plough and ploughshare, 84, 287 ff,, 356, 608-9.
poison, charms against, 25 ff., 27 ff., 42, 154, 373 ff., 511.
porcupine, hostile to serpents, 28, 428 ; cf. ichneumon.
porridge (gruel), 26, 30 ; for the
Brahmans, preparation of,i79ff.,
185 ff., 610 ff, 645 ff.; porridge-
man, 240 n.
portentous occurrences, 262.
post, sacrificial, 201, 203, 213.
Pragapati, 31, 55, 84, 97-8, 126, 138,
149, 161, 179, 194, 204, 206,
215-9, 224-8, 230-2, 461, 592,
627, 629, 686.
Pra^etas (Ahgirasa), a divine per- sonification, 163, 484.
Pramandani, an Apsaras, 33, 410; cf. pramanda, under plants.
Pra«a : see breath of life.
PratUina (Angirasa), a divine per- sonification, xxiv, 73, 603.
pratyahgirasa, * counter-witchcraft/ xix, xxiv ; cf. angiras.
precedence of younger brother, expiation of, 164, 521.
pr/daku, a kind of serpent, 553.
pr/'shataka, mixture of ghee and milk, 385.
Pr/jni, a goddess, 43, 13 22 207.
Prithivi (earth), personified, 8, 50.
prosperity, charms to procure it, 140 ff., 332.
protection from sorcery and hostility, prayer for, 575.
pugayag/ziya : see gramayag-in.
puns, 95, 97, 116-8, 146, 153, 194,
243-4, 247 n, 249, 251-2, 266 n,
267, 280, 285, 287-8, 298, 322,
326, 336-7, 348 ff., 361, 370,
385, 393, 403, 408, 426 n, 427,
434, 446, 448, 480-1, 497, 505,
507, 518, 527, 55', 561 n, 575,
582-3, 594, 603, 609, 657, 661,
670, 673, 692 ; cf. alliteration,
and double meaning.
purawa, ancient legends, 228.
purification of the body, 642.
purikaya (with variants), a water- animal, 157, 621.
puro</aja, sacrificial rice-cake, 120, 177.
purohita (chaplain of the king), 128 ;
office and character of, lviii,
lxi, lxii ff. ; relation of to the
Atharva-veda, lxvii ; relation of
to the Brahman (fourth priest),
lxviii.
Pururavas, a mythical king, 521, 564 n.
Purusha, cosmic man, 186, 216, 629,
646-7; hymn to (purushasukta),
xxx, 682.
Pushan, 99, 116, 135, 143, 159-60,
165, 198, 243-4, 33i, 421, 495>
526-8, 542.
Races of men (peoples), five, 92,
201, 204. ra^asa (a water-animal?), 157, 621. ragha^ (falcon ?), 43, 580. raibhi, designation of certain stanzas,
689 ff. ; cf. Rebha. rain-charm, addressed to the Maruts,
267. Rakshas (demons), 9, 32-4, 36-8,
572. ratna, ' jewels of the king's court,'
333- raudragawa, designation of certain
mantras, 367, 619, 643.
Ravawa, a demon, 374.
raw meat, eaten by demons, 395 ;
spell in, 76. razor and strop (kshuro bhnfg-van),
197, 691. Rebha (Agni), 690. rectum, 47, 234. red colour, cures jaundice, 263. revati-stanzas, 208. jRibhus, a kind of divinities, 20, 73,
231, 389, 603. rice, 43, 57, 87, no, 204, 219, 232,
540.
Rik, 161, 204, 225-6, 229.
r/shihasta, a certain ceremony, 569,
623. -R/shis, personifications of qualities,
571 ; seven : see constellations,
r/ta, order of the universe, 15, 228.
ritvig-, a priest, 204 ; cf. adhvaryu.
rival, woman's incantation against,
107, 253, 355. river, charm for conducting it into
a new channel, 146, 348 ; navi-
gable, 74, 80.
roads, divinities of, 113; cf. Pathya
Svasti.
robbers, charm against, 147.
Rohi«i, designation of female divi-
nities, 7, 207, 210, 265, 661 fF.,
665-6. Rohita, a sun-god, 207 ff., 265,
661 fF., 683.
rohitani (sc. suktani), designation of
the hymns to Rohita, 662. roots, practices with, xliii n, 1, liv,
ropa/zaka, thrush, 8, 264 n, 266.
rope full of teeth (serpent), 368.
rotten fish, cures certain diseases, 342.
rotten grain, 345.
rotten rope in battle-practices, 117, 582.
Rudra, 3, 10, 11, 19, 37, 66, 80, 120,
138, 144, 155 ff., 161, 179, 253,
302, 326, 389-90, 402, 406, 422,
446 n, 488-9, 495, 506, 581,
586, 604, 618-9, 621, 637; Ru-
dras (plural), 119, 135, 161.
runaway woman, charm to capture her, 106, 496.
Rupakas, certain phantoms, 125, 636.
rura, epithet of takman (fever), 273, 449, 568.
Rujamas, a people, 197, 690.
Sacrifice, of an enemy frustrated,
9°> 557 J expiation of imper-
fections in, 164, 528 ; human
(ransomed), 360 ; leavings of
(ukkbishta.) apotheosized, 226 fF.,
588, 629 fF. ; sacrifices and litur-
gical terms catalogued, 226 fF.,
631 ; sacrificial post (yupa), 201,
203, 213 ; sacrificial seat (sadas),
203, 2 TO.
Sadanva^, demons, 62, 66-7, 301, 384.
Sadhyas, certain divine beings, 119, 585.
Sahasraksha,agod,473 ; cf. thousand- eyed.
jaka-bird, 143, 351 fF.
.Sakadhfima (weather-prophet), 160, 532.
•Sakawbhara, personification of ab-
normal evacuation, 1, 445; cf.
Apva.
•Sa£i, Indra's female, 95, 125-6, 440,
503. Sakra, 117-8, 203; cf. Indra, Ma-
ghavan, and Mahadeva.
jakvari-stanzas, 157, 208.
jalasava, ceremony of giving away a
house, 595 ; cf. house, and sava. •Salavr/kas, jackals, 138, 306. salt (rock-salt), 303, 504, 534, 548.
salve (a%-ana), 61, 101, 311, 381,
401, 409, 415. Saman, 161, 204, 226-7, 229; singers
of, eighty-three, 89. Sambu (Ahgiras), and Sambavya, 6,
678. sawsravya (havis), 303. sa#zsthitahoma£, final oblations, 496. sawtanakarma, a certain rite, 259. samudra and samudrika (chiro- mancy), 260. Sarama, 404 ; cf. dogs of Yama. Sarameya, 636 ; cf. dogs of Yama. Sara/zyu, marriage of, 364. Sarasvati, 23, 32, 139, 173, 329, 389,
424, 454, 512, 581 ; Sarasvatis,
three, 27, 512.
sari-birds (jarika), 144, 266, 352.
jarkota : see scorpion,
sarpahuti, a certain ceremony, 655.
Sarva, a god, 56, 75, 119, 155 ff.,
161, 175, 402, 406, 604, 618. sajayur mrigab, a wild animal (?),
368. Satarudriya, a litany, 586. satra-offerings, 204, 207. sautramam-sacrifice, 112, 328, 578,
591. sava and savaya^a (solemn bestowal
ofdakshiwa), 414, 528,595,610;
cf. jalasava. Savitar, a god, 32, 48-9, 54, 79, 80,
85, 95, 109, hi, 123, 140, 143,
403, 422, 503. scorpion (jarkote), 29, 30, 153,
sea-animals and monsters, 157, 621.
seasons, five, 209 ; six, 203 ; and their lords, 162.
seduction of Indra by an Asuri, 103, 268, 547.
serpents (snakes), charms against,
151 ff., 425, 461, 487, 552 ff.,
605 ; rites to on the full-moon
day of the month Margajirsha,
640 ; names and varieties of,
27-9, 152-4, 192, 193, 425, 427,
488, 553, 608, 655 ; as gods, 43,
119, 126, 162 (cf. Takshaka) ;
rope full of teeth, 147.
sesamum, sesame-oil, as a remedy,
and against demons, xlviii, 13,
64, no, 238,248, 258,427, 540.
seven priests, 204 ; seven .R/shis : see constellations.
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shavings 'of wood, 236, 261. shepherd's charm against wild beasts
and robbers, 147, 366. ship of fortune, 94; golden, 4, 6, 415,
680 (soma, the moon ?).
shouting, hostile, 408.
sieve (scatters disease symbolically),
simantonnayana, a ceremony, 545.
sin, expiation and prayer for re-
mission of, 122, 163 ff., 165;
'deadly sins/ 521 ff., 545;
mental, 163; ' original,' 293;
sins of relatives, 59, 82 ; sins of
the gods, 73, 363, 520 ff., 581,
604. Cf. evil.
Sindhu (Indus), a river, 12, 40, 62, 107.
Sinivali, a goddess, 98, 143, 304, 461, 538.
iSipala, a river, 29, 462.
•Siva, a god, 326, 506, 620.
Skanda, a god, 326 ; cf. Kumara.
slave-girl, 2, 174, 186, 448, 647.
sleeping-charm, 106, 372.
sneezing, ominous, 82.
soma, three daily pressings of, 590 ;
midday-pressing of, 562 ; rape
of, 241 ; king of the plants, 55.
Cf. ship.
sons, rite for begetting them : see male child (puwsavana).
sorcerers and sorceries, charms and
practices against, xxii, 13, 38,
42, 58-9, 61, 64-5, 82, 159,
237-8, 280, 285, 393 ff., 403,
475,495,592,6o2; consecration
for, 296.
soshy anti-karma, a ceremony, 243.
sovereign power, prayer for, 207, 661 ; cf. king.
sowing of seed, blessing during, 141, 541.
speckled ghee, 129, 632, 639.
spectres and spooks, 5, 6, 125-6.
spells (kWtya), charms to counteract
them, 70 ff., 393, 429, 456, 556,
602, 604 ; objects living and
lifeless into which they are put
(marmawi, 457), 69, 72, 74, 76-7 ;
spell-figures of mud, wood, &c,
671 n.
spies of Varuwa, 88, 391, 402 ; cf. thousand-eyed spies.
spikenard, 101, 415.
splinters of wood, 292.
spot on the forehead of a woman, 109.
spring-water, cures excessive dis-
charges (homoeopathy), 9, 12,
277,471.
jraddha, defined as faith and works, 424.
jrauta-practices in the Atharva-veda, lxx.
Sr/'wg-aya, a people, 171, 433 ff.
stable, rites for prosperity in : see cattle.
staff for witchcraft, 295.
stars, Varuwa's spies, 391.
sterile cows, necessity of giving
them to the Brahmans, 174 ff.,
360, 656 ff. ; varieties of, 178 ff.;
sterility, charm to cause it, 98,
545 ; sterility of cattle obviated,
299.
sthakara-powder (with variant forms), 311, 436.
sthapati, derivation of, 319.
storm, four component parts of, 251, 623 ; charm against, 248 ff.
streams, navigable, 74, 80.
strife, charms to allay it, 135 ff., 362.
St. Vitus dance, 513.
submission to one's will, charm to bring it about, 138, 508.
success, prayer and practice to obtain it, 116, 239.
Sudra, 68, 72, 402 ; -women, 2.
sugar-cane, symbolic of attractive-
ness, 100, 277 ; cf. honey, and
licorice.
suitor, 94.
sun, personified as a^a ekapad, 625,
664; as an eagle, 652; as
a hawsa-bird, 28, 462, 623-5;
as a hermit, 403, 621, 626 ; as
a Brahman disciple, 214, 403,
626 ff. ; as Rohita (cf. the word),
661 ff.; as a tortoise, 403; sun
and moon as two heavenly dogs
(dogs of Yama), 13, 404, 500 ;
related to time, 683, 686 ; to
brahma, 628; sun-charades, 212,
220 (stanza 21 ; cf. brahmodya) ;
sun's steed, personified as the
white horse of Pedu, 605.
•Suna&repa, legend of, 241.
Supar/za: see Garuia and Garutmant.
Surya, 10, 17, 31, 47, 53, 60, 85,
103, 116, 160, 203, 205, 210-
12, 214, 373, 403, 620,^622,
668 ; surya-sukta, 243 n; Surya,
the sun-female (Savitri), 95,
202, 312, 503, 661, 666.
Sushan (Sushawa), a divinity of parturition, 99, 243-5.
sva^a, designation of a serpent, 152-
Svarbhanu, demon of eclipses, 294.
svastyayanaga^a, a certain list of mantras, 641.
Svayawbhu, the supreme being, 592, 686.
jyenayaga, or jyene^-ya, a certain rite, 343.
jyeneshu, a witchcraft practice, 577 n.
symbolism, 236, 240-1, 243 n, 248-
9,261, 263, 277, 287, 311, 321,
324-5, 327 n, 355,357 n, 367 n,
369, 371-2, 374, 407, 412, 425,
427, 443, 445, 457, 46°, 467-8,
470, 473, 476, 479, 48i, 497,
Soon, 501, 519, 537, 545, 548,
55i,558,56i, 564,567, 582 n.
Tabuva, a remedy against snake- poison, 28, 428 ; cf. tastuva.
tagara : see sthakara.
taimata, designation of a serpent, 28, 169.
takmanajana and takmanajanaga«a,
a series of hymns against fever
and kindred diseases, 247, 291,
293, 342, 406, 416, 418, 441,
443-4, 469, 474, 505, 507, 568,
676 ; cf. fever.
Takshaka (Vaijaleya), a serpent-god, 374, 425, 46?, 606.
tapas (creative fervour), 199, 204, 208, 214-7, 224-5, 228, 686.
tarda (tarda), an insect of the field, 142, 486.
tastuva, a remedy against snake- poison, 28, 428 ; cf. tabuva.
Tauvilika, a certain female demon of disease, 30, 466.
teeth, diseases of, 24, 72, 454, 521 ;
expiation of irregular appear- ance of, no, 540.
ten friends (Brahmans), 291-2.
theosophic hymns, 199 fF.
thieves, 198, 205.
thirst, charm against, 308.
thirty-three gods, 187.
thousand-eyed divinities and objects,
68, 82, 88, 93, 155, 157-8, 163,
224, 286, 342, 402-3, 473-4,
476, 586, 598, 605, 619, 683 ;
cf. Sahasraksha.
Thra6taona Athwya, an Avestan divinity, 523 ; cf. Trita.
Three-named (Agni), 135, 495.
tiger, in, 1 15-6, 205, 368, 380, 477,
518; tiger-like day, no; tiger-
like first teeth, no; tiger-skin,
in, 378 ff.
Time, personified : see Kala.
tonsure, ceremony of preparation : see kudakaxana.
tortoise, personification of the sun,
4°3-
transference of disease, 47, 309.
traps and nets in battle, 118-9, 582,
632.
traveller's charm, 644.
treachery, protection against, 88,
389.
Trikakud, a mountain, 61-2, 381.
Trishawdhi, a battle-god, 126 fF.,
632, 637 ff. Trita, a divine being, 165, 521-2,
528. Tvash/ar, a god, 18, 48, 51, 96-7,
522,651. twin-calves, expiation of their birth,
Udajvit, a certain mixture of food,
509.
Ugra, a god (Rudra), 156 fF., 618.
uMhishta., apotheosis of : see sacrifice,
unburned vessel, sorceries with, 69,
75, 395, 397, 457-
upa^ika (with many variants), a
certain kind of ant, 268, 280,
upakvasa, a certain field-insect, 142,
486. upatr/#ya, a kind of serpent, 28,
427. urine, as a cure for sores, 19, 489 ;
Rudra's remedy, 138, 306 ; ex-
cessive, 234; retention of, 10, 2 3 3, 2 35 ; cf. micturation.
urugula, a serpent, 28.
Urvaji, a divine female, 411, 521.
Ushas (Aurora), 31, 161, 318, 503, 661.
Va^apeya-ceremony, 226, 508.
vagha, designation of an animal, 223 ; vagha, its female, 142.
Vaijaleya : see Takshaka.
Vabvanara (Agni), 12, 54, 58, 80, 149, 197, 200, 242, 580, 691.
Vaitahavya, a people, 1 70-1, 432 fF. ; cf. Vitahavya.
Yak (speech personified), 120, 437;
Va£ Sarasvati, 173, 424; Yak
Vira#, 221, 593 ; Va^aspati, the
lord of speech, 209, 665.
Vala, a cloud demon, 193, 596 ; cf. Vr/tra.
Varawavati, a river, 26, 375.
var&tsyagawa, designation of certain mantras, 477, 589-90, 642.
Varu«a, a god, 1, 3, ic-2, 14, 27,
30-1, 37, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50-1,
63, 65, 86, 88, 91, 102, 105, 109,
112-4, 116, 122, 133, 135, 146,
152-3, 160, 172, 175, 188, 193,
195, 210-1, 216, 221, 241-2, 273,
290, 329-31, 334, 349, 37o,
390 fF., 402, 436, 443, 484-5,
535-6, 557, 563, 627; Varu/zas
(plural), 113 ; Varuwani, his
female, 167, 485.
vaja : see sterile cow.
Vasava (Indra), 95 ; cf. Vasu.
vasha/-call, 84, 99, 128, 209, 243.