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

; evil-doers reborn as s., 8, 321 ; is the middle quality (passion) among dwellers in holes, 8, 345 ; the highest among reptiles, 8, 353 ; simile of s.

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casting off its skin, 10 (ii), 1-3 ; 22, 2 12 ; 44, 38 ; 45, 66 ; 48, 31 1 ; Vr/tra was a s., 12, 166 ; hymn of the queen of s. (Kadru, or the earth), 12, 301 sq., 301 n.; 26,451,451 n.; as., in the shape of a youth, becomes a Bhikkhu, manifests his true nature in sleep, and is expelled, 13, 217-19 ; manifest their true nature during sexual intercourse and in sleep, 13, 219 ; the dragon a symbol of *the superior man* and *the great man,' 16, 57 sq., 59 sq. n., 409-14, 412 n. ; the s.-king Supassa asks Buddha to forbid eating s. flesh, 17, 86; the s. winged around Dah^k, 18, I ro, no n. ; subdued by charms of snake-charmers, 19, 266, 299; 35, 38, 212, 213 n;, 215 sq. ; 36, 168 sq.; 44, 367 ; four royal breeds of s., 20, 76 ; girdles made like the head of a s., 20, 1 43 ; danger of s. in houses, 20, 166, 174, 272 sq. ; girdle of s., 20, 233 ; Gadgadasvara assumes the shape of a great s., to preach the Lotus, 21, 401 ; Avalokitejvara protects from Nagas and s. emitting flames, 21, 414 sq.; feasts at festivals of s., 22, 92 ; Aai Dahaka, the stOrm-cloud * snake,* 23, 60 n., 75, 75 n. ; against the evil done by s., the Fravashi of Thraetaona is worshipped, 23, 221 ; Adam seduced by a s., 24, 179, 210-12, 2 1 9 sq. ; manes of s.-deities, 25, 112; must never be despised, 25, 150; s. deities yield enjoyment from fear of punishment, 25, 219 ; the west belongs to the s., 26, 4 ; the fore-edge of the Dikshita*s cloth belongs to the s., 26, 10 ; feud between men and s., 26, 379 ; worshipped at the Tarpa«a, 29, 121, 219;^ worship of s, at the 5rava«a and Agrahaya«i (rainy season) ceremonies, 29, 127-32, 201-5, 327-31, 338-41, 411-13,416 sq.; 30,89-92, 94-7, 124, 237-41, 287-9 ; 42, 639 sq. ; blood of sacrificial animal assigned tos.,29, 257 ; Ahibudhnya, the dragon of the deep, 29, 331 ; 41, 96, 96 n. ; invoked at house-building rite, 29, 347 ; Rudra dwells among the s., 30, 181 ; Haoma invoked against the Dragon, 31, 239; the two foes who meet the Dragon demon-made, 31, 257 ; the Dragon Da8va-made opposed by sacrifices, 31, 322 ; s. surrounded by Garu^as, 35, 38 ; the * poem of love to the s.,* 35, 282 n. ; the Bodhisattva a s. king, 35, 287 ; similes of s., 36, 348 sq. ; 45, 68, 92 ; sinfulness of the s. Sr6bar by witchcraft, 37, in, 11 j n. ; birds kill the s. which are produced by the demons, 37, 196 ; the boy who stole a pearl from under the chin of the Black Dragon when he was asleep, 39, 161 ; 40, 211 ; Confucius has seen the dragon coiled up in Lao-jze, 39, 358 ; the s. desires to be like the wind, 39, 384 sq. ; wounded s. healed by a lord of Sui brings him a large pearl, 40, 154 n. ; * slaughtering the dragon * means * learning the Tao,* 40, 206, 206 n. ; killing s. forbidden, 40, 244 ; the coursers, swallowing the dragon, 41, 27 ; are neither worms nor non- worms, 41, 90 ;

; wounded s. healed by a lord of Sui brings him a large pearl, 40, 154 n. ; * slaughtering the dragon * means * learning the Tao,* 40, 206, 206 n. ; killing s. forbidden, 40, 244 ; the coursers, swallowing the dragon, 41, 27 ; are neither worms nor non- worms, 41, 90 ;

* those that crawl on their belly ' driven away, when sweeping the ground for the Garhapatya, 41, 298 ; worshipped by the Sarpanama formulas, 41, 369-71 ; know healing plants, 42, 43, 580 ; ichneumon tears the serpent, and joins him together again, 42, 103, 540 ; invoked against enemies in battle, 42, 119; s. and other superhuman beings, 42, 125 sq., 162 ; the cloud-s. slain by Indra, 42, 146, 349 ; as guardians in the six regions, 42, 192 sq. ; the pure earth starts in fright away from the s., 42, 203 ; earth invoked against the s., 42, 204 sq. ; Vyala = s.? 42, 447 sq. ; Arbuda and Arbudi, s., 42, 633 ; 44, 367 ; Rudra invoked against s., 43, 151; the s. serve the Person in the eye under the name of 'poison,' snakecharmers under the name of

* snake,' 43, 373 ; people flock from all sides to see a great s., 44, 40 ; s. deities gratified at the Agnihotra, 44, 8 2 ; a stronger has driven a great s. from its own place, the lake (parable), 44, 92 ; is he who creeps along the path, 44, 390 ; blockhead sacrificed to s. at the Purushamedha, 44, 414 ; do not stir in the presence of Suparwa, 45, 68 ; do not shut

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their eyes, 45, 92 ; Gandhana-s. suck the poison from the wound they have inflicted, 45, 118, 118 n. ; different kinds of s., huge s., 45, 394, 394 n. ; Agni, the roaring s.,

46, 103, 105 ; s. on the Horn tree, killed by the Fravashi of Zaratujt,

47, 24; example of the rope mistaken for a s., 48, 23 sq., 32 sq., 47, ^^, IhlS, 148 sq., 180 sq., 184 sq., 191, 217, 433; imagination of being bitten by a s., owing to the nearness of the s., 48, 75 ; the relation of the world to Brahman is like that of the s. to its coils, 48, 618-21 ; live on air, 49 (i), 72 ; the s. Kala pays homage to Buddha, 49 (i), 135 sq. ; the s. 5esha, 49 (i), 197. See also Ahi, Dahaka, Nagas, Sarpavidya, Superhuman beings, Uragas, and Vasuki.

Snaoya, n.p., 23, 203.

to its coils, 48, 618-21 ; live on air, 49 (i), 72 ; the s. Kala pays homage to Buddha, 49 (i), 135 sq. ; the s. 5esha, 49 (i), 197. See also Ahi, Dahaka, Nagas, Sarpavidya, Superhuman beings, Uragas, and Vasuki.

Snaoya, n.p., 23, 203.

Snataka, i.e. *he who has bathed' after completing his studentship, 2, 92 n. ; honour due to the S., 2, 93 ; 25, 75, 75 n. ; duties and rules of conduct for S., 2, 93-9, 218-26 ; 7, 179, 224-31 ; 14,59-63, 158-60, 239- 43; 25, 130-69,472; 29,123-6,230, 316-19, 409 sq., 433 ; 30, xxxiv sq., 85-7 ; how to be received as guests, 2, 120; 14, 49; 29, 87 n., 88, 92, 197, 273, 435; 30, 132, 171-5, 277; way must be made for a S., even by a king, 7, 203 sq. ; 14, 69 ; 25, 55 sq. ; three kinds of S., 7, 203 n. ; 29, 310 sq.; 30, 86; qualities through which one becomes a true S. (Nahataka), 10 (ii), 89 sq. ; 45, 140; must be supported by householders, 25, Ixviii, 133 sq.; a S. becoming a hermit, 25, 198 ; gifts must be made to S., 25, 431 ; a great being indeed is a S, J 29, 230; auspicious rite performed by S., 30, 128; the sun shines through the splendour of S., 30, 165 ; hairs from the navel of a S. used for a charm, 42, 477 ; a S. or a Brahma^arin initiates the Unnetri for the sattra, 44, 137 ; he who always feeds two thousand S. will become a god, 45, 4 1 7. See also Holy persons. Morality («), Teacher (a), and Woman {b),

Snayidhaka, killed by Keresaspa,
18, 370 ; 23, 296 sq., 297 n.

Sneezing, explained, 24, 265 sq.
See also Omens.

Sobhari, n. of a clan, 32, 400, 403-5 ;
S. Ka«va, a poet, 32, 401, 403.

Sobhya, prayer addressed to, 2,
297 n., 298.

Society, three classes of, viz. priests, warriors, and husbandmen, 4, 2 1 n., 58 sq., 65, 78, 80, 166 ; 5, 142, 186 ; 18, 215;. 23, 201, 201 n., 327, 329, 332; 31, 343; intermarriage between different classes of s., 5, 206 ; four classes of s., priests, warriors, husbandmen, and artisans, 5, 357, 357 n., 360, 365 ; 24, 67-9, 105 sq., 118 sq. ; 31, 252, 265 ; 37, 308, 424 sq., 459 sq. ; 47, 9, 15, 46 sq., 148 sq. ; disreputable professions, 7, 186-9 ; 25, 387 sq. and n. ; origin of social distinctions, 16, 436 ; social constitution of Zoroastrian Iran, 23, 119, 149 sq., 149 n. ; ranks and classes of s., 23, 332 ; 31, 385 sq. ; property of nobles and the people, 37, 92 ; natural superiority, 37, 97 sq. See also Castes, and Professions.

Sodom, destruction of, 9, 96 sq.,
104, 120 sq., 246.

Sodomy, see Sexual intercourse.

Sog-tom, the Aspigan, 47, 34.

Soittiya, see Sautaptika.

Sok-tora, ancestor of Freiun, 5,
132, 132 n.

Soldiers, the highest class of servants, 33, 134.

Solitude, is wisdom, 10 (ii), 129-31 ; one of the conditions by which a Bhikkhu obtains his desires, 11, 2x0-18.