242 Conformity between Indian and Bardic Theology. (Noy. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, : 
YW HENEV ER I have the curiofity to look into books which treat of the anti- 
quities of India, 1 am furprifed what a clofe affinity 1s to be difcovered be- 
tween the theology and original language of that part of the world, and the bardic 
fyftem and language of Wales. This has made me very anxious for the acquaintance 
of a fcholar in the Shanfcrit, and I have hitherto been unfuccefsful ; but perhaps, fir, 
there may be amongft the readers of your Magazine, fome one capable for communi- 
cating many curious illuftrations upon the fubjeét. The following comparifon is 
made of notes which I took in reading sir W. Jones’s Tranflation of the Laws of 
Menu, and are offered to your notice, as a fpecimen ‘of the affinity which I have 
mentioned. 
Laws of Menu. 
Menu fappofed to be the fame with the Mneues 
-- of Egypt, and the Minos of Greece. Preface, 
p. vill: JMenv with his divine bull : Apisand 
Mneues both reprefentations of fome perfo- 
nage: Minos under the emblem of the Mino- 
taur: The bull Meeves, the firft lawgiver. 
p. ix. The etymology of Menu trom the 
soot Men, to underftand; alfo intelligent. It 
has alfo an affinity with Menes, mens, and 
mind, PB, X. ‘3 
The firfl Afenu fuppofed to be Azam: Brahma 
> taught his laws to Menu in 100,000’ verles. 
Pix 
The 100,000 verfes containing the laws, were 
arranged under 24. heads, P. xii. es 
Minotaur, Menotaurus. eb 
‘Oblatien to be made, accompanied with the three 
mighty words, Earth, Sky, Heaven, P. 300. 
Nared, the fage among gods. P. xi. ty 
Nara, the fpirit of God: Ayana, place of mo- 
tion. The Deity is thence nanied Narayana, 
moving onthe waters. P.2. . 
Antara, a peviod of the reign of each 
P 
Menu. 
- 9. Ki 
Menwantara, the reign of Menu, 
Pa 
Agri, regent of fire, p. 62. 
Indra, tegent of the atmofphere. 
Viajya: Let the Vaijya be always attentive to 
agriculture.  P. 287. Gases? 
Gandharvas, aérial muficians, 
Gaur, aname for Bengal. P. 12. 
Huta, that is offered, a name given to the fa- 
- craments, ~ Wey 
_ This comparifon might be extended toa great length ; 
left it fhould not appear fufficiently interefting. 
Neu. 6- 
The Welt. 
The Welfh have preferved the names of a few 
mythological perfonages; and amongft thefe 
Menu is-one. In one of the Triades, we have 
Menu the fon of the Three Utterances. or Criesy- 
as one of the three perfons having the power 
of fafcination and of becoming invifible. In 
another Triad, Menu is one of the three chief_ 
magicians. In anether, Menu, the fonof the — 
Three Cries, is reckoned one who had the 
power of illufion.. The word Menu has the 
fame abftra€& meaning in the Welfh as is given 
to the Indian name—the fewer of intelle& 5 
and from the fame root is derived /Menys, or 
Emenyz, the brain. gl 
Once there was only the good mufe, which 
Adam had originally from heaven.’ Bardifm: 
The 24 metrical canons embrace all the poffible 
"varieties of'metres. 
Menu-taru, the bull Menu, or the bull intellee. 
Menu, the fon of the Three loud Utterances.  ~ 
Nar, a fapreme; plural Warez 3 Nared, a fu- 
_ preme ftate.’ 0 he ay 
Nara, efflux of the Supreme: Au, to go, to 
- move 3: avany Moving 3 avanai, that moves. 
‘6 Bid euain alliud;? let thé ftranger be in 
motion. Li. Hen. ay Pan pee eee 
Antur, antura, a going onward, a venture. - 
Menweantura, the venturing onward, courfe, or 
fway of Menu, or intelleG.- ~~ te 
£gni,‘ardency, energy. : 
Hin, the atmofphere, the weather ; Hindra, the 
ftate, or fway of the weather. °° + 
Bid i vaefai valu ya wafted am drin tir. Let 
. the fieldman be taking care continually of 
agriculture. Ais 3 ee 
Gwynicarqeis,youths ofthe wind mufic: Gwynt= _ 
‘ arwefi, wind-mufic. ee SARs 
Gwyr (gower in the Englith orthography) — 
land jutting into the fea, a peninfula: Ben~— 
gal, the fair high land, or head land. 
Huta, huda, an offer; alfo the imperative of — 
‘ the verb, take thou. Guvellun hwta na dau 
azaws - One offer is better than-two promifes: 
Adage. oe # 
but I am induced to conclude, 
I remain, fir, yours, &c. 
ey Soe eee - MEIRIQRe 
