Book Title: Yoga Philosophy
Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi, Bhagu F Karbhari
Publisher: Agamoday Samiti

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________________ THE SPEECH OF THE GODS 145 It will be found that the examples given are of words of the very simplest class, referring to actions, thoughts and things, the most likely to be first expressed in this newly developed faculty of intuitive speech. We think that almost all the roots which do not, seem to be intuitive were formed by a conventional agreement to regard one of these early words as appli. cable to several different things, for example, K. hardness or sharpness, was used in forming the intutive word "Ak," "to pierce into," "Ak," "to see," was evidently a result of this primary meaning, It is easy to see what God meant to the old Assyrians, El, the light; Bel, their sun-God, seems to mean "he who lives in light,” life and light are joined to express this idea Aer, God of the atmosphere, was another Assyrian God, he was also called Vul, which is equivalent to Jupiter Tonans. Vul probably means "light of the sky," here being used to represent the indefinite air. Ahiah, "I am that I am," the name which was uttered from the burning bush, is intuitive, being formed by a double pronunciation of the word for the self or God. Pal, the Assyrian word for "time" or "year," would mean division of light; Pu, mouth should mean a division. Mul, star, means "high light," M being used here to express something extreme. To the Aryan race death had the meaning, the "end of movement" or of the "breath," Mar, contain Y. 10 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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