And the palmyra standard of Bhishma was seen to glide continually, O. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
The roof is made of palmyra tree leaves and the frame of palmyra wood. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 27] Reference
And beholding the palmyra standard of the high-souled Bhishma laid low. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
False ceiling: woven organic material (e.g. reeds or palmyra branches). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
And striking with a keen-edged shaft the standard of the palmyra-bannered. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
The palmyra appears here and there among trees not met with in the south. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
Kakataliyam is, literally, 'after the manner of the crow and the palmyra fruit.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
The posts are of bamboo, palmyra tree wood, teak, rose wood, or other strong wood. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 27] Reference
Such men are said to be deceived by 'the fallacy of the crow and the palmyra fruit.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
Then the palmyra-bannered hero covered the Pandava army, in that battle, with his straight shafts. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
At the head of that host, shineth Bhishma, with the device of the palmyra on the banner of his car. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Groves of palmyra, and teak, and palms were dotted about the scene, and in the midst of the valley rose. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Haydon's Quest] Reference
The story is that once when a crow perched upon a palmyra tree a fruit (which had been ripe) fell down. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
Grain is sold in little bags made from the leaves of the palmyra, like those in which we receive sugar. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
Upon the car of that divine person a tall palmyra, three-headed and made of gold, will form his proud standard. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
In that destructive carnage, heads severed with swords fell down with a noise like that of falling palmyra fruits. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
The mighty Balarama having the device of the palmyra on his banner had not proceeded far in his ascent when he beheld. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
And from many cascades, torrents high as several palmyra palms (placed one upon another) are rushing down from the cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
The sound made, O monarch, by heads falling on the field of battle, resembled that made by the falling fruits of palmyra trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
Asking to see their legs, tiger is shown the trunk of the palmyra-tree, and, on asking to see their bellies, is shown the iron tub. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
Dhritarashtra stood at the feet of the lord of the Kurus, taking up palmyra fans, stood around the body and began to fan it softly. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
Then aiming a plumed arrow made wholly of iron, (Sweta) crushed the palmyra on the top of the standard of the high-souled (Bhishma). From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Naakan was too poor to own land; but he earned his living by taking on lease some coconut and palmyra trees, tapping and selling the toddy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
And Bhishma in that battle felled the heads of car-warriors like a skilful man felling (with stones) ripe (palmyra) fruits from trees that bear them. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
'With his tall standard bearing the device of the golden palmyra, Bhishma stayeth, protecting the honour and the armour of all the Dhartarashtra warriors. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
And heads (severed from trunks) began to roll from the firmament to the earth like fruits of the palmyra palm falling upon the ground, loosened from their stalks. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
Decked with jewels and made of silver, that tall standard bearing the device of the palmyra, cut off, O Bharata, by the shafts of Subhadra's son, fell down on the earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
The whole scene which follows took place within an inclosure, about twenty feet square, formed on three sides by a strong fence of palmyra leaves, and on the fourth by the hut. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
Maybe he was going up for the nuts of the palmyra?. From Wordnik.com. [The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains] Reference
The cocoa-nut and palmyra woods at once introduce us to the palms of. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon] Reference
As already stated, the palmyra nuts grow to the size of a child's head. From Wordnik.com. [The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains] Reference
Ay, there it is, fifty yards or so ahead of us, with a palmyra tree on it. From Wordnik.com. [The Gorilla Hunters] Reference
India, whose hereditary employment is the tapping of the palmyra, date and other palm trees for their sap. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala] Reference
There are three varieties of toddy-producing palms in Ceylon; these are the cocoa-nut, the kittool and the palmyra. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon] Reference
The subject of VMFA's scroll is a caste known as the Gaudas, who make and sell an alcoholic toddy made from the sap of palmyra trees. From Wordnik.com. [Art Knowledge News] Reference
Summer is the time to relish toddy, a sweet and somewhat heady wine extracted from the tall toddy palms and other kinds of palmyra trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
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