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- noun That which
pervades .
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Examples
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Earth in space (in the form of Sesha, or, rescues her in the form of the mighty boar or supports her as a subtil pervader) (CCXXVII -- CCXXXV); He that is exceedingly inclined to grace, insomuch that He grants happiness to even foes like Sisupala; He that has been freed from the attributes of
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Thou art Vishṇu (the pervader of all); blue in colour: of great might; the commander of armies; and lord of villages.
Ramayana. English Valmiki 1866
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I think of it, the wonder is, that every working-day pervader of these scenes goes clean away.
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And now I think of it, the wonder is, that every working-day pervader of these scenes goes clean away.
The Uncommercial Traveller Charles Dickens 1841
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