Hotar, sacrificing or in- voking priest, 11, 92, 190, 199-202, 216, 230, 240; divine, Agni, 199, 217, 240; Hotar's hearth, 40; his cup, 49. Hotars, seven, 280; two celestial, 191, 193, 197, 200, 203, 204, 236, 240, 242, 214, 245,247, 251.
House, addressed by the householder on leaving and returning, 21,
House priest, of the Gods,
187. See Purohita. Human Sacrifice, 255. See
Purushamedha.
Hundred, autumns, 227, 286,289, 292; winters 14, 19; years, 178; Powers, Lord of, Indra, 23, 200, 231, 232, 279; Vanaspati, 241, 244; Hundred Rudras, 201. Hundred-headed, Agni as Rudra, 157. Husband-finder, Rudra, 24; usually Aryaman,
Hyena, 223. Hypermeter brick, 137.
ICE, 226. Ichneumon, 221.
Ida, Nourishment per- sonified, a Goddess of
Sacrifice, 30, 109, 191,
Indrani, Indra's Consort,
Idàvatsara, name of a Indra-grains, 175, 184, year of the five year 199. cycle, 239, 257. Idvatsara, another year of the same, 239, 257. Iguana, 222. Illusion, phenomenal na. ture, 216. Immolator, 191, 200;
191, 275; his Consorts. the waters, 61. Indus, 69, 272, 281, 282, 300.
Vanaspati, 241, 244; Infinite Nature, Aditi, Agni, 237.
225; his mother, 275; Iron, 25, 108, 214, 234 King of Gods, 78; the 249; castle, 35. Sun, 270, 272; God of Îș, the Lord, the Su- Battles, 36, 152-154; preme Self, 304. Good Deliverer, 85. Isaiah, 227, 286. 172, 173, 184, 190,192, Îșâna, a title of Rudra 194, 195, 201, 202, 221, 302. 204; slayer of Vritra, Își Upanishad; Îşavasy- Îșâvâsy- 4, 58, 81, 170, 190, 195, am; Îșopanishad, Book 270; Lord of Speech 67; Visvakarman, 67; Marutvàn, 57, 58; sprung from the union of Yajña and Dakshi-
XL of the White Ya- jurve la, 308.
Ish, the name of an au- tumn month, 56. Isha, the same, 127, 209.
tion, 184, 185;= the JACKAL, 222.
Sacrificer, 31; repre- Jagatî, one of the three
193, 197, 200, 203, Indra-Agni, Indr-Âgnî,
237, 241, 242, 244, 247, 250, 281; symbo- lical name of the sacri- fieial cow, 20, 30, 66, 297; son of, Agni,281.
chief Vedic metres,
197, 211, 213, 244,245, 254;-bricks, 135, Jamadagni, a greatṚishi,
12, 18, 55, 107, 117, 138, 205, 225, 254;— 25, 123, 286. Brihaspati, 55, 225;- Jatavedas, Knower of
Varuna, 52, 55 ;—Vâ-
yu, 52;- Vishu, 55.
Beings, Agni, 17, 89,
102, 106, 113, 118,
136, 161,169, 178, 182, 237, 247, 250, 269,281
Kapardin, having coiled Kirata, a savage, who and braided hair, a lives by hunting, 257, title of Rudra, 141.
Jâvâla Upanishad, 310. Kapinjala, the heathcock Jester, 258.
JESUS, Logia of, 260. Jeweller, 256. Jibananda Vidyâsâgara, Pandit, xix. Jones, Sir W., 21, 308. Juhû, one of the sacri- ficial spoons, 10-13, 29. Jujube, a tree and its fruit, 85, 173, 175, 184, 185, 199. Jumbaka, a Vedic name of Varuņa, 226.
or francolin, 220, 223, 224.
Knife, razor, 26; slaugħ-
Kratu, one of the Seven Rishis, 151. Kratusthala, the allego- rical name of an Ap- saras, 133. Kravyad, Raw-flesh-eater, Agni of the funeral pile, 290. Krimuka wood, 97. Krisânu, a guard of the
Karâlî, a tongue or flame of Agni, 158. Karka, a Commentator,xix. Karma, religious work, 304, 307-309. Kârshmarya tree, 115. Kârtika, mid-October to mid-November, 23,56.
Kâşî, 310. Kasyapa, an ancient Ṛi- shi, 25, 254, 286. Katha Upanishad, 310.
Jyaishtha, May 15 to Kâtyâyana, xix. June 15, 56.
Kavya, a class of Manes, and the offerings made to them, 181;-vâha- na, Agui as carrier of
KA, Who? Prajapati, 3, 14, 56, 92, 112, 114, 186, 207, 210, 214, these oblations, 181. 220, 226, 237, 264. Kâvya, name of a metre, Kakshivân, a Ṛishi, 20. 131. Kakup, a Vedic metre, Khadira, the tree Acacia 125, 131, 136, 198, Catechu. 43, 65, 84. 213, 244, 246. Kilala, a sweet beverage, Kali, the name of a ton- 16, 22, 193, 256. gue or flame of Agni, Kimpurusha, 158. 120.
Kalpa, ceremonial, 160; Kindler, 53. Success Libation, 165; Kindlership, 11. a day of Brahma, Kindling-stick(s) 9-11.17, 432000,000 years, 265. Kama, the God of Love,
Kampila, a place in North
India, 212. Kaṇva, a famous Vedic Rishi, 157. Kâṇva, the name of a recension of the White Yajurveda Samhita,
63, 61, 99. 240, 262;- verses, 175, 235. King, 75, 187; Soma,75, 177; Varuna, 63; In- auguration of a, 77; consecration of a, 79, 81, 84. Kingdom-supporting Li- bations, 166. Kingship, 82.
celestial Soma, 31,41. Krishna Yajurveda, xvii. Krita, the name of a die,
Kshatra, royalty, the no-
bility, 73, 255. Kshatriya, a man of the princely order, 80, 99,
Kshatriya, a woman of the same rank, 255, 258.
Kshurabhraja, Bright Razor, the Sun, the fanciful name of a
metre, 131. Kubla, the name of a
Kunâra, a demon, 170. Kurus, a northern people,
Kusa grass, used for sa- crificial purposes, 2, 26, 34, 43, 45, 109, 114, 149, 150. Kushmas, a word of un- known meaning, 225.
LADIES, celestial, deities of sacred metres, 96
Ladles, sacrificial, 10. Lâja, parched grain,172. Lakshmi, Fortune, 263. Lanman, Prof., 182. Lassen, Prof., 282. Law, the order of the universe, 20, 52, 74, 148, 158, 166, 231, 253; sacrifice, 10, 20, 41, 84, 92, 118, 182, 183, 197, 205; Agni, 93, 102. Law-maintainer(s), Mi- tra and Varuna, 81; Varuna, 84.
Lead, used as a charm,
muchi, at the Couse- Macdonell, Prof. A.,7,15,
cration of a King, 82; needles of, 213, 214. Leper, 258.
Life, natural duration of
human, 227. Lightning, 224, 292, 302. Line, to keep off fiends,
41, 184, 233, 280,286. Madhava, name of a
Spring month, 56, 117,
209. Madhu, honey, sweetness, the name of a month, 56, 117, 209.
Commentator on the W. Yajurveda, passim. Mahiman libations, 210, 217.
Maina, a bird like a star-
ling, 221, 222.
Mainâla, a netter of fish,
Maitrâvaruņa, the Ho- tar's first assistant, 49, 55, 80, 280. Maitrâ Varuna Graha, 164.
Makha, a mythical being, 95. 293, 295. Male, or Spîrit, the Pre- siding, 261.
Madhuvidyâ, esoteric lore Malimlucha, a name of the
15; drawn with a black-buck's horn, 28. of Soma. 296.
Lines, of altar and pit, Madhyandina-Savana, the
36; on three sides of altar, 7; rouud the lump of clay represent- Madhyandina, xviii. ing Agni, 90; furrows Magadha, South Bihâr, ploughed on each side of the altar, 109. Lion, 125, 173, 185; hair
of, mixed with Sura, 173; Indra, 201.
intercalary month,209. Man, the Cosmic. See
Mâna, a Ṛishi, 285.
Manas, mind, 138. 305.
Mandârya, a Vedic bard, 285.
Magadha, a professional Manes, Spirits of deceas-
bard, 255, 259. Magha, mid-January to mid-February, 56.
Lioness 223; the High Maghavan, Lord
Lofty Point, the zenith, Mahadeva, Great God,
ed ancestors, 15, 231, 288, 307, 308. Manly-souled, or Friend; of Man. Varuna, Pra- jâpati or Dyaus, 102. Mann, Mr. John, xviii. Manning, Mrs., xviii.
Lokampriuas, space-fill- Mahânâmnîs, certain R. Manthin, Soma juice
Mats, representing, Hea- Milton, 35, 310. ven and Earth, 100, Mind, 27, 28, 122, 305, 108. 307; of Gods, 47;
Mare (bearer) of earth, Mâtarișvan, Vâyu, Wind,
295. Mares of the Maruts, Mâtarişvan's
jâpati, 131. Minstrel, 259.
caldron, Misra, Vâchaspati 309.
Devo- Mitra, the Friend, iden-
tion, 223. Matron, 13. See Sacrifi- cer's Wife. Matron's Hall, 32, 174. Matrons, celestial, Con- sorts of Varuna, 104; deities of the stars, 96.
Marka, the name of a Mâyâ, phenomeual Na-
Maruta Uktha, a litany Mayu, Mayu, perhaps a to the Maruts, 133. Maruts, Storm-Gods, 12, 13, 22, 57, 64, 83, 102, 107, 148, 153, 154, 166 167, 189, 191, 197, 198
209, 214, 220, 225, 227
228, 230, 233, 251, 253-
255, 268, 270, 271, 273
tified with the Sun, 9, 29, 78, 94, 225, 228. 235, 242.253,268,269, 276 287, 291, 300- 302; God of Day, 272; Rita, Right, Truth, 52. Mitrâ-Varuna, a dual deity 9, 52, 55, 196. 197, 225, 254, 267, predecessors, as Kings, of Indra, 79, 81; Law- maintainers, 81; Sov- ran Lords, 82; Rain Gods, 12, 196.
moukey. 222. Medha, a Rishi, 278. Mediator, Agni, 196. Menakâ, an Apsaras,134. Merchant, the God who Mitra, Babu Pramadâ gives boons in return Dasa, 308.
for sacrifice, Indra,23; Mock-man, a puppet Rudra, 142. used in sacrifice, 89, 120, 121.
276, 279-281, 285, Metheglin, 16.
287, 301, 302; three Metre bricks, 127, 134.
Metres, 30, 48, 127; su-
pernatural powers at- Monkey, 221, 222. tributed to, 14; class- Monotheism, 285. ed by syllables, 76, 77; fanciful names of, 127; 131; called birds, 12. Micturition, formula for, 28. Mid-day Soma Pressing, 57.
or nine troops of, 7, 158; seven rice-cakes offered to, 158; their names or titles, 158, 159, 302; clans, 159; singers of hymns so called, 189, 295. Marutvân, a title of In- dra, 57, 58. Marutvatiya Graha, 57, 58, 164, 268;- Uktha, Milch-cow = wealth 133.
Month, the intercalary, 209, 239. Months, 209, 214, 233, 238; technical names of, 56, 74, 209; fauciful names of, 165; mani- festations of Agni, 165. in Moon, 103.167, 209-211.
Mâsara, a peculiar decoc- Milch-kine. See Cows. tion, 172, 174, 183, Milk = wealth, 120.
187, 193, 199-201. Mat of the Sadas or
Priests' Shed, 40.
Milker at sacrifice, may
be any one above the
rank of a Sûdra, 2.
216, 230, 301; Soma, 282; spots in the, 8; Sacrifice at New and Full, 1-13; waxing and waning Varuņa and
Morning Soma Pressing, Nagnahu, a root used as Nigada, loud recitation,
Morning and Night, 241,
245. See 'Night and Dawn, Night and Morning. Mortar, of wood, for pounding grain, 4, 66;
Nâkasadas, Sky-seated Night, 18, 19, 191, 283,
bricks, 132, 133. Name Libations, 165. Namuchi, a certain Asu- ra, 86, 177, 182, 193, 194; his head repre- sented by a piece of
Mother, the Earth, 11, Naraka, hell, 7.
74, 75, 84, 97, 179; Narandisha, of uncertain each of the quarters of the sky, 50. Mothers, the Waters, 26,
81; Plants, 110. Motive, to sacrifice, 27. Mountain-haunter, Ru- dra, 140, 141. Mrityu, Death, 288. Mûjavâns, a people in the northern hills, 24. Muir, J. (Original Sans- krit Texts), 24, 120, 140, 141, 147, 151, 174,
meaning, 69. Naraṣamsa, the Praise or Desire of Men, Agni, 69, 181, 190, 193, 199, 203, 236, 240, 242, 250, Nârâșamsa, (cups), be- longing to the Fathers, 181; an epithet of Fathers, 69. Nâsatyas, the Asvins, 184, 194, 195, 199, 274, 285. Nature, 306, 307.
177, 252, 255, 260- Navadaşa, nineteen-fold,
262, 288, 292, 293. Mukti, Liberation, Final Beatitude, 304. Müller, Prof. F. Max, 23,
34, 53, 92, 137, 157, 181, 226, 233, 255, 262, 265, 270, 282, 285, 290, 305, 307-310. Mundane Egg, the, 261. Mungoose, 221, 222. Muñja grass, 27, 97, 100. Musician, 258.
NABHAS, mist, vapour, a name of Agni, 36;
a hymn, 128. Navagvas, members of a mythological priestly family, 179. Navel, the centre of Earth, the High Altar, 301. Nectar, 103, 172. Needle, 38, 40, 213, 214. Nescience, ignorance of the Self, 307. Neshtar, the priest who leads forward the sac-
299. Nightand Dawn or Morn- ing, 100, 157, 191, 193, 240, 244, 251, 273. Nigrâbhyâ, water for sprinkling Soma plants, 49, 50, 67
Nilagriva, Blue-necked, Rudra, 143. Nirriti,earth in her low- est depth, 77, 108; the Goddess of Destruction, 107, 108, 224, 225, 256; formulas for averting, 107, 108; bricks devot- ed to her, 107, 108. Nishâda(s), wild abori- gines, 143, 227, 232, 256-258. Nishkevalya Graha, 164; Uktha, 133. Nivid, invoking formula, 175, 269, 270. Nobility, the Râjanyas or Kshatriyas, men of the princely and mili- tary class, 5, 54, 73, 129, 130,166, 167, 298, 299; represented by Indra, 130. Numbers, homage to the Genii of, 209. Nyagrodha, Ficus Indica, 211, 212. Nychthemera, 96.
name of a month, 56, New Moon sacrifice, 1, 12. Offering-prayer, 196,206,
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