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

by a man, 3, 265, 465 n.; 27, 79, 79 n. ; divination and other ceremonies to determine the auspiciousness of a m..

MARRIAGE— MARUTS

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3, 381, 381 n. ; 16, 65; m. of a young lady a good omen, 16, 178,

180 sq. n., 257 sq., 258 n. ; the goose in Chinese m. ceremonies, 16,

181 n.; improper m., 16, 183 n. ; Chinese m. ceremonies, 27, 26, 78, 438-42; 28, 172, 297-9, 299 n. ; meaning of m. ceremonies, 27, 55 ; 28, 428-34; a betrothed girl wears strings hanging down her neck, 27, 77, 77 n. ; wedding presents, 27, 78, 439 sq. ; when a daughter is promised in m., she assumes the hairpin, 27, 79; brides accompanied by two ladies to the harem, 27, too sq. and n. ; language used in sending daughters to different harems, 27, 119 ; sacrifice of the emperor to *the first match-maker,' 27, 259; course to be taken if m. rites are interrupted by mourning,27, 320-3, 321 n. ; 28, 162 ; the new wife presented and m. announced in the ancestral temple, 27, 322, 355, 358 ; sacrifices at m., 27, 322, 441 sq. and n. ; going to meet the bride, 28, 141 ; is seeking assistance for sacrificing, 28, 238; importance of m. ceremonies, 28, 259, 264-6 ; the ceremony of rn. was intended to be a bond of love between two {families of different) surnames^ with a view, in its retrospective character, to secwe the sej-vices in the ancestral temple, and in its prospective character, to sectire the continuance of the family line, 28, 428,

(/) Parsi m. ceremonies.

Prayers when going to seek a wife, 5, 392, 392 n. ; 37, 174 ; m. customs, 18, 405 sq., 405 n. ; m. song for the nuptials of Zarathujtra's daughter, 31, 187-94; sin of giving a woman to one when engaged to another, 37, 70 ; bride conveyed to her husband's house, 37, 100; merit of a woman giving herself to a righteous man, 37, 204 sq.

Marrow, symbolism of, 43, 20, 327,
387;^44, 169. '

Marta;?^a, the cast off and unformed son of Aditi, 26, 1 2 sq.

Martial Law, see War.

Marudevi, mother of the Arhat i^'shabha, 22, 281 sq.

Marut, a fallen angel, G xiv, 14, 14 n.

Marut, n. of BWhadratha Aikshvaka,

15, xivii, 290, 328.
Maruts.

{a) Names, epithets, attributes, appearance of the M. {b) Their horses (deer) and chariots. {c) Deeds of M., M. myths. {d) M. and other gods. {e) Worship of M., and their relation to men.

ia) Names, epithets, attributes,

APPEARANCE OF THE M.

Maruts.

{a) Names, epithets, attributes, appearance of the M. {b) Their horses (deer) and chariots. {c) Deeds of M., M. myths. {d) M. and other gods. {e) Worship of M., and their relation to men.

ia) Names, epithets, attributes,

APPEARANCE OF THE M.

They are the people (vij) of the gods, the Vaijyas, the peasants, 8, 346 ; 12, xvii sq., xvii n., 334, 387, 393, 398 sq., 401 sq. ; 26, 220 sq., 396 sq. ; 41, 13, 34, 61, 84, 84 n., 99 sq., 102, 125; 42, 663; 49 (i), 53, 81; 43, 210, 212 n.; 44, xxii, 409, 466 ; seven troops of M., consisting of seven each, 12, 387, 387 n. ; 32, 313, 318; 41, 102 ; 42, 207 (thrice seven) ; 43, 212 ; they sport and sing, are singers, or musicians, 12, 416 sq., 417 n.; 32, 14, 45, 53, 56, 63, 76 sq., 82, 95, 107, I2T, 126, 138, 159, 169, 171 sq., 209 sq., 3T2- I4j 340, 343j 352 sq., 369, 416; are ever young, 32, xxiii, 341, 343 sq., 374; are the storm-gods, 32, xxiii sq., 63 sq., 81 sq., &c. ; the word M. meaning * gods,' 32, xxiii sq. ; etymology of ' Marut,' 32, xxiv-xxvi ; Marut and Mars, 32, xxv sq., 277 ; assume the form of new-born babes, 32, 14, 36 sq. ; not originally gods, became deified, 32, 37, 53; called Vijve Devas, 32, 53, 55 ; are warlike gods, with daggers, spears, rings, and golden ornaments, 32, 63, 71, 106 sq.. Ill sq., 120, 126 sq., 130, 159, 162, 169, 209 sq., 230, 279, 283, 295, 307, 312 sq., 319, 326, 333, 337, 340, 343, 352, 363, 369, 373 sq., 379, 392, 400-2, 412, 417 ; 46, 22 ; host, the manly host of the M., 32, 63, 67-70, 82, 95, 106, 126, 145, 148, 209, 312 sq., 320, 325, 338, 363 sq., 369, 373, 382, 391, 401, 412; 46, 80, 326; compared to birds (hawks, swans), 32, 76, 159, 169, 179, 210, 348, 373, 386, 401, 412; called Rudras, 32, 97, 106, 126, 209, 296, 325, 340, 352, 364, 391, 400; are strong and powerful 32, 97 sq., 106-8, 159, 197, 273, 325 ; are joyful, wise, the sages, 32,

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MARUTS

1 06 ; 46, 22, 293 ; the roarers, roar like lions, 32, to6 sq., 159, 210, 369 ; 46, 292 ; the chasers of the sky, 32, 107, 154, 333, 363; shine like the heavens with their stars, 32, 159 sq., 295,299; their names, 32, 167 ; 43, 213; as wild boars with iron tusks, 32, 169, 176 sq. ; all of the same age, dwell in the same nest, 32, 179 ; are strong and bounteous, 32, 210, 240 sq., 293 ; shining like snakes, 32,293 ; golden-breasted, 32,295 sq., 299, 333,340, 416; golden-jawed, 32, 295, 301 sq. ; brilliant like fires, 32, 295 ; terrible like wild beasts, 32, 295; are they called Dajagvas? 32, 296, 306 sq. ; the constant wanderers, 32, 296 ; with the clouds as if with glittering red ornaments, 32, 296, 307 sq. ; with their birds, 32, 319, 321 ; called Vasus, 32, 334, 374, 378, 386, 412 ; like wild bulls, ^2, 337, 390, 402 ; obtained their immortal name, 32, 340; are lords of Am/^/ta, 32, 343 ; are like red horses, like heroes eager for battle, 32, 347; Evayamarut, 32, 363-5; flame-born, 32, 369 ; strong, wild, furious, 32, 373 sq., 400 sq. ; play about like calves, 32, 374 ; fleet like racers, 32, 374 ; with sun-bright skins, 32, 387 ; of reddish hue, 32, 390, 395; called i^/bhukshans, 32, 390 sq., 395, 400 ; the ^ strong hunters, 32, 392 ; called Adityas, 32, 412 sq. ; like priests, like kings, like youths of the hamlets, 32, 416 ; are like winds, 32, 416 ; M., Vasus, Adityas, &c., 34, 202, 216 ; the all-knowing M., 41, 20 ; the lords of the northern region, 43, 102 ; givers of rain, fire-tongued increasers of Rita, 46, 38, 292. (b) Their horses (deer) and

CHARIOTS.

Spotted deer or horses, their animals, 12, 242 ; 32, 63, 70 sq., 107, 126, 159, 164, 209, 295, 302, 325, 343, 346, 352, 373, 392, 401; 46, 293 ; drive on chariots, 32, xxiii, 63, 82, 337 sq., 352, 356 sq., 391, 401 ; the cloud, one of the horses of the M., 32, 20 ; ride on horseback, 32, 43, 356, 358 ; they crack their whips, 32, 6^, 72, 187, 279 ; come on quick, strong- hoofed.