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

of the
city or palace of Brahman in the
Brahman world, 1, 131, 132 n., 275,
277 ; n. of the Vimana from which
Arish^anemi descended, 22, 276.

Aparanta(ra)tamas, see Apantaratamas.

Aparisrava, Gaina t.t., explained, .22, 37n.

Apas (Water), etymology of the ^word, 15, 310.

Apastaraba, teachers quoted by, 2, xxvii sq. ; quotes the iSatapatha Brahmawa as Va^asaneyaka, 12, xxxix sq., xl n. ; his date, 12, xLsq.; relation between A. and Baudhayana, 14, xxxv-xxxix ; satiated at the Tarpawa, 14, 253 n., 255 ; a half-divine being in the Mahabharata, 25, Ixiii ; — history of the A. school, 2, xv-xlvi ; the Taittiriya-Brahmawa and Sawhita called A.-Brahma«a, ^and A.-sawhita, 2, xvii sq. ; the A. school belongs to

^Southern India, 2, xxxii-xl.

Apastamba-stltras, something very like an Upanishad occurs in them, 1, Ixvii ; language of the A., 2, xliii-xlvi ; the A. Grihya-, ^rauta-, and Dharma-sutras, 2, xiii-xv^; 30, xxix, xxxii n., xxxiii ; the A. Gr/hya-sutra^ translated, 30, 248- 97 ; the A. Ya^wa-Paribhashasutras translated, 30, 309-71 ; the A. on the Purushamedha, 44, xxxiii n.,

^xxxix n., xl n.

Apastambha, older name of Apa-

^stamba, 14, xlii n.

Apastambiya-Dharma-stltra, aphorisms on the sacred law, part of the Kalpa-sutra, 2, xi sqq.; the A. and its commentary, 2, xlvi-xlviii ; translated, 2, 1-171 ; doctrines ^of Bhagavadgita compared with A., 8, 20-4 ; mentions Upanishads as part of Vedic literature, 8, 212; its relation to the Anugita, 8, 215- 19, 226 ; on sale and gift of children, and Kshetra^a sons, 25, xciii sq. ; quoted, 8, 397 ; 38, 421 ; 48, 187, 410, 773.

Apasya, meditated on the udgitha,

Apaya, n. of a river, 46, 287 sq.
y^piveh, Kai-A. or Kavi Aipivanghu,
37, 224, 224 n.

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Apnavana, and the Bhr/gus kindled

Agni, 12, 350, 350 n.; 46, 343.
Apologues, see Parables, and Tales.
Apostasy, apostates, see Heresy.
Apostles, or prophets,

{a) In Islam,

{b) In Zoroastrianism.

{a) In Islam.

y^piveh, Kai-A. or Kavi Aipivanghu, 37, 224, 224 n.

APNAVANA— APSARAS

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Apnavana, and the Bhr/gus kindled

Agni, 12, 350, 350 n.; 46, 343.
Apologues, see Parables, and Tales.
Apostasy, apostates, see Heresy.
Apostles, or prophets,

{a) In Islam,

{b) In Zoroastrianism.

{a) In Islam.

Chief a. recognized by the Qur'an, 6, Ixxi ; Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Jesus wei*e a., 6, 19 ; belief in the a., a dogma of Islam, 6, 24 ; God sent them with good tidings and with warnings, 6, 30 sq., 141; 9, 20, 210; no difference between God's a., 6, 46, 56 sq., 57 n. ; w€re Jesus' helpers, 6, 53 ; God's covenant with them, 6, 57) 57 "• ; 9) 139 ; called liars, or mocked at, 6, 62 sq., 69, 116, 119, 245 ; 9, 49, 66-8, 157, 159, 21 [ ; Mohammed but one of many a. who were sent before and have passed away, 6, 63, 94, 125; 9, 129, 198; sincere believers make no distinction between God and His apostles, 6, 92 sq. ; rejected by the Jews, 6, 107 ; ask God for a miracle, 6, 114 ; people punished for not listening to the a. sent by God, 6, 144-54, 183, 194, 2or, 208-18, 236, 239 sq. ; 9, 46 sq., 61, 86 sq., 163 sq., 175 sq., 185, 190, 192-5, 242, 286, 294 ; every nation has its a., 6, 198, 254 ; no a. sent save with the language of his people, 6 238 ; a., sent before Mohammed, had wives and children, 6, 237 ; no a. could bring a sign save by God's permission, 6, 237 ; God fails not in promise to His apostles, 6, 244 ; God does not punish without sending an a. first, 9, 3, 114 ; some of the a. preferred to others, 9, 7 ; all sent with the message of God*s unity, 9, 47 ; an a. has only his plain message to preach, 9, 119; were sent with manifest signs, 9, 269. [b) In Zoroastrianism.

The three future a., 18, 1 3 n., 1 4 n., 92 sq., 93 n., 112 n., 170, 299 n. ; 24, 15, 15 n. ; 47, x ; the decree of a., 18, 131, 336, 336 n.; Zaratujt the true a., 18, 386 ; a. and prophets appointed by the creator, 24, 180, 180 n.; a, would be better than God,

[b) In Zoroastrianism.

The three future a., 18, 1 3 n., 1 4 n., 92 sq., 93 n., 112 n., 170, 299 n. ; 24, 15, 15 n. ; 47, x ; the decree of a., 18, 131, 336, 336 n.; Zaratujt the true a., 18, 386 ; a. and prophets appointed by the creator, 24, 180, 180 n.; a, would be better than God, if God were the cause of evil, 24, 201 ; prophets and a. slain, 24, 205. See also Saoshyas, and Soshans. Appamannas, see Meditations. ApramMa, Sk., t.t., see Earnestness. Aprl-hymns, see Prayers (r). Apsara, the A. who makes the winnings in the game of dice, 42, 149 sq., 414. Apsaras (plur. Apsarasas), nymphs ; five hundred A. go towards the knovver of Brahman, to adorn him, whereupon he moves towards Brahman, 1, 276 ; achieved their great beauty by living as BrahmaHrins, 8, 178; among women who arc a source of happiness, the A. are chief, 8, 347 ; the Gandharvas their husbands or companions, 12, 269 n. ; 42, 33 sq. ; 44, 69 n. ; fair maidens with their chariots and musical instruments, in Yama's heaven, 15, 6 ; the beauty of A. even is unreal, 19, 254 ; five hundred A. attend on the mother of Buddha, 19, 351, 35^ sq. ; created, 25, 15 ; world of the A., 25, 157 ; produced by activity, 25, 494 ; worshipped at the Tarpawa, 29, 121, 219; Indra has created glory for the A., 29, 316 ; Agni's A. are the herbs, 30, 146 n. ; the insight that dwells with the A., 30, 159 ; the scent that dwells with the A., 30, 166; like bright red ornaments, 32, 308 ; invoked in a charm against mania, 42, 32, 520 sq.; their anmsements, 42, 33 ; rivers and trees their dwellings, 42, 33, 409 ; a talisman against the A., 42, 80 ; invoked as goddesses of love, 42, 104, 534 sq. ; the dog-like A., 42, 125 ; as evil demons, 42, 205, 425 ; the Germanic elfs, 42, 409 ; the wives of Kama, the Gandharva, 42, 536 ; as mates for protection of the worlds, 43, 105-8 ; are sunmotes, mates of Surya, 43, 231 ; are plants, mates of Agni, 43, 231 ; are stars, the mates of the Moon, 43, 2^2; are the waters, mates of Vata (wind), 43, 232; are offering-gifts, the mates of sacrifice, 43, 232 sq. ; are hymn-verses and hymn-tunes, 48, 233; serve the divine peri«on under the name of ' fragrance,' 43, 373 ; story of the A, Urvaji and

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King Pururavas, 44, 68-74 ; swim about in the shape of swans, 44, 7c ; are the people of Soma Vaishwava, 44, 366 ; the A. 5akuntala conceived Bharata, 44, 399 ; divine chariots thronged with them, 49 (i), 29 ; in the palace of Kuvera, 49 (i), 36 ; the gods charmed by them, 49 (i), 38 ; the sun surrounded by A. in his royal garden, 49 (i), 40 ; wait upon Kuvera, 49 (i), 56 ; in Indra's world, 49 (i), 88 ; the A. in heaven praise Buddha, 49 (i), t8o ; in Sukhavati, 49 (ii), 42, 44 ; A. and Gandharvas, see Gandharvas.

Aptoryama, see Sacrifices.

Aptyas, legend of the A., i.e. the gods Trita, Dvita, and Ekata, 12,

47-9.

Aptirva, Sk., t.t., supersensuous principle, 34, Ixv ; 38, 109, iion., 181, 182, 183, 347 n. See Karman, and Works.