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purchase

[pur-chuhs] / ˈpɜr tʃəs /
NOUN
possession obtained with money
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WEAK




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"If you consult the puranas you will find," said Ram Singh, "that this theory, though commonly received, is entirely untenable."

From The Mystery of Cloomber by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Baron Walckenaer has ascertained, from the puranas and other Hindu sources, that the Great Dynasty of the Maharaja continued till A.D.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

They are distinguished, likewise, besides these general titles, in the various sastras and puranas, by an infinite variety of appellations descriptive of their office.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

In this connection we must not forget another aspect of these changing and ever recurring ages of the puranas.

From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)




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