A General Index to the Names and Subject-Matter of the Sacred Books of the East — SBE Vol. 50 (compiled by M. Winternitz, 1910)

Esdras, made to die for a hundred years, 6, 4 1 n.

Eshavira, a Brahmanical family held in contempt, 44, 45 n.

Esoteric doctrine, see Secret doctrines.

Essence, the subtile, is the root of everything, 1, 10 1-9.

Eternal, the. Eternal happiness, Eternity, see Immortality, and Nirva«a.

Ether (akaja) : Om means e., and e, is the origin of all things, 1, xxv, 1 7 ; as a name of Brahman, 1, xxv sq., xxvi n., 46, 53, 118, 126 n., 143, 143 n., 303; 21, xxvii ; 34, xxxiv, xxxviii, 81-4, 114, 182, 232 sq., 273, 287; 38, 6-8, 12, 248; 48, 242-6, 256, 276 sq., 349-53, 661 ; e. within the heart, and the e, around us, are the same, 1, 46, 126 ; 48, 643, 661 ; the e. in the heart is Brahman, 1, 65, 65 n., 126 n.; 34, xxxvi, 174-92 ; 38, 144 ; 48, 314-25 ; the departed sacrificers, &c., go from the world of the fathers to the e., from there, to the moon, 1, 80 5 e. {or space) is better than fire. For in the e. exist both sun and moon^ the lightning, stars ^ and fire {agni). Through the e. we call, through the e. we hear, through the e. we answer. In the e. or space we rejoice {when we are together), and rejoice not {when we are separated). In the e, everything is born, and towards the e. everything tends when it is bo7it. Meditate on e., 1, 118 ; the small e. in the lotus of the heart, 1, 125 sq., 129 ; 48, 384, 631 sq. ; the small e. within the heart is not affected by old age, nor by the death of the body, 1, 126 sq. ; is the revealer of all forms and names, 1, 143 ; the union of earth and heaven, 1, 247 sq. ; Bali-offering to the E., 2, 203 ; 29, 290, 388 ; 30, 22 ; is the body, which Brahman created for himself, 8, 244 n. ; has no support, 15, Hi n. ; in the e. within the heart it is the Person, consisting of mind, immortal, golden, 15, 49 ; everything is woven in the e., 15, 137 ; the e. is woven in the Akshara (the Imperishable), 15, 137-9 ; 34, 243 ; the Self, the e. within the heart, 15, 179 ; the Lotus of the heart is the same as e., 15, 306 ; the supreme light of the e. within the heart, 15, 343 ; the two elementary principles are really one e., 16, 357 n. ; offering and prayer to the E., 26, 23 ; is not coeternal with Brahman, but springs from it as its first effect, 34, Hi ; 38, 3-18; is the Udgitha, 34, 83; although all-pervading, is spoken of o 2

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; offering and prayer to the E., 26, 23 ; is not coeternal with Brahman, but springs from it as its first effect, 34, Hi ; 38, 3-18; is the Udgitha, 34, 83; although all-pervading, is spoken of o 2

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as limited and minute, 34, 114 ; dis^ tinction between the outer and the inner e., 34, 175, 176 sq. ; the highest Lord is greater than e,, 34, 177 j the small e. cannot mean the individual soul, 34, 177 ; origination of e., 38, 3-18 ; is divided, therefore must be an effect, 38, 14, 15; is non-eternal, because it is the substratum of a non-eternal quality, viz. sound, 38, 17 ; is the abode of air, 38, 18; is dissolved into Brahman, 38, 26 ; air is dissolved into e., 58, 26 ; the body, consisting of water, which the soul assumes in the moon, becomes subtle like e., but not identical with e., 38, 127 ; the e. within the heart spoken of as the place of sleep, 38, 144 ; the one e. is made manifold, as it were, by its connexion with different places, 38, 179 ; origin of the world from the Thai Ki or Primal Ether, 39, 243 sq. and n. ; 40, 311 sq. ; influence of e. and of destiny on men, 40, 268 ; Vaijvanara as E., 43, 395 ; e. and the five senses, 48, 371-4 ; a term referring to the Highest Reality, 48, 522 ; a mere irrational non-entity (Buddhist view), 48, 506 sq. ; created by Brahman, 48, 532-5. See also Brahman (r). Space, and Yin and Yang.

Ethics, see Morality.

Etiquette : rules about saluting and honouring teachers. Gurus, &c.,2, 20 sq., 24 sq., 28, 30 sq., 38, 50-4, 207- II ; 8, 62, 140 ; 14, 67-9, 152-5 ; 25, 51-6,67-9; 29, 125; persons with whom one should not sit at dinner, 2, 61, 61 n., 67-71 ; how a householder should behave towards guests according to their caste, 2, 1 10 ; how the householder should receive teachers, 2, 1 12 sq. ; precedence among the various castes, 2, 125 sq.; how the Brahma^arin should behave in the presence of Gurus, 2, 187 sqq. ; aHrya^ = *my teacher,' e. forbidding to mention the name of one's teacher, 2, 196, 196 n., 199, 199 n. ; to whom way must be made, 2, 211; 14, 67-9, 243; 33, 219, 219 n. ; rules of e. to be observed by Snatakas, 2, 220 sq., 223 sq. ; 14, 61 sq. ; rules about

; aHrya^ = *my teacher,' e. forbidding to mention the name of one's teacher, 2, 196, 196 n., 199, 199 n. ; to whom way must be made, 2, 211; 14, 67-9, 243; 33, 219, 219 n. ; rules of e. to be observed by Snatakas, 2, 220 sq., 223 sq. ; 14, 61 sq. ; rules about e., salutation, &c., 6, 84 ^ 9, 81 sq. ; the ascetic is free from the ceremony of salutation, 8, 324, 351, 366, 370; smaller rules of demeanour, 27,31 sq.,115 sq. ; 28, 65-8 1 ; rules of e. when visiting, 27, 70 sq., 76 sq. ; mention of certain names to be avoided, 27, 93, 100 sq.; e. in relations to superiors, 27, .99 sq. See also Titles. Etymologies, fanciful, and puns, 1, 6, 8, II, 13 sq., 21 n., 24 n., 26-8, 27 n., 44 sq., 49 n., 50 sq., 68, 99, 99 n., 129-31, 132 n., 157, 162, 170, 172, 2Q5-9, 213 n., 215 sq., 242, 278 sq.; 12, 144, 147, 153, 160 sq. and n., 162, 166, 176 sq., 191, 234, 277, 288, 308, 323-5, 440 ; 15, 55, 75-7, 80, 82, 85, 89, 99, 106 sq., 140 sq., 191 sq., 194-7, 310, 323 ; 26, 21-3, 36, 39, 46 sq., 71 sq., loi, 142, 168, 174, 202 sq., 246, 258, 260, 266, 281, 327 sq., 340,379, 388, 399, 432 sq. ; 41, 13, 21, 28, 33, 143, 146- 9, 152 sq., 156, 158 sq., 162, 250, 268-70, 318, 326, 332, 332 n., 365, 367, 369 sq., 374, 378, 380, 390 sq., 395, 414 sq.; 42, 703; 43, 5, 7, 9 sq., 54 sq., 65, 69, 69 n., 92, 92 n., 156 sq., 156 n., 175, 179, 230, 230 n., 261, 265, 265 n., 336 sq., 34^-4, 341 n., 346-8, 352, 371-3, 390, 399, 402 sq. ; 44, 27, 152, 162 sq. and n., 421, 423 ; e. of puttra, ' son,* 7, 65 ; 15, g6 ; 25, 354 ; of mawsa,* flesh,' 7, 171 sq. ; 25, 177 ; of atithi, 7, 215 ; of Purusha, 7, 290 ; of Bahmawa, Samawa, Muni, &c., 10 (i), 65 sq., 89 sq. and n. ; 36, 26, 26 n. ; of Brahma^^arin, 35, 117 sq., 117 n. ; of Samudda, 35, 131 sq., 131 n. ; etymological stories (Bak-kula), 36, 1 1 n. ; of words for ' river,' 42, 146, 348 sq. Eunuchs, food of, not to be eaten, 2, 68, 71 ; 14, 69, 71 ; cannot inherit, 2, 133, 309; 14, 89; 25, 372 sq. and n., 376 n. ; excluded from 5raddha feasts, 2, 256; 25, 103, 106 ; penance for killing e., 2, 286; 25, 457; should not receive ordination, 13, 215; to be maintained by the king who takes their property, 14, 100 ; women of the seraglio punished by e., 19, 55; look of e, contaminating, 25, 119 ;

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are unfit to sacrifice, 25, i6i ; not to be struck in battle, 25, 231 ; may marry, 25, 341, 373, 373 n. ; 33, 166 n. ; shall not be witnesses, 33, 87 ; the ordeal by sacred libation unfit for e., 33, 117; cannot keep a secret, 35, 141 ; cannot be converted, 36, 177 ; a long-haired man, i.e. a e., 41, 9, 90 sq. ; costume of e., 42, 108, 538 sq. ; the e. is neither woman nor man, 44, 2 1 9 sq. ; sacrificed at the Purushamedha, 44, 413, 417. See also Castration.

Evayamarut, * the quick Marut,'
n. of Vishwu (?), 32, 363-5 ; E.
Atreya, author of a Vedic hymn,
32, 365.

Eve, see Adam.

Evidence, see Witnesses.