Pauloma of great holiness, and Karandhama of great propitiousness yielding the fruits of a horse-sacrifice unto those that bathed there, and Bharadwaja, that great washer of sins. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
Those sacred waters were called Agastya, and Saubhadra and Pauloma of great holiness, and Karandhama of great propitiousness yielding the fruits of a horse-sacrifice unto those that bathed there, and Bharadwaja, that great washer of sins. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
Without further words he ran back to the boat, and the last Kenkenes saw of him, he was frantically urging his boatmen to greater speed, back to On. Kenkenes had come to the Nile that morning, rejoicing in the propitiousness of his opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
They lay at anchor in river mouth, waiting on propitiousness. From Wordnik.com. [1492] Reference
And then, sure of the shadow and the propitiousness of the moment, he kissed her. From Wordnik.com. [The Lure of the Mask] Reference
This smithy of Newlands filled the function which under a higher propitiousness of circumstance is answered by a club. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time] Reference
It is imperative, when acting from one's ethical sensibilities, or hankering for conditional propitiousness, to remain grounded in craftsmanship. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
Wullahy! many adventures were mine, and if there's some day propitiousness in fortune, O old woman, I'll tell thee of what befell me in the kingdom of Shah Shamshureen: 'tis wondrous, a matter to draw down the lower jaw with amazement!. From Wordnik.com. [The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete] Reference
A fresh show of her maturer mildness and he stood inwardly taking back his late farewell to sweet companionship and softly answering in his incongruous pomp of voice with a new tenderness, and while the worn-out mother gradually let her full weight sink on the tired slave, this obvious propitiousness was embarrassingly increased by the two weary ones falling asleep. From Wordnik.com. [Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi] Reference
And oceans of propitiousness spread everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [An Offering Ceremony to the Spiritual Masters] Reference
Sa’adan, Maymun, Shadi, &c., &c., are all expressive of (a probably euphuistic) “propitiousness.”. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
All I desire to emphasize is my fervent plea, addressed to both the administrators who, as the elected representatives of the community must devise the plans, coordinate the activities, and direct the agencies of a continually expanding community, and to those whose privilege it is to labor, at home and abroad, to insure the effective prosecution of these sacred tasks, to realize the propitiousness of the present hour, recognize its urgency, meet its challenge and appreciate its unique potentialities. From Wordnik.com. [Citadel of Faith] Reference
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