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

; KWshwa is the taste in w.,

8, 74 ; one of the developments of the Brahman, 8, 156 n. ; from the Brahman the ws. are produced, from the ws. the gross body, 8, 187, 187 n. ; the self moving about above the w.,8, 189; causescold, 8, 238 ; one of the seven ' wombs,' 8, 260 ; the

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fourth entity, as connected with the self it is the tongue, with objects taste, its presiding deity Soma, 8, 337> 340 j the flowing element of the body, 8, 343; taste is the characteristic of w., 8, 348-50, 352; is the best of all drinks, 8, 354 ; relation of fish and w., lotusleaf and w., 8, 374 ; sound, touch, colour, and taste are the qualities of w., 8, 384; storehouse of ws. beneath the earth, 11, 130; this universe is pervaded by w., 12, 8; 44, 15; symbolically ws. indicate assembled multitudes of men, 16, 22 ; a symbol of the course to be followed by the sage in dealing with danger, 16, 236, 237 n. ; sins caused by actions injuring the souls in w., 22, 5-7 ; how the Gaina monk may use w., 22, 107 sq. ; how it is mingled in the earth, 24, 36 ; how the flow of the w. is arranged, 24, 85 sq. ; nature of fire and w., 24, 123 sq. ; diverting and obstructing w.-courses, 25, 106 ; fire sprang from w., 25, 399, 399 n. ; the essence of plants, 26, 142 ; there are no souls in w., 36, 85-91 ; qualities of w. oozing and flowing, 37, 119; about canals and fords, 37, 127-9 ; w. is dissolved into fire, earth is dissolved into w., 38, 26; the soul goes from one body into another, enveloped by w., 38, i03-5> 106-10, 112 ; the soul assumes a body of w. in the moon, 38, 127; essence of the ws. contained in the sun, 41, 7 ; the foundation of the universe, 41, 293 ; 44, 205 ; is unsettled, 41, 301 ; heaven is the w. of the atmosphere beyond and below the sun, 41, 305 ; there is w. not only in the channels of the vital airs, but in the whole body, 41, 337 ; 43, 35 ; lotus-leaf means w., 41, 343, 364; the earth lies spread on the ws., 41, 364 ; founded on the mountains, 41, 405 ; the eye is the abode, the ear the goal, the sky the seat, the air the home, the sea the womb, sand the sediment of the ws., 41, 416 ; the ants dig up w. to destroy poison, 42, 27, 511; fire in the w., 42, 54; by union with the ws. Pra^apati produces creatures, 43, 32 ; is food, 43, 35 ; 44, 275, 425, 443 ; springs forth from the rock, 43, 169 sq. ; the food of Vayu, 43, 335 ; the sun floats along the vv., 43, 367 sq., 368 n. ; found in the earth by digging, and in the sky (rain), 44, 15 ; one of the six doors to the Brahman,

44, 66 sq. ; * from the ws. I take thy
I blood,' 44, 133; Gainas believe that

w. is possessed of life, 45, xix; w^omen and w. cause loss of sanctity to a Gaina monk, 45, 266; in old times some great sages reached perfection, though they drank cold w., 45, 268 sq. ; by ablutions w.- beings are hurt, 45, 295 ; origin and feeding of w.-bodies, 45, 396 sq., 396 n. ; eight good qualities of w., 49 (ii), 93, 93 n. See also Parables (/), and Rain. (b) Sacredness of w.

; by ablutions w.- beings are hurt, 45, 295 ; origin and feeding of w.-bodies, 45, 396 sq., 396 n. ; eight good qualities of w., 49 (ii), 93, 93 n. See also Parables (/), and Rain. (b) Sacredness of w.

Rinsing of the mouth with w., w. a dress for breath, 1, 74, 74 n. ; 15, 204, 312 ; 38, 211-14 ; 48, 640 sq. ; is a sacred object, 2, 94 ; 14, 36; 33, 222, 277-80; 38, 105, 108 sq. ; the w.-vessels in the house shall never be empty, 2, loi, loi n. ; 8, 359 ; overturning the w. -vessel of a sinner who is cast off", 2, 278 ; sipping w. a purification, 7, 94 n., 95, 104, 198 sq. ; 14, 320 ; a means of purifying, 7, 96-102, 105; 12, 3, 211, 213, 267; 25, 191 ; not to be contaminated, 7, 227; 25, 137; off'ering of w., 8, 85 ; BrahmaHrin must always carry w. with him, 8, 360 ; the devotee should bathe in and do everything with clean w., 8, 364; ^brought forward' (pramta/>) for sacrifice, the Pramta or lustral w., 12, 7-9, 7 n., 9 n., 23 n., 265; 26, 12, 12 n. ; 44, 21, 35, 119 sq., 120 n., 270, 492; is a thunderbolt, 12, 9, 65, 189 sq. ; 26, 7; 44, 266, 438, 501 ; a means of expiation, 12,

45, 56 ; 14, 121, 320; 29, 248 sq. ; 44, 266 sq. ; means ambrosia, 12, 268; 44, 87 ; sprinkling w. on the fire-place = supplying the fire with food, 12, 277; libation of w. accompanying a gift, 13, 143 ; 17, 250 sq., 251 n. ; the Brahmawa must always keep w. or carry a w.- pot, 14, 44, 44 n., 49, 160-4, 163 n..

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; 44, 266 sq. ; means ambrosia, 12, 268; 44, 87 ; sprinkling w. on the fire-place = supplying the fire with food, 12, 277; libation of w. accompanying a gift, 13, 143 ; 17, 250 sq., 251 n. ; the Brahmawa must always keep w. or carry a w.- pot, 14, 44, 44 n., 49, 160-4, 163 n..

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224; is iilways pure, 14, 132; Ekadhana w. used for mixing with the Soma, '26, 102, 102 n., 232 sq., 232 n., 237 sq., 423 ; a means of appeasement, of soothing, a medicine, 26, 120, 144, 192 sq,, 199, 374; 41, 220; 43, 169, 187; 44, 179 sq., 497 sq., 501; the Vasativari w. for the Soma pressings, 26, 147, 222-6, 231, 232 n., 233, 235 sq., 247, 293 sq., 454; 41, 10, 73 n. ; 44, 275, 275 n., 372, 372 n., 377; an ehxir of immortality, 26, 374 ; 44, 425 ; the S vasty ayana ceremony performed when going to cross w., 29, 127 ; leading the bride round the w.-pot, 29, 168 ; poured out for the manes, 29, 252 sq. ; sprinkling the bride or bridal pair with w., 29, 284, 380, 383 ; 30, 43, 46 sq. ; ceremony of putting up the w.-barrel, 29, 349 sq. ; 30, 286 ; designated by jraddha, 38, 106-8 ; preparation of the (king's) consecration w., 41, 73-80; different kinds of w. for consecration, 41, 73 sq. ; king sprinkled with consecration w., 41, 83-5, 94-6 ; 42, III sq., 378-81 ; ws. are the udders of the sky, 41, 284; poured out as a thunderbolt to clear himself of all evil, 41, 324; jarfuls of w., symbolical of rain, poured on the altarground, 41, 335-7; diseases healed with spring- w., 42, 9, 277 sq. ; plants and w. foremost among remedies, 42, 41 ; the ws. cure all disease^ 42, 41 ; preparation of holy w., 42, 628 ; frog, lotus-flower, and bambooshoot, three kinds of w., 43, 174 sq. ; all objects of desire are the ws., 43, 389 ; thrown for exorcising, 43, 438; is a beautiful object, 44, 426 ; is the body of Vish«u, 48, 423 ; will not cleanse away sin, 49 (i), 74 ; ordeal by w., see Ordeals;— sacredness of w. in Zoroastrianism, 4, Ixii, Ixiv, Ixxv-lxxvii ; does not kill, 4, 49, 52, 52 n. ; how Ahura- Mazda purifies the w. defiled by corpses, 4, 49, 54 sq. ; sin of contamination of w., 4, 51, 121 ; 5, 84, 248 n., 258, 265-9, 268 n., 282 sq., 285, 310, 378; 37, 108, 149 sq.; purification of w., when defiled by the dead, 4, 67, 71-3 ; purifying