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

(as scapegoat), 44, 181,

181 n., 183 ; a B. descended from a -R/shi represents all the deities, 44, 195 sq. ; born with spiritual lustre, 44, 294 ; whosoever sacrifices, sacrifices after becoming a B., 44, 348 ; the B. is everything, 44, 412.

(>) Duties of B. and restrictions FOR THEM.

In the solitude of the forest a B. should be searched for, 1, 57 ; a B. by birth only, i.e. a B. who has not studied the Veda, 1, 92 ; 14, 1 4 4 ; 25, 59 ; qualities of a B. deeply versed in the Vedas, i. e. a 5ishm, 2, 215-18; 14, 38-40; 25, 509; Lakshmi resides in a B. who studies the Veda, 7, 299 ; only a Brahma«a learned in the Veda has a right to the prerogatives of his caste, 14, 16-18; see also Veda (c ; knowledge of) ; — unworthy B. whose food must not be eaten, 2, 69 ; 14, 71 ; lawful and unlawful occupations for B., 2, 72 sq., 212 sq., 215, 227 sq.; 7, 179 ; 8, 217 sq. ; 14, 146, 146 n., 221; 25, Ixviii, 86, TOO, 109, 128-31, 272, 399, 587 sq. ; 33, 221, 347 ; shall never take up arms, 2, 90 ; 42, 262 ; to protect himself or other B., a B. may take up arms, 2, 214; 14, 236; sixfold mode of life of B., 2, 215 ; 8,359 sq., 359 n. ; 25, 419; their merit in carrying out the corpse of a deceased B. who has no relatives, 7, 75 ; are purified by abandoning the world, 7, 97 ; 25, 188 ; one who is benevolent towards all creatures is justly called a B., 7, 184; 14, 128 ; 25, 46, 46 n. ; worthy and unworthy B., 7, 274-6 ; 25, 51 ; duties of B., 8, 21 sq., 217 sq.; 14, 224; 25, 587sq.; 33, 221; the true B. he who is attached to the Brahman, 8, 147,

182 ; pious B. who know the Brahman, 8, 158-61, 165, 165 n. ; he is the true B. who swerves not from the truth, 8, 171 ; twelve great observances of a B., 8, 182 ; all companies of B. extol him who has become emancipated, 8, 345 ; shall not speak barbarous language, 14, 40 ; 26, 32; B. who do not perform

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the twilight devotions are equal to 5udras, 14, 248 ; the three debts of a B., 14, 261 sq., 271 ; let a B. become a Muni, and then he is a B., 15, 129 sq. ; humility required of them, 25, Ixvii, 59 sq. ; unworthy B. who are like cats and herons (hypocrites), 25, 159, 159 n.; 45, 417; B. who renounce the world, but continue to Hve as householders, 25, 214-16, 214 n.; must not recover property by sacrificing or teaching, 25, 3 1 3 ; a B. fined for not inviting his neighbour to festivals, 25, 322, 322 n. ; in distress may live by alms, 25, 424 ; may teach and sacrifice for despicable men in times of distress, 25, 424 sq. ; penances for B. who acquire property by reprehensible methods, 25, 470, 470 n. ; should be taught the Savitri at once, 44, 89 ; four duties of B. : Brahmanical descent, befitting deportment, fame, and the perfecting of the people, 44, 100 ; must not consume spirituous liquors, 44, 233, 260; those B. who know nought of the Ajvamedha, may be despoiled by the keepers of the sacrificial horse, 44, 360; discourse on the supreme Brahman, 49 (i), 127.

who know nought of the Ajvamedha, may be despoiled by the keepers of the sacrificial horse, 44, 360; discourse on the supreme Brahman, 49 (i), 127.

{d) Exceptional laws regarding B.

The most heinous- crime of slaying a B., 1, 84 ; 2, 71, 90^ 266, 278, 280, 283 sq., 292 sq.; 7, 132, 134; 14, loi, 122, 175 ; 25, 161, 270, 309, 382 sq.; 42, 522 ; 44, 328, 340 sq., 396; no greater crime is known on earth than slaying a B.; a king^ thereforey must not even conceive in his 7nind the thought of killing a B., 25, 320, 451 n.; a murder other than the slaying of a B. is no murder, 44, 340 ; 45, 363 n.; see also Brahmahatya ; — are exempt from opprobrious, capital, and corporal punishments and servitude, 2, 125, 125 n., 216, 245; 14, 201, 233; 25, 320; 33, 203 sq., 229, 362 ; foes declaring themselves to be cows or B. must not be slain, 2, 229, 229 n. ; the sin of accusing a B. of a crime, 2, 282 ; their privileges, 7, 19; 33, 219-22; how to be punished, 7, 25 ; 33, 58, 388; crime of committing B. to slavery, 7, 37 ; a learned B. cannot be a witness, 7, 48 ; not subject to certain ordeals, 7, 54 sq. ; 33, 248 ; forms of marriage legitimate for a B., 7, 108; 14, 206; 25, 79, 82; crime of stealing the gold or cattle of B., 2, 280 ; 7, 133 sq.; 14, 5, 108, 132, 201, 213, 218, 293, 296, 299; 25, 311, 383; 33, 228, 363; penances and punishments for offending or hurting B., 7, 138, 177, 180; 25, 154, 444, 472 sq., 588; 33, 348; the three lower castes shall live according to the teaching of the B., 14, 7 sq. ; perjury, and speaking untruth, permitted for the sake of a B., 14,83; 25,273; 33,303; fighting with B. forbidden, 14, 200; a B. shall have two names, 14, 209 sq. ; 30, 215 ; non-Brahmanical teachers in times of distress, 25, 73 ; threatening aB., a crime, 25, 155 ; receive part or whole of a found treasure, 25, 259 ; property of a learned B. not lost by limitation or adverse possession, 25, 279 ; 33, 61, 311 sq.; enrich themselves through others, 25, 284 ; may appropriate property for sacrificial purposes, 25, 313, 432 sq. ; property taken from mortal sinners to be given to B., 25, 385 ; doubtful points of law settled by B. who are 5ish^as, 25, 509 sq. ; debts due to deceased B. must be paid to relatives or B., 33, 69 ; household property and alms of B. are free of duty, 33, 127; property found by B. does not go to the king, 33, 146 ; superior value of property belonging to B,, 33, 205 ; what has been given to B. can never be taken back, 33, 221 ; a B. is the root of the tree of justice, 33, 282 ; as witnesses, 33, 301 ; oaths by B., 33, 315; a B. cannot be forced to do work for debts, 33, 330 ; inherit in default of relatives, 33, 379 ; property of B. not to be given as sacrificial gift, 44, 402, 412, 420.

{e) B. AND KINGS OR NOBLES (KSHA- TRIYAS),

A king who is slain in attempting to recover the property of B. performs the most meritorious sacrifice, 2, 163 ; a king gains endless worlds by giving land and money to B.,

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not to be given as sacrificial gift, 44, 402, 412, 420.

{e) B. AND KINGS OR NOBLES (KSHA- TRIYAS),

A king who is slain in attempting to recover the property of B. performs the most meritorious sacrifice, 2, 163 ; a king gains endless worlds by giving land and money to B.,

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2, 163 ; a king must not levy any tax upon B., 2, 164; 7, 16 ; 14, 8, 98 sq. and n. ; kings and B. versed in the Vedas uphold the moral order in the world, 2, 214 sq. and n. ; the king is master of all, with the exception of B.^ 2, 234 sq. ; assist the king as judges, 2, 237 sq. ; 25, 253-6, 255 sq. n., 264,' 322; 33, 250, 288, 388, 390; kings or B. examine witnesses, 2, 248; property of B. who die without heirs goes to other B., not to the king, 2, 309, 309 n. ; 7, 68; 14, 93 sq.; 25, 368; 33, 202 ; as officers and advisers of a king, 7, 20, 41; 25, 225; king's duty towards learned B., 7, 21-3 ; 25, 221, 229 sq., 237, 239, 323, 397-9, 43 T, 434 sq.; 33, 218 sq., 346 sq.; owing to the disappearance of B. the Kshatriyas became Vr/shalas, 8, 295 ; Kshatriyas procreated by B. on Kshatriya women, S) 295, 295 n. ; are the bridges of piety; whence they must be protected by the kings, 8, 348 ; follow in the train of a king, 12, 47 ; the king must never take property of B., 14, 179 sq., 201; 25, 369; 33, 338; King Ganaka Vaideha testing the knowledge of the B., 15, 1 2 1 -4 9 ; B. and Kshatriyas are nothing but the Self, 15, 182; 34, 275 sq. ; to be worshipped by the king, 25, 2 2 1 ; 33, 280 ; king must be lenient towards B., 25, 221 ; Kshatriyas degraded by not consulting B., 25, 412, 412 n. ; power of B. greater than that of the king, 25, 436 ; 41, no; two persons y a B. and a king, are declared to be exempt front censure and corporal punishment in this world ; for these two sustain the visible world, 33, 210, 216 ; there is no difference between kings and B., 33, 220 ; he to whom the B. and the Kshatriyas are but food is the highest Self, 34, XXXV, 1 1 6-1 8; are not qualified for the ra^asuya-sacrifice, 34, 218 ; are not the food of kings, their king being Soma, 41, 72, 95 ; 43, 249 ; the B. is an object of respect after the king, 41, 96 ; do not engage in disputation with Ra^anyas, 44, 114; king can oppress B., but fares the worse for it, 44, 286. See also Caste {b).

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