pronounced like the cattle.
When It's Right to 'Unwrite' Karen Blumenthal 2011
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It includes 22 groups with more than 100,000 members, the largest of which are the Angas with 479,000.
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Engravings drawn on wood by George French Angas, from Sketches taken during the different expeditions. eBooks@Adelaide
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Engravings drawn on wood by George French Angas, from Sketches taken during the different expeditions. eBooks@Adelaide
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French Angas, to the skill of which latter gentleman this work is indebted for its admirable illustrations.
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Sir Paul was elected as Member for Curtin, my father as Member for Angas in South Australia.
"Neither Isolated nor Isolationist": The Legacy of Australia's Close Engagement with Asia 2000
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Possessed of great wisdom, he was conversant with the six Angas (of the Vedas).
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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