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1ke, 640; earths, three in number, 30, 68, 400,471,631,686; earths, nine in number, 228, 631. eclipse of moon, 533 ; of sun, 294, 662 n. effigy, human, in witchcraft, 72., 359, 534. Ekata, a water god, 521-2. elephant, 76, 116, 144, 195 (female), 202. enema, 236. enemies, charms against, 89, 92-3, 325, 334, 484, 544, 557- eunuch, 108, 130, 538. evil, charms against, 163, 509; eye, 61, 91, 285-6, 474 (cf. papma- ga^a) ; deposited in a garment, 654 ; qualities, personified as divinities, 423 ; thoughts, elimi- nation of, 594. Cf. sin. Fathers, 10, 54, 59, 60, 73, 87, 119, 126, 138, 161-2, 166, 170-1, 175, 180, 183-4, 186, 196, 223, 229, 254, 384, 456, 544, 585, 603—4, 612, 660. fire, charm for security against, 147, 514; battle-fire (senagni), 325; in a battle-charm, 121; digestive (^a^aragni), 242 ; forest-fire, 107, 443, 468 ; funeral-fire, 77. fish and fishermen, 154. five peoples (races), 92, 201, 204. fork of the road, 163 ; cf. cross-roads. fortune, charm to procure it, 253. frog (symbol of water and coolness), 4, 348, 350, 5H-5, 565. funeral practices in sorcery and imprecations, 254, 297, 435 ; funeral-fire, spell in, 77 ; funeral- cow (anustara/zi), 253. Gamadagni, a sage, 23-4, 31, 319. Gambling, gamester, and gambling- place, 76, 88, 144, 149-50, 191, 391, 412, 544, 548; cf. dice. Garni, a goddess, 323. Gandhari, a people, 2, 446. Gandharvas, 31, 33-4, 43, 80, 119, 125-6, 160, 202, 205, 210, 214, 225, 229, 254, 323, 370, 408 ff., 413, 520-1, 534, 536 ; namesof, 534; Gandharv?, 520-1. Garhapatya (Agni), 165, 167. GanWa and Garutmant, 25, 268 fF., 306, 401 ; cf. eagle. Gatavedas (Agni), 18, 54, 57, 64-5, 83, 88, 98, 106, 110, 116, 121, 149, 168, 180, 183, 208, 541, 545^ n ; (Aditya), 127. gatha narajawsya^, a class of man- tras, 689. Gaya, a sage, 107., 255. gayatri, a metre, 1 1 2 , 2 08 ; in relation to Agni, 664. gharma, 119; three gharmas, 230, 59<\ Ghora Aiigirasa in contrast with Bhisha^ Atharvawa, xxi. gifts, prayer at the receipt of, 196 ; praise of him that bestows them (danastuti), 197, 688 ; three, 181, 613. glory, prayer for, 117,478; cf. lustre. goat-footed woman, 109. godana-cererr.ony, 307, 574, 665. gods, ageless, 365 ; sinful : see sin ; sleepless, 200. gold, 94, 116, 183, 192, 196, 264, 322, 348, 384, 477, 617, 654, 668 ff. ; as an amulet, 63. golden age, 198, 692. golden ship (soma, the moon?), 4, 6, 415, 680. Gotama, a sage, 319. gourd used in charm against ser- pents, 428. Grahi (fit, seizure), a female demon, 15, 34, 49, 57, 165, 187, 525. grain, charm to produce increase of, 141, 499; expiatory offering of, 528.
292. golden ship (soma, the moon?), 4, 6, 415, 680. Gotama, a sage, 319. gourd used in charm against ser- pents, 428. Grahi (fit, seizure), a female demon, 15, 34, 49, 57, 165, 187, 525. grain, charm to produce increase of, 141, 499; expiatory offering of, 528. gramaya^in, -yagaka, and pugaya- gniya, an inferior kind of priest, xl n, li, 580. greed and worldliness, expiation of, 494. Guggulu,an Apsaras, 33 ; cf. bdellium. Hair, charms to promote the growth of, 30 ff., 470, 536. INDEX OF SUBJFXTS. 699 hawsa, a bird (the sun), 28, 462. haplology, 398. happy kingdom, 198, 692. haridrava, yellow wagtail, 8, 266. harmony, agreement, peace, charms to secure them (sawmanasyani), xxix, xliv n, 134 ff., 492, 494-5, 508, 550; between cow and . calf, 493. havis (technical), 479, 492, 496 n, 498, 500. health, charms to secure it, 44-5, 49 ff. heat, fever cured by (attraction), 270. heavens, three, 68, 400, 416, 631; nine, 228, 631 ; cf. oceans, nine, hell (nethermost darkness), 177, 191, 211, 221-3, 242, 301' hemp (fastens amulets), 37, 162, 281, 2B4, 582. herald, 131. hermit, personification of the sun, 403. Himavant-mountains (Himalaya), 4-6, 12, 61, 415, 679. Hira/zyagarbha, the supreme god, 629, 686. holiness and beneficence, female personifications of, 602. holy work thwarted, 89 ; i holy water,' 379, 393, 504, 540. homoeopathy, 264, 443, 481, 506, 566 ; cf. attractio similium. honey, mixture of, for guests, 84 ; symbol of agreeableness, 277 (cf. licorice, and sugar-cane) ; honey-lash of the Ajvins, hymn to, 229, 587. hook, to rake in wealth with, 503. horse, charm to endow it with swiftness, 145, 507; of Pedu, 152 ff., 605, 607 (cf. Pedu, and Paidva-ceremony) ; sacrifice of, 662, 666; of Yama, 21, 422. hostile powers, charm for exposing hidden, 398. house, prayers and practices at the building of, 140, 343, 494; parts of, 140, 193 ff., 243, 343, 497, 596-8; purification of the entrance of, 298 ; presented as a gift to Brahmans, 193, 595, 598; removal of, 193, 595; varieties of, 597. HruVu, designation of fever, 3, 273. human sacrifice, ransomed, 360. hundred and one, 50, 162, 168, 170, 3°7, 43 3, 565 ; cf. ninety-nine. husband, charms to obtain one (pativedanani), 94-5, 217, 322, 491. hymns of the Atharva-veda, arrange- ment of, 247. Ichneumon (and serpent), 43, 103, 540, 580 ; cf. porcupine. Ida., a goddess, 512. fkshvaku, a king, 6, 679-80.
3, 3°7, 43 3, 565 ; cf. ninety-nine. husband, charms to obtain one (pativedanani), 94-5, 217, 322, 491. hymns of the Atharva-veda, arrange- ment of, 247. Ichneumon (and serpent), 43, 103, 540, 580 ; cf. porcupine. Ida., a goddess, 512. fkshvaku, a king, 6, 679-80. Indra, 18, 22, 24, 32-4, 38-9, 48-9, 5i, 53-5, 58, 63-6, 71, 75, 77-81, 85, 89-92, 95, 103, 105-6, 108, 112-17, 119-23, 125-33, 136-40, 143, 145-6, 148-9, 151-3, 160, 162-3, 169-70, 173, 179, 183, 188, 192-3, 195-6, 198, 200-1, 203-4, 207, 210, 213-15, 217, 221-3, 226, 231, 241, 256-7, 268, 280, 294, 311, 315, 324, 328-9, 331, 342, 349- 50, 353, 367, 37o, 380, 402, 433, 440, 454, 476, 478, 500, 503, 522, 547-9, 55i, 554, 583, 596, 627, 633, 655, 663; Indra Brahma«aspati, 163 ; seduced by an Asuri, 103, 268, 547 ; his mother, 116, 478. Cf. Magha- van, and Sakra. indramaha and -mahotsava, a festival, 35a3, 405, 5io. Indrawi, 105, 354, 536; indrawya arsham, and indrawy-upanishad, 354- ihgi^a,and ihgi*/a-oil,used in sorcery, 334, 476, 496, 582. insects, in the field, 142, 485; poison- ous, 29. intercalary month and year, 682-3. inundation, charm to prevent it, 349 n. investiture with the holy cord (upanayana), 240, 364, 381, 383, 55i, 569, 574, 623. Lana, a god, 253 n, 618. ish^a-purtam, 297. Jackal, 306. jealousy, charms against, 18, 106 ff., 467, 547, 559. 4 jewels ' of the king's court, 333. 700 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. Kabava (demon?), 67, 339-40. kairata, designation of a serpent, 28, 427 ; cf. Kirata-maiden. Kala (time) personified, 224 ff., 629, 681, 687. kalaka^g-a, three (heavenly phenome- non), 13, 500. Kama, love personified, 102, 175, 220 ff., 311, 359, 591, 629, 682; myth of, 535. kanaknaka, designation of poison, 154, 608. ^Tanda, a demon, 66, 301. kanda-poison, 154, 608. ATandra, and £andramas (moon-god), 10, 17, 85, 120, 128, 161. kankaparvan (scorpion), 29, 553. Ka/zva, demon of disease, 36, 302 ; name of a sage, 23-4, 33, 71, 3i5, 318-9, 397. karavya£, designation of certain stanzas, 689 ff. karki, designation of a white calf, 150, 413-4. karjapha (a demon ?), 67, 339. kasar/nla (kasanzira), designation of a serpent and serpent-r/shi, 152, 607. Kajyapa, a sage, 33, 45, 80, 107, 225, 255, 322, 577, 686 ; eye of (the sun), 68, 403 ; Kajyapas (plur.), 210. £aturthi-karma, a wedding-practice, 276, 546. Kaurama, a tribe, 197. Kesaraprabandha, a woman, 170, 432. Kejin, a divinity, 157, 620. kilala, a sweet drink, 206. Kimidin, a kind of demon, 64, 68, 205, 238, 403. king, practices pertaining to the, li, in ff, 404, 477 (cf.
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1ke, 640; earths, three in number, 30, 68, 400,471,631,686; earths, nine in number, 228, 631. eclipse of moon, 533 ; of sun, 294, 662 n. effigy, human, in witchcraft, 72., 359, 534. Ekata, a water god, 521-2. elephant, 76, 116, 144, 195 (female), 202. enema, 236. enemies, charms against, 89, 92-3, 325, 334, 484, 544, 557- eunuch, 108, 130, 538. evil, charms against, 163, 509; eye, 61, 91, 285-6, 474 (cf. papma- ga^a) ; deposited in a garment, 654 ; qualities, personified as divinities, 423 ; thoughts, elimi- nation of, 594. Cf. sin. Fathers, 10, 54, 59, 60, 73, 87, 119, 126, 138, 161-2, 166, 170-1, 175, 180, 183-4, 186, 196, 223, 229, 254, 384, 456, 544, 585, 603—4, 612, 660. fire, charm for security against, 147, 514; battle-fire (senagni), 325; in a battle-charm, 121; digestive (^a^aragni), 242 ; forest-fire, 107, 443, 468 ; funeral-fire, 77. fish and fishermen, 154. five peoples (races), 92, 201, 204. fork of the road, 163 ; cf. cross-roads. fortune, charm to procure it, 253. frog (symbol of water and coolness), 4, 348, 350, 5H-5, 565. funeral practices in sorcery and imprecations, 254, 297, 435 ; funeral-fire, spell in, 77 ; funeral- cow (anustara/zi), 253. Gamadagni, a sage, 23-4, 31, 319. Gambling, gamester, and gambling- place, 76, 88, 144, 149-50, 191, 391, 412, 544, 548; cf. dice. Garni, a goddess, 323. Gandhari, a people, 2, 446. Gandharvas, 31, 33-4, 43, 80, 119, 125-6, 160, 202, 205, 210, 214, 225, 229, 254, 323, 370, 408 ff., 413, 520-1, 534, 536 ; namesof, 534; Gandharv?, 520-1. Garhapatya (Agni), 165, 167. GanWa and Garutmant, 25, 268 fF., 306, 401 ; cf. eagle. Gatavedas (Agni), 18, 54, 57, 64-5, 83, 88, 98, 106, 110, 116, 121, 149, 168, 180, 183, 208, 541, 545^ n ; (Aditya), 127. gatha narajawsya^, a class of man- tras, 689. Gaya, a sage, 107., 255. gayatri, a metre, 1 1 2 , 2 08 ; in relation to Agni, 664. gharma, 119; three gharmas, 230, 59<\ Ghora Aiigirasa in contrast with Bhisha^ Atharvawa, xxi. gifts, prayer at the receipt of, 196 ; praise of him that bestows them (danastuti), 197, 688 ; three, 181, 613. glory, prayer for, 117,478; cf. lustre. goat-footed woman, 109. godana-cererr.ony, 307, 574, 665. gods, ageless, 365 ; sinful : see sin ; sleepless, 200. gold, 94, 116, 183, 192, 196, 264, 322, 348, 384, 477, 617, 654, 668 ff. ; as an amulet, 63. golden age, 198, 692. golden ship (soma, the moon?), 4, 6, 415, 680. Gotama, a sage, 319. gourd used in charm against ser- pents, 428. Grahi (fit, seizure), a female demon, 15, 34, 49, 57, 165, 187, 525. grain, charm to produce increase of, 141, 499; expiatory offering of, 528.
292. golden ship (soma, the moon?), 4, 6, 415, 680. Gotama, a sage, 319. gourd used in charm against ser- pents, 428. Grahi (fit, seizure), a female demon, 15, 34, 49, 57, 165, 187, 525. grain, charm to produce increase of, 141, 499; expiatory offering of, 528. gramaya^in, -yagaka, and pugaya- gniya, an inferior kind of priest, xl n, li, 580. greed and worldliness, expiation of, 494. Guggulu,an Apsaras, 33 ; cf. bdellium. Hair, charms to promote the growth of, 30 ff., 470, 536. INDEX OF SUBJFXTS. 699 hawsa, a bird (the sun), 28, 462. haplology, 398. happy kingdom, 198, 692. haridrava, yellow wagtail, 8, 266. harmony, agreement, peace, charms to secure them (sawmanasyani), xxix, xliv n, 134 ff., 492, 494-5, 508, 550; between cow and . calf, 493. havis (technical), 479, 492, 496 n, 498, 500. health, charms to secure it, 44-5, 49 ff. heat, fever cured by (attraction), 270. heavens, three, 68, 400, 416, 631; nine, 228, 631 ; cf. oceans, nine, hell (nethermost darkness), 177, 191, 211, 221-3, 242, 301' hemp (fastens amulets), 37, 162, 281, 2B4, 582. herald, 131. hermit, personification of the sun, 403. Himavant-mountains (Himalaya), 4-6, 12, 61, 415, 679. Hira/zyagarbha, the supreme god, 629, 686. holiness and beneficence, female personifications of, 602. holy work thwarted, 89 ; i holy water,' 379, 393, 504, 540. homoeopathy, 264, 443, 481, 506, 566 ; cf. attractio similium. honey, mixture of, for guests, 84 ; symbol of agreeableness, 277 (cf. licorice, and sugar-cane) ; honey-lash of the Ajvins, hymn to, 229, 587. hook, to rake in wealth with, 503. horse, charm to endow it with swiftness, 145, 507; of Pedu, 152 ff., 605, 607 (cf. Pedu, and Paidva-ceremony) ; sacrifice of, 662, 666; of Yama, 21, 422. hostile powers, charm for exposing hidden, 398. house, prayers and practices at the building of, 140, 343, 494; parts of, 140, 193 ff., 243, 343, 497, 596-8; purification of the entrance of, 298 ; presented as a gift to Brahmans, 193, 595, 598; removal of, 193, 595; varieties of, 597. HruVu, designation of fever, 3, 273. human sacrifice, ransomed, 360. hundred and one, 50, 162, 168, 170, 3°7, 43 3, 565 ; cf. ninety-nine. husband, charms to obtain one (pativedanani), 94-5, 217, 322, 491. hymns of the Atharva-veda, arrange- ment of, 247. Ichneumon (and serpent), 43, 103, 540, 580 ; cf. porcupine. Ida., a goddess, 512. fkshvaku, a king, 6, 679-80.
3, 3°7, 43 3, 565 ; cf. ninety-nine. husband, charms to obtain one (pativedanani), 94-5, 217, 322, 491. hymns of the Atharva-veda, arrange- ment of, 247. Ichneumon (and serpent), 43, 103, 540, 580 ; cf. porcupine. Ida., a goddess, 512. fkshvaku, a king, 6, 679-80. Indra, 18, 22, 24, 32-4, 38-9, 48-9, 5i, 53-5, 58, 63-6, 71, 75, 77-81, 85, 89-92, 95, 103, 105-6, 108, 112-17, 119-23, 125-33, 136-40, 143, 145-6, 148-9, 151-3, 160, 162-3, 169-70, 173, 179, 183, 188, 192-3, 195-6, 198, 200-1, 203-4, 207, 210, 213-15, 217, 221-3, 226, 231, 241, 256-7, 268, 280, 294, 311, 315, 324, 328-9, 331, 342, 349- 50, 353, 367, 37o, 380, 402, 433, 440, 454, 476, 478, 500, 503, 522, 547-9, 55i, 554, 583, 596, 627, 633, 655, 663; Indra Brahma«aspati, 163 ; seduced by an Asuri, 103, 268, 547 ; his mother, 116, 478. Cf. Magha- van, and Sakra. indramaha and -mahotsava, a festival, 35a3, 405, 5io. Indrawi, 105, 354, 536; indrawya arsham, and indrawy-upanishad, 354- ihgi^a,and ihgi*/a-oil,used in sorcery, 334, 476, 496, 582. insects, in the field, 142, 485; poison- ous, 29. intercalary month and year, 682-3. inundation, charm to prevent it, 349 n. investiture with the holy cord (upanayana), 240, 364, 381, 383, 55i, 569, 574, 623. Lana, a god, 253 n, 618. ish^a-purtam, 297. Jackal, 306. jealousy, charms against, 18, 106 ff., 467, 547, 559. 4 jewels ' of the king's court, 333. 700 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. Kabava (demon?), 67, 339-40. kairata, designation of a serpent, 28, 427 ; cf. Kirata-maiden. Kala (time) personified, 224 ff., 629, 681, 687. kalaka^g-a, three (heavenly phenome- non), 13, 500. Kama, love personified, 102, 175, 220 ff., 311, 359, 591, 629, 682; myth of, 535. kanaknaka, designation of poison, 154, 608. ^Tanda, a demon, 66, 301. kanda-poison, 154, 608. ATandra, and £andramas (moon-god), 10, 17, 85, 120, 128, 161. kankaparvan (scorpion), 29, 553. Ka/zva, demon of disease, 36, 302 ; name of a sage, 23-4, 33, 71, 3i5, 318-9, 397. karavya£, designation of certain stanzas, 689 ff. karki, designation of a white calf, 150, 413-4. karjapha (a demon ?), 67, 339. kasar/nla (kasanzira), designation of a serpent and serpent-r/shi, 152, 607. Kajyapa, a sage, 33, 45, 80, 107, 225, 255, 322, 577, 686 ; eye of (the sun), 68, 403 ; Kajyapas (plur.), 210. £aturthi-karma, a wedding-practice, 276, 546. Kaurama, a tribe, 197. Kesaraprabandha, a woman, 170, 432. Kejin, a divinity, 157, 620. kilala, a sweet drink, 206. Kimidin, a kind of demon, 64, 68, 205, 238, 403. king, practices pertaining to the, li, in ff, 404, 477 (cf.
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