Calves, driven away from Chaturvimsa hymn, 128, Cosmic Man. See Pu-
their mothers, 1; of Prisni, Mists, 53, 54. Camels, 221. Car, to carry Ukhya Agni, 103, 104; for battle, 252. Car-builder, 256. Carpenter, 43, 143, 256. Cart, containing the sac- rificial elements, 3, 13, 32.
Castes, four, 227, 232.262. Castles of drought de- mons, 240; three, forms of Agui, 35.
Chatushṭoma, 129. Chatustrimsa hymn, 128. Châtvâla, a sacrificial pit, 55, 63, 72, 269, 300. Chhandasyâ bricks, 122, 125, 127, 134. Child-birth, liturgy of, 64; Goddess connected with, 281. Chip(s), from the sacrifi- cial stake, 45, 62; of gold, 139, 157. Circumambulation, as a sign of reverence, 41, 295.
Cattle rays of light, Cleanser, name of one of
281, 282. Centre of Earth, the
altar, 216, 240. Chaitra, mid-March to mid-April, 56, 117. Chakravâkas, 221, 225. Chamasas, cups or bowls, 62.
the side-hearths, 41; one of the priests (the Potar), 178.
Cosmological specula- tions, 151, 152. Courser, dappled, of the Sun, 109. Cow, given in exchange for Soma, 29, 39; uni- ped, biped, three-foot- ed, eight-footed, 64; sacrificial, 64,215; the altar, 249; Tvaslitar's guardian, 120; Cosmic, Aditi, 29, 120; red, to complete the thou- sand, 66; of Plenty, 109. 157; black, re- presenting Night,157; Sarasvati, 192, 200. Cowell, Prof. E. B., 272. Cowherd, 256,
Cleansing-bath, 188. See Cows, sacrificial names
Cleansing Goddess, 178. Cloth, given as a fee, 59. Cloud, homage to, 208.
Chambers's Encyclopæ- Cock, 222; peg so called
dia, 293. Chameleon, 223.
Chandra, female Moon, the Soma cow, 30. Chandramâs, the Moon, 264, 301. Chapya, a sacrificial ves- sel, 184. Charakas, followers of
Couch-blower, 258. Colebrooke, H T., 255, 260, 263, 265. Confession, 22. Consecration, 26, 27, 35, 42, 53, 176; of Agni as King, 162 ;--Vâk, 129.
of, 2, 20, 297; at the Rajasûya, 83; com- mon names of, 297; Night and Morning, 240,245; rays of light, 84, 109, 270; of Gods, 12; swearing by, 48; given as fee to priests, 59; one thousand so given, 66; Procession of, 164; Heaven and Earth, 242; Great Ones, 6, 26; Wealthy Ones, 45.
one of the chief schools Consorts of Gods, 96, Creation, questions re- of the Black Yajur 221, 233, 234.
Charu, a mess of boiled Corpus Poeticum Boreale,
garding, 150.
Creator, Prajapati, 116,
124, 129, 150, 151, 266; Agni, 265. Creatures, Lord of, 209. Cuckoo, 223.
Cucumber, 24.
Currier, 257. Curse, 35, 47; pronounc- ed on an enemy, 51.
DADHIKRA, 73, 213. Dadbikrâs, 73, 74, 213. Dadhikrâvan, 73, 74, 213, 284. Dâdhikrî, verse, 213.
posite of Aditi,82, 164. Dog, killed at the Horse-
Day and Night, 48, 209, Diti, a Goddess, the op- 214, 239, 263, 267. Daybreak, homage to,209. Days and Nights, 96, 130. Death, 182, 288, 289,303. Deliverers, certain altar bricks, 129. Demiurgus, 265.
a purifying Desire of Men, Agni, 193.
Dadhyach, son of Athar- van, 91, 296.
Daksha, a Creative Power,
Sacrifice, 205. Dog-leader, 256. Doors of the Sacrificial Hall, 197, 200, 202, 236, 240, 241,245,247,
one of the Âdityas, Devasûs,
227, 261, 286, 287. Dâkshâyaṇas, decendants of Daksha, 286. Dakshinâ, priests' guer- don, 28, 30, 230. Dakshinâgni,
southern fire and fireplace, 1, 17, 21, 96.
Gods, 78. Devotion, Goddess of, 30. Dewy Season, Dews, 15, 82, 139, 199. Dhâtar, the Ordainer, 62,
164, 225, 295. Dhâyyâ, name of an ad- ditional verse, 175.
Dakshinahoma, oblation Dhishanâs, Goddesses of
in the southern fire,58. Dames, Consorts of the Gods, 61, 96, 233. Dance, 258.
Dancer, public, 256. Dânus, a class of fiends,
Darbha grass, 2, 29, 38, 39, 85, 169, 205. Darvi, name of a sacrifi
Daṣapeya libations, 85. Dâsas, aborigines, 277.
Drop, Soma, 120; Indu, meaning Agni,168; the Sun, 114, 115; Earth's life-sustaining mois- ture, 7;-oblation, 55. Drummer, 258. Drum(s), 73, 253, 254. Dûrvâ grass, 116; brick,
Dutt, Mr. R. Ch., 255. Dvâdaşâha, a twelve-day
ficial spoons or ladles, Dvipad, dimeter, two- 10, 11, 29. Dice, personified, 256; names of five, 258; used at consecration of a King, 84, 85; dicing, 283.
name of an altar brick, 137. Dvita, Secundus, said to be Trita's brother, 7.
Dasyus, hostile savages, Diffusive breath, that Dvivedaganga, a Com-
Dyutâna, son of the Ma. ruts, 40.
EAGLE, 221, 222; the Sun, 278;-shape, the altar, 87, 100, 239. Earth, 7, 11, 12, 112, 116,
208, 209, 211, 214, 271, 286, 290, 292, 294, 301; Consort of, 11; Mother,
Enclosing-sticks, 9, 12, Fervour, Austerity, Reli-
Encompasser, the, Varuņa the Starry Heaven, 9; Vritra, the cloud-de- mon, 4.
gious Zeal, 26, 27, 31, 35, 42.
Ficus Indica, 83;-Reli-
giosa, 83, 288. Fig tree, Holy, 110.
Etasa, one of the Sun's Filter, 55.
horses, 149. Eunuch, 81, 259. Evening Soma Pressing, 60.
11, 75, 97, 198, 227; Ewe, 120. Earth and Heaven, the Exorcism, 77.
parents, 251. See Hea- Expiation
FAITH, 176, Falcon, bringer of Soma, 34, 49; shape of the altar, 87.
Finisher, the, Death,303. Fire, domestic, 5; sacri- ficial, 5; funeral, 5; Solar, identified with Brahma, 307; kindling of, 281 ;-kindling priest, 8, 59;-drill, 34, 282;-poker or shovel, 5. Fire-altar, 97, 121, 239. See Altar. Fire-pan, 94-97, 101, 102, 104, 107, 119, 120;-
Egg, the Mundane, 261. Fast, 176;--food, 28;- making of the, 95;
Eggeling, Professor J., 32,
37, 38, 40, 47, 50, 63, Father, the Universal,
67,80,81, 84, 85, 87, 97,
138, 140, 141, 144, 145, 150, 155, 156, 166-168, 170, 171, 202, 302. Eight-footed, the ritual name of a cow in calf, 64.
Ekadhanas, pitchers used in sacrifice, 35. Ekadhanavid, a title of Indra, 35. Ekata, Primus, said to be a brother of Trita, 7. Ekatrimṣa, name of a hymn, 128. Ekavimsa, a hymn, 123, 128, 129, 198, 254. Elephant, 221;-keeper,
Dyaus, Heaven, Sky, 11, 74, 118, 179, 184,
fumigating, 95; ing, 96; represents
Agui as the Sun, 100.
Fathers, Manes, Spirits First year of the five- of deceased ancestors, year Cycle, 257. 10, 15, 23, 39, 44, 70, Fish incarnation of Vish- 105, 130, 177, 182, 220, ņu, 207.
227, 253, 266, 276, 288, Fisherman, 256, 257. 290, 298, 299, 307; the Fish-vender, 257. friends, 23; grades of, 179, 181; give riches, 181; have power over seasons, 15; bestow children, 15; punish sin, 181; their raiment, 15. Favour, divine. See Anu-
Five, the, the fingers, 8;
races, 232; tribes,103; -year cyde, 257. Five fold gift, 278; life,
227, 228; man, 170, 227, 228; river, 281. Flawless hand. See Hand. Strainer, the wind,
Fences enclosing sticks, Flies, oblation to, 224.
Embryo, development of, 12. symbolized, 81.
Floods, sacrificial waters,
Fencing-sticks, three, 9.
258. Fortune, 263; oblation Gayal, a species of wild
Foundations, live animals Gâyatra, composed in
built into, 118. Four castes, 262. Fourth Aditya, Indra,60. Freedom, the, i. e. most independent, Agni,269. Friend, the, Mitra, 235. Frog, 148, 149. Fruitage, 82.
purchase of Soma, 31, milk of, 96; goat's
hair light, 94; used in sacrifice, 94; goat skin, 75; goats and Gâyatrî, one of the chief sheep, 22. Vedic metres, 7, 14, Goatherd, 256. 30, 34, 81, 95, 122,125, 183, 197, 211, 213,243, 245, 254, 299; connec- ted with cattle, 125; used at morning, 30;
Full Moon sacrifice,1,3,12. Funeral ceremonies, for-
Furrow, personified, 109; Genii, 256.
drawn on each side of Gharma, a libation of the altar, 109.
GALL-heat, 149. Gambler, 256, 258, 259. Gandharva, the, the Sun,
71, 88, 152, 166, 167, 255, 265; Vișvâvasu, 9, 248.
heated milk, and the
caldron in which it is heated, 68, 164, 174, 192, 269, 292, 293,297 -301, 303. Ghṛita(m), ghî, clarified
butter, 16; hymn in praise of, 159–161.
Gandharvas, a class of Ghritâchî, the name of
Goddesses, 96, 234; sa-
crificial waters, 26. Gods, mind-born, 28; not originally immortal, 121; their number, 54, 267, 285; thirty-three, 187,190, 285; wives of the, see Consorts,
Gold, identified with
light, 29; symbol of the Sun, 100, 205; the Sun, 135; offering with, 29; amulet, 236; disc with 21 knobs,
altar, 139, 157; plate of, 100, 108, 114, 295; pieces, 31; discs, 84; chain, 205; castles 35; needles, 213, 214; given as fee, 59; put on the King's head and
under his foot, 82; put in the track of the Soma cart, 37; charm against lightning, 186;
represents purity and HAIR, braided, 145.
119; Half-Indra oblations,163.
splinter put in month, Half-months, 209, 214,
nostrils, eyes and ear of dead victims, 119. Gold-eyed, Savitar, 283.
Half-years, 235.
Hall-door fire, 150.
Gold-Germ, 114. See Hamsa, swan, the Sun
Golden figure of a man, symbol of Prajapati,
Agni, the Sacrificer, 114, 116, 119;-Germ,
that floats through heaven, 84, 102, 183. Hand,flawless, with closed
ing of, 151; separation
of, 285. Hell, 7, 255.
Herbs, 209. See Plants. Herdsman, the, the Sun, 296. Heron, 222.
fingers that let no High Altar, 87, 114. grain fall through,5,6. Hillebrandt, Prof. A., 31, 71, 79, 89, 103, 159, 172, 230, 238, 255, 302,
See Hiranyagarbha. Hare, 215. Goldenhanded,Savitar, Haris, Indra's Bay Steeds,
Savitar, 275; horns, Harisvâmin, a commen- the mane of the sacri- ficial horse, 249. Goldsmith, 258. Gomriga, a wild bull,211,
Good, the, Vayu, 295. Good works, rewarded,
Gotama, a great Ṛishi,286. Grace, divine, 254. See
Hâriyojana Graha, a liba- tion to Indra, 6, 164. Harlot, 258, 259. Hasta, one of the guards of the celestial Soma,
31. Haug, Prof. M., 31, 123, Homer, 252. 267, 302, 303. Havirdhâna, the store where the sacrificial elements are kept, 32, 37, 66, 68, 242. Havis, sacrificial food,13,
Anumati. Graha, a cup of Soma, 164, 176, 187. Grahagrahana, drawing of cups of Soma, 51. Grass, barhis or altar- Havishkṛit, oblation-pre-
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