The translator’s English as printed (Julius Eggeling). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
. . . 118
The Sacrificial stake (y@pa) . . . . . 123
The Victim and its deity. . . . 127
The King of the Kesin and his Samrag-cow : - 31
TWELFTH KANDA.
The Sacrificial Session (Sattra) . . . . . . 135
Man, the Year . . . . . . . 144
The TApaséita Sattra . . . . 171
Expiatory Ceremonies of the Agnihotra. . . . 178 The going out of one of the fires. . . . 187 The death of the Agnihotrin . . . . . 197 The burying of the dead body . . . . . 200
Expiatory Oblations of Soma-sacrifice . . . » 205
The Sautramant . . . Lo. . . - 213 NamuAi slain by Indra. . . . . 216, 222 Preparation of the Sur4-liquor . . . . . 223 Oblations of milk and Sur4. . . . - 231 Oblations to the Fathers . . . . . 234 The Asvina, S4rasvata, and Aindra cups . . 245 Indra assisted and healed by the Asvins and Sarasvat? . . . . . . 223, 249 Consecration of Sacrificer . . . : . 249 Cakes to Indra, Savitri, and Varusa . - 247, 260 The Avabhritha, or purificatory bath . . 264
Xakra Sthapati performs Sautrimast for Dushaarttu
Paumsfyana. . . . . . . 269
THIRTEENTH KANDA.
The Asvamedha, or Horse-sacrifice . . . . . 274 Fettering and sprinkling of Horse . . . . 276 Stokfya oblations . . . . . . . 280 a
CONTENTS. ix
PAGE
Prakrama oblations . . . . . 282
Three cake-offerings to Savitr? 284
Dhriti oblations . 285
Lute-playing by Brahmana and Réganya . 285
Diksha, or Initiation . . . . 289
Vaisvadeva oblations 289
Audgrabhaza oblations . . . 2g1
First Soma-day (Agnish/oma) . . . . 295
Annahomas (food oblations) . . . . 296
Second Soma-day (Ukthya) . 298
Fettering of victims . 298
Bahishpavamana-stotra . : . . 304
Setting free of the wild victims « 307
Sacrificer drives with Horse to pond of water er and back gir
Horse anointed and adorned by Sacrificer’s wives 3l2
Brahmodya of Hotr? and Brahman . . 314
Sprinkling of Horse by Adhvaryu (and Sacrificer) 316
Killing of Horse on cloths and plate of gold. 320
Wives led up to circumambulate and fan the Horse . 322
Mahishf addresses the Horse . . 323
Priests’ colloquy with wives . . . . 324
The Knife-paths made with needles . . . - 326
The two Mahiman Cups of Soma _ . . . . 327
The Chanting of the Xatushfoma . . 329
Aranye =n@fya oblations . . . . 336
Svishfakrit oblations of blood . 337
Oblations to the Deaths . . . . 340
Asvastomfy oblations . . . . . - 34
Dvipad4 oblations . . . . . . + 342
Expiatory Offerings . . + 345
Right time for performing the Asvamedha . - 347
Preliminary Ceremonies :—the mess of rice 348
Sacrificer and wives pass the night in the sacrificial ‘
hall . . 349
Offering to Agni Pathikrit—the mouth of the Sacrifice 350
Offering to Pashan. . 352
Leading up of the Horse, assisted by i its noble keepers . 353
Three S4vitra offerings (performed daily for a year) . 355
Brahman lute-player sings three gath4s 356
Horse and keepers sent to range the quarters . 359
CONTENTS.
The P4riplava Akhy4na, or revolving legend
Prakrama and Dhriti oblations
. . . 118
The Sacrificial stake (y@pa) . . . . . 123
The Victim and its deity. . . . 127
The King of the Kesin and his Samrag-cow : - 31
TWELFTH KANDA.
The Sacrificial Session (Sattra) . . . . . . 135
Man, the Year . . . . . . . 144
The TApaséita Sattra . . . . 171
Expiatory Ceremonies of the Agnihotra. . . . 178 The going out of one of the fires. . . . 187 The death of the Agnihotrin . . . . . 197 The burying of the dead body . . . . . 200
Expiatory Oblations of Soma-sacrifice . . . » 205
The Sautramant . . . Lo. . . - 213 NamuAi slain by Indra. . . . . 216, 222 Preparation of the Sur4-liquor . . . . . 223 Oblations of milk and Sur4. . . . - 231 Oblations to the Fathers . . . . . 234 The Asvina, S4rasvata, and Aindra cups . . 245 Indra assisted and healed by the Asvins and Sarasvat? . . . . . . 223, 249 Consecration of Sacrificer . . . : . 249 Cakes to Indra, Savitri, and Varusa . - 247, 260 The Avabhritha, or purificatory bath . . 264
Xakra Sthapati performs Sautrimast for Dushaarttu
Paumsfyana. . . . . . . 269
THIRTEENTH KANDA.
The Asvamedha, or Horse-sacrifice . . . . . 274 Fettering and sprinkling of Horse . . . . 276 Stokfya oblations . . . . . . . 280 a
CONTENTS. ix
PAGE
Prakrama oblations . . . . . 282
Three cake-offerings to Savitr? 284
Dhriti oblations . 285
Lute-playing by Brahmana and Réganya . 285
Diksha, or Initiation . . . . 289
Vaisvadeva oblations 289
Audgrabhaza oblations . . . 2g1
First Soma-day (Agnish/oma) . . . . 295
Annahomas (food oblations) . . . . 296
Second Soma-day (Ukthya) . 298
Fettering of victims . 298
Bahishpavamana-stotra . : . . 304
Setting free of the wild victims « 307
Sacrificer drives with Horse to pond of water er and back gir
Horse anointed and adorned by Sacrificer’s wives 3l2
Brahmodya of Hotr? and Brahman . . 314
Sprinkling of Horse by Adhvaryu (and Sacrificer) 316
Killing of Horse on cloths and plate of gold. 320
Wives led up to circumambulate and fan the Horse . 322
Mahishf addresses the Horse . . 323
Priests’ colloquy with wives . . . . 324
The Knife-paths made with needles . . . - 326
The two Mahiman Cups of Soma _ . . . . 327
The Chanting of the Xatushfoma . . 329
Aranye =n@fya oblations . . . . 336
Svishfakrit oblations of blood . 337
Oblations to the Deaths . . . . 340
Asvastomfy oblations . . . . . - 34
Dvipad4 oblations . . . . . . + 342
Expiatory Offerings . . + 345
Right time for performing the Asvamedha . - 347
Preliminary Ceremonies :—the mess of rice 348
Sacrificer and wives pass the night in the sacrificial ‘
hall . . 349
Offering to Agni Pathikrit—the mouth of the Sacrifice 350
Offering to Pashan. . 352
Leading up of the Horse, assisted by i its noble keepers . 353
Three S4vitra offerings (performed daily for a year) . 355
Brahman lute-player sings three gath4s 356
Horse and keepers sent to range the quarters . 359
CONTENTS.
The P4riplava Akhy4na, or revolving legend
Prakrama and Dhriti oblations
Part V, 1900 — eighteen years after Eggeling warned his reader that "few works are probably less calculated to excite the interest" of anyone outside a small circle of specialists. He finished it anyway, and the whole of it is on this shelf.
same translation project as The Satapatha-Brâhmana, Part I — SBE Vol. 12 (trans. Julius Eggeling, 1882)