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

loses caste, is not to be invited to a Sraddha, and his food must not be eaten, 2, 69, 74, 258; 14, 46; 25, 103, 103 n., 107, 107 n. ; reciting the entire »Sakha of his V. purifies a man from sin, 2, 87 ; repeating the V. with a guest, 2, 116; renowned teacher of the V. honoured as a guest, 2, 120 sq. ; 30, 279; daily recitation of the V. enjoined for the ascetic, 2, 154; 14, 46^ 283, 283 n. ; abandoning the V., the ascetic shall seek the Atman, 2,

154 ; daily recitation of the V. enjoined for the hermit, 2, 155, 157; 7, 277; 8, 362 ; sacred learning more important than other good qualities, 2, 210 sq. ; teaching and studying the V., the duty of Brahma«as, 2, 215; 8, 182, 359; 25, 24 sq. ; Snataka shall take pleasure in the study of the V., 2, 226 ; 25, 134; punishments for the 5udra who listens to or recites or teaches the v., 2,239; 33,356; 34, 228sq.; reciting the V. as a penance, 2, 275 ; 8, 119; 14, 30, 109, 116, 125 sq., 129, 311, 316 sq., 327 ; 25, 445 sq., 471,477,479,482; one who divulges the V. to be cast off, penance for it, 2, 278; 14, 77; 25, 47r, 471 n. ; forgetting the V., a minor offence, penance for it, 2, 281 ; 7, 135, 176; 14, 4, 104 ; 25, 441 sq., 442 n. ; penance for employing Vedic texts for unworthy people, 2, 286 ; sin of, and penance for, neglecting the daily recitation of the V., 2, 287 ; 7, 179, 253 ; 25, 442, 470 ; he who performs the three Kri^.'^-^ras becomes perfect in all the Vs., 2, 299, 299 sq. n. ; he zvho, not having studied the v., applies himself to another study ^ will degrade himself\ and his progeny with him^ to the state of a Siidra, 7, 119; should be taught only to worthy people, not to scorners and unworthy men, 7, 119-22; 14, losq.,

155 sq. ; sin of teaching the V. for wages or learning it from a paid teacher, 7, 126 sq. and n., 137, 253 ; 25, 442 ; acquiring sacred knowledge, without his teacher's permission, from another constitutes theft of the V., 7, 127 ; 25, 51 ; he must not recite the V., while unclean, 7, 220; study of V. an obstacle to the attainment of the summum bonum, 8, 16 sq., 355; fruit of study of the V., 8, 81 ; 25, 27, 27 n. ; Krishwa cannot be seen in his divine form by the power of

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an obstacle to the attainment of the summum bonum, 8, 16 sq., 355; fruit of study of the V., 8, 81 ; 25, 27, 27 n. ; Krishwa cannot be seen in his divine form by the power of

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V.-study, 8, 98 sq. ; he who knows the Ajvattha tree (symbol of life), knows the V., 8, iii, iii sq. n. ; meritoriousness of V.-study and V.-knowledge, 8, 114, 167, 376; 14, 130; 25, 47, 49, 60 sq., 131, 143, 152, 307, 385, 479, 482 sq., 491, 501, 504, 507 sq.^and n. ; knowledge of V. with the Akhyanas, 8, 170 sq. ; pupil goes to preceptor for Vedic learning, and performs the directions of the Vedic texts, 8, 269 ; question of final emancipation connected with knowledge of v., 8, 312; 34, xxvii ; imparting instruction, and study (of V,), are acts of the quality of passion, 8, 324 ; he who understands the Kshetra^wa, understands the V., 8, 390 ; Brahmawas called * friends of the hymns,' 10 (ii), xiii, 23 ; the teacher is called father because he gives instruction in the V., 14, 9; good conduct more important than study of the v., 14, 34 sq. ; that V., two syllables of which are studied in the right manner, purifies, 14, 35 ; study of the V., a debt or sacrifice owing to the -Rishis, 14, 56 ; 25, 89 ; 49 (i), 100; sacred learning and austerities joined together are powerful, and destroy sin, 14, 129 sq. ; touching a seller of the V. defiles, 14, 171, 183 ; by neglect of V.-study families are degraded, 14, 175 sq. ; particular dress worn when reciting certain Vedic hymns,

14, 187; begging allowed for the sake of studying the V., 14, 240 ; Anajnatparayawa, recitation of the whole V. during a fast, 14, 307-9 ; the four Vs. belong to the lower knowledge, 15, 27 ; secret union of teacher and pupil through the recitation of the v., 15, 46 ; study of the V. a means of becoming a Muni,

15, 179 ; Brahmawas seek to know the Self by the study of the V., 15, 179; 48, 699, 703; meditation on Ya^us and Saman, 15, 195 ; Brahma knows this which is hidden in Upanishads and V. as the Brahmagerm, 15, 256 ; ascetics who disregard the recitation of the V., 22, xxxii; study of V. grounded on desire for rewards, 25, 29; 'Connexion through the V.' with outcasts forbidden, 25, 37, 37 n., 105 ; Brahmasattra or teaching of the V., best occupation of Brahmawas, 25, 49, 129, 129 sq. n., 419 sq. ; who is entitled to instruction in the V., 25, 50 sq. ; new birth through the gift of the v., 25, 57 sq., 61 ; knowledge of the V. more than wealth and age, 25, 58 sq. ; to be recited at a 5raddha, 25, 118; prayer for increase of V.-knowledge, 25, 123 ; Snataka during V. -recitation keeps his right arm uncovered,^ 25, 138 ; rules for the study of the Ara«yakas, 25, 148 ; 29, 141-50; gift of the V. surpasses all other gifts, 25, 165; status of men according to V.-study,

-recitation keeps his right arm uncovered,^ 25, 138 ; rules for the study of the Ara«yakas, 25, 148 ; 29, 141-50; gift of the V. surpasses all other gifts, 25, 165; status of men according to V.-study,

25, 178 n.; to be learnt by the king, 25, 222 ; the wealth of Brahma;zas, 25, 398 ; to be learnt by the three castes, to be taught by Brahma«as only, 25, 401 sq. and n. ; a performer of the Agnihotra must know the whole V., 25, 437 ; the foundation for the teaching of the Brahmawa, 25, 447 ; the Gandharvas recite the V. to Va^, 26, 53 ; people make a living by reciting the V.,

26, 129; teaching secret parts of the v., 29, 78 ; study of the V. and prayers equivalent to sacrifice, 29, 1 59 sq. ; a prayer to avoid forgetting a lesson of the V. , 29, 368 ; different vows for studying the V., 29, 404 sq.; 30, 69-77, 69 n. ; ceremonies and sacrifices connected with the study of Vedic texts, 29, 405 ; 30, xxviii, 74-6, 75 sq. n., x6i, 302 sq. ; Tarpa;za at the end of the study of the whole v., 30, 246 ; see also Sacrifices (h) ; gift of the V., an instance of inalienable gift, 33, 314, 314 n. ; Vedic texts have for their object that which is dependent on Nescience, 34, 8 ; men are entitled to the study of the V., 34, 196-8 ; also beings above men (gods, &c.) are quaUfied for the study and practice of the v., 34, 198 sq. ; to the gods the V. is manifest of itself (without study), 34, 199; study of the V. demands as its antecedent the upanayana-ceremony, 34, 224; the four Vs. known to Mih'nda, 35, 6 ; Nagasena, erudite in Vedic lore,

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35, 34 ; story of a partridge (the Bodisat) who knew the V., 35, 286 ; the reading of the V. extends up to the comprehension of its purport, 38, 289; Scripture enjoins works for such only as understand the purport of the V., 38, 289 ; of him who has merely read the V. there is qualification for works, 38, 293 ; he who is unable to study his V.- lesson, should at least read a single divine word or verse, 44, 99, loi ; the study and teaching {of the F.) are a source of pleasure to him, he becomes ready-minded, and independent of others, and day by day he acquires wealth. He sleeps peacefully ; he is the best physician for himself ; and {peculiar) to him are restraint of the sejises, delight in the one thing, groivth of intelligence, fame, and the {task of) perfecting the people, 44:, 99 ; * you are only the bearer of words, as it were, you do not understand their meaning, though you have learnt the V.,' says the monk to the Brahma;^a, 45, 52 ; the V. fears that a man of little reading may do it harm, 48, 91 ; handed on by an unbroken succession of pupils, 48, 487 ; * reading' of the V., what it means, 48, 691 sq. ; student of the V., see Brahmay^arin. See also Brahman (/j), Gwana-kaWa, Karma-kaWa, Knowledge, and Teacher.

(d) Prerogatives of those who

KNOW OR STUDY THE V.