Jul 21, 2010 15:57
13 yrs ago
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Russian term
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian to Azerbaijani, and 1 more.
индийское семибожье
Russian to English
Art/Literary
History
Девичья Башня
С его точки зрения, «семь алтарей» ДБ - это творение «семибожьих культов»: в одном случае он утверждает, что это «семь сыновей Адиты» из индийской мифологии, индийское семибожье во главе с Варуной, в другом случае это Ахура-Мазда с его шестью «бессмертными святыми Амеша Спента» из иранской мифологии, а в третьем случае говорится, что Храм был посвящен «Великому Митре или древнему Мазда».
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | seven gods headed by Varuna |
Deborah Hoffman
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| 3 +1 | Indian divine heptad |
boostrer
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| 3 +1 | The seven deities (gods) cults/ cults of the seven deities (gods) |
Anneta Vysotskaya
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
Deborah Hoffman
Native in English
Specializes in field
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
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seven gods headed by Varuna
I don't think you need to keep the original word.
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I would try something like,
In his view, the "seven altars" are a creation of the "cults of seven gods." In one instance he asserts that these are the "seven sons of Alita" from Indian mythology, seven gods headed by Varuna, in another hat they are Ahura-Mazda and his six "immortal saints" from Iranian mythology, and in the third instance states that...
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Wait, I did find something on Varuna, in The Dictionary of Ancient Deities by Turner:
Originally the Adityas, known as great warriors...thought to be of Persian origin...The leader of the Adiyas was Varuna.
http://books.google.com/books?id=jEcpkWjYOZQC&pg=PA15&dq=VAR...
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Note added at 9 mins (2010-07-21 16:06:23 GMT)
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I would try something like,
In his view, the "seven altars" are a creation of the "cults of seven gods." In one instance he asserts that these are the "seven sons of Alita" from Indian mythology, seven gods headed by Varuna, in another hat they are Ahura-Mazda and his six "immortal saints" from Iranian mythology, and in the third instance states that...
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-07-21 17:04:55 GMT)
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Wait, I did find something on Varuna, in The Dictionary of Ancient Deities by Turner:
Originally the Adityas, known as great warriors...thought to be of Persian origin...The leader of the Adiyas was Varuna.
http://books.google.com/books?id=jEcpkWjYOZQC&pg=PA15&dq=VAR...
Note from asker:
| Спасибо большое. |
Peer comment(s):
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Michael Kislov
: No, Varuna has never been the head, the head is Indra I suppose (but only at these demigods' level). There are higher guys))
15 mins
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Yeah, I couldn't find him as the head either, but even if the original is wrong I'd leave it that way...
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Natalie
: Everything is correct, "headed by Varuna" means only that Varuna was the first of the seven
24 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо Вам большое."
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58 mins
Indian divine heptad
Nothing new, but sounds nice (for me).
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... and safer: divine is ok whether they are gods, holy ones or sages.
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... and safer: divine is ok whether they are gods, holy ones or sages.
Peer comment(s):
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Judith Hehir
: divine Heptad/divine heptad
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Thank you! Holy ~ may be good as well.
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4 hrs
Anneta Vysotskaya
Native in Russian
Whatever you do, do it with all heart
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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The seven deities (gods) cults/ cults of the seven deities (gods)
как вариант
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"индийское" я перевела бы как Indian, а не Hindu, так как автор использовал это слово, относящееся к географии, а не "индуистские", относящееся к религии
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"индийское" я перевела бы как Indian, а не Hindu, так как автор использовал это слово, относящееся к географии, а не "индуистские", относящееся к религии
Reference comments
53 mins
Reference:
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seven gods. Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman are the first three, of course , ... entities of the same kind as Aditi. Among them we have Bhaga, ...
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3155777
http://tinyurl.com/2u4l7zw
Adityas, Divine sons of Aditi, Varuna Aditya, Indra, Mitra, Rudra, ..... Bishamon, One of the seven gods of luck and the Buddhist patron of ...
http://bibbletangstuff.blogspot.com/.../how-many-gods-does-i...
etc
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3155777
http://tinyurl.com/2u4l7zw
Adityas, Divine sons of Aditi, Varuna Aditya, Indra, Mitra, Rudra, ..... Bishamon, One of the seven gods of luck and the Buddhist patron of ...
http://bibbletangstuff.blogspot.com/.../how-many-gods-does-i...
etc
Note from asker:
| Спасибо большое. |
Discussion
http://books.google.com/books?id=jEcpkWjYOZQC&pg=PA15&dq=VAR...