Saki, Indra’s female, 95, 125-6, 440, 503.
Sakra, 117-8, 203; cf. Indra, Ma-
havan, and Mahadeva.
sakvari-stanzas, 157, 208.
salasava, ceremony of giving away a house, 595; cf. house, and sava.
Salavrikas, jackals, 138, 306.
salt (rock-salt), 303, 504, 534, 548.
ee
salve (Agana), 61, 101, 311, 381, 401, 409, 415.
Saman, 161, 204, 226-7, 229; singers of, eighty-three, 89.
Sambu (Angiras), and Sambavya, 6, 678.
samsravya (havis), 303.
samsthitahom4/, final oblations, 496.
samtanakarma, a certain rite, 259.
samudra and samudrika (chiro- mancy), 260.
Saraméa, 404; cf. dogs of Yama.
Sarameya, 636; cf. dogs of Yama.
Saray, marriage of, 364.
Sarasvati, 23, 32, 139, 173, 329, 389,
424, 454, 512, 581; Sarasvatis,
three, 27, 512.
sari-birds (sarika), 144, 266, 352.
sarkofa: see scorpion.
sarpahuti, a certain ceremony, 655.
Sarva, a god, 56, 75, 119, 155 f., 161, 175, 402, 406, 604, 618.
sasayur mirigah, a wild animal (?), 368.
Satarudriya, a litany, 586.
satra-offerings, 204, 207.
sautramami-sacrifice, 112, 328, 578, 591.
sava and savayagiia (solemn bestowal
of dakshina), 414, 528, 595, 610;
cf. salasava.
Savitar, a god, 32, 48-9, 54,°79, 80,
85, 95, 109, III, 123, I40, 143,
149, 160, 168, 210, 212, 221,
403, 422, 503.
scorpion (sarkofa), 29, 30, 553.
sea-animals and monsters, 157, 621.
seasons, five, 209; six, 203; and their lords, 162. i
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 Ma4rgasirsha,
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, 110, 238,248, 258, 427, 540.
seven priests, 204; seven Rishis: see constellations,
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.
Sipala, 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. Z
Soma, a god, 1, 5, 14, 30, 32, 53,
62, 65, 75, 79, 85, 90, 94, 103,
112,117, 122-3, £33,135) 147-9,
154.) 36%, 176) 2755: 253, 186,
188-9, 193-5, 216, 222, 250,
254) 312, 323, 329, 35°, 431;
443, 503, 570.
sons, rite for begetting them: see male child (puszsavana).
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, 602; consecration
or, 296.
soshyanti-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 (kritya), charms to counteract
them, 70 ff., 393, 429, 45%, 556,
602, 604; objects living and
lifeless into which they are put
HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA.
(marmani, 457), 69,72, 74) 76-75
spell-figures of mud, wood, &c.,
671 Nn. '
spies of Varuna, 88, 391, 402; cf. thousand-eyed spies.
spikenard, ror, 415.
splinters of wood, 292.
spot on the forehead of a woman, 109.
spring-water, cures excessive dis-
charges (homoeopathy), 9, 12,
277, 471.
sraddha, defined as faith and works, 424.
srauta-practices in the Atharva-veda, ex
Srifigaya, a people, 171, 433 ff.
stable, rites for prosperity in: see cattle.
staff for witchcraft, 295.
stars, Varuza’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,
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.
Stidra, 68, 72, 4023; -women, 2.
sugar-cane, symbolic of attractive-
ness, 100, 2773 cf. honey, and
licorice.
suitor, 94.
sun, personified as aga ekapad, 625,
664; as an eagle, 6523; as
a hamsa-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.
Sunahsepa, legend of, 241.
Suparza: see Garuda and Garutmant,
Sfirya, 10, 17, 31, 47, 53, 60, 85,
103, 116, 160, 203, 205, 210-
12, 214, 373, 403, 620, 622,
668; sarya-stikta, 243 n; Stirya,
the sun-female (Savitri), 95,
202, 312, 503, 661, 666.
Sfishan (Sfishava), a divinity of
parturition, 99, 243-5.
svaga, designation of a serpent, 152-
Svarbhanu, demon of eclipses, 294.
svastyayanagama, a certain list of mantras, 641.
Svayambhii, the supreme being, 592, 686.
syenayaga, or syenegya, a certain rite}3433
syeneshu, a 577 0.
symbolism, 236, 240-1, 243 n, 248-
9, 261, 263, 277, 287, 311, 321,
324-5, 327 N, 355, 357 N, 3670,
369, 371-2, 374, 407, 412, 425,
427, 443, 445, 457, 460, 467-8,
479, 473, 476, 479, 481, 497,
500 N, 501, 519, 537, 545, 548,
551, 558, 561, 564, 567, 582 n.
witchcraft practice,
Tabuva, a remedy against snake- poison, 28, 4283 cf. tastuva.
tagara: see sthakara.
taimata, designation of a serpent, 28, 169. .
takmandsana and takmandsanagama,
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 (Vaisaleya), a serpent-god, 374, 425, 462, 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, 5213
expiation of irregular appear- ance of, 110, 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.
Thraétaona Athwya, an Avestan divinity, 523; cf. Trita.
Three-named (Agni), 135, 495.
tiger, 111, 115-6, 205, 368, 380, 477,
518; tiger-like day, 110; tiger-
like first teeth, 110; tiger-skin,
I1I, 378 ff.
Time, personified: see Kala.
tonsure, ceremony of preparation : see Afidakarana.
tortoise, personification of the sun, 403.
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.
Trishamdhi, a battle-god, 126 ff., 632, 637 ff.
Trita, a divine being, 165, 521-2, 528.
Tvashrar, a god, 18, 48, 51, 96-7,
143, 146, 160, 189, 365-6, 502,
522, 651
twin-calves, expiation of their birth, 145, 360.
Udasvit, a certain mixture of food,
Ugra, a god (Rudra), 156 ff., 618.
ukkhishta, apotheosis of : see sacrifice.
unburned vessel, sorceries with, 69, 755 395; 3975 457-
upagika (with many variants), certain kind of ant, 268, 280,
upakvasa, a certain field-insect, 142, 486.
upatrinya, a kind of serpent, 28, 427.
urine, as a cure for sores, 19, 489; Rudra’s remedy, 133, 306; ex-
cessive, 234; retention of, ro, 233, 2353 cf. micturation. urugiila, a serpent, 28. Urvast, a divine female, 411, 521. Ushas (Aurora), 31, 161, 318, 503, 661.
Vagapeya-ceremony, 226, 508.
vagha, designation of an animal,
223; vagha, its female, 142.
Vaisaleya: see Takshaka.
Vaisvanara (Agni), 12, 54, 58, 80, 149, 197, 200, 242, 580, 691.
Vaitahavya, a people, 170-1, 4 ee cf, Vitahavya.
Vak (speech personified), 120, 437;
Vak Sarasvati, 173, 4243 Vak
Virag, 221, 593; Vaéaspati, the
lord of speech, 209, 665.
Vala, a cloud demon, 193, 596; cf. Vritra.
Varanavati, a river, 26, 375.
varkasyagana, designation of certain mantras, 477, 589-90, 642.
Varuna, a god, 1, 3, I1c-2, 14, 27,
30-1, 37, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50-1,
63, 65, 86, 88, 91, 102, 105, 109,
F12—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, 379,
390 ff, 402, 436, 443, 484-5,
535-6, 557, 563, 627; Varumas
(plural), 113; Varuzani, his
female, 167, 485.
vas: see sterile cow.
Vasava (Indra), 95; cf. Vasu.
vashat-call, 84, 99, 128, 209, 243.
Vasishtha, a sage, 372; relation of to the Atharva-veda, lv ff., lxv.
Vastoshpati, genius of homestead, 135, 343 ff., 494-5, 640.
Vasu, a class of deities, 55, 89, 116,
239, 19%, 275) “161; 270; ef.
Vasava.
Vata, god of wind, 85 ff., 89, 153, 161, 219; cf. Vayu.
Vayasa, a sage, 6, 681.
Vayu, personification of the wind,
51, 54, 128, 140, 142, 304, 402,
499, 620, 669; cf. Vata.
Veda, practices preparatory to the
study of, xliv, 233, 477, 487,
510, 543, 590, 606; relation of
the three Vedas to the Athar-
van, xxxi ff., xxxv ff., li ff., lv ff,
Zz2
708 Hymns
Ixi; Vedic literary categories, xxxv ff,
vedi, fire-altar, 200; cf. parigrzhya.
veins, 22, 259.
vermin in the field, exorcism of, 142, 485; cf. worms.
vigriva, a demon, 70.
viligi, designation of a serpent, 28 ; cf. Aligi.
village, the scene of Atharvan per- formances: see gramayagin.
Virag, a female divinity, 80, 120,
186, 211, 215-6, 219, 221, 593,
647, 667.
virility, charm to increase it, 31,
369; charm to deprive a man
of it, 108, 537.
visapha (a demon ?), 67, 339.
Vishzu, a god, 80, 89, 160, 193, 200, 221, 251, 342, 655.
visikha, a demon, 70.
V isvakarman, the supreme god, 206, 209, 592, 629, 686.
Visvarfipa, son of Tvashtar, 318, 522.
Visvavasu, a demon, 319.
Vitahavya, a people, 31; havya.
Vivasvant, a god, 57, 160, 366.
vomiting as a cure for poison, 374.
vrishakapi-Brahmans, 532 n.
Vritra, a cloud-demon, 18, 40, 62-3,
79, 81, 91-2, 95, 121, 126, 129,
158, 203, 310, 349, 370, 382,
384, 596; his eye becomes
mount Trikakud, 382.
Wagon, parts of, 587; cf. chariot.
washerman, 188.
waters (divine), 14-5, 161; water,
healing, 40-1, 48; produced by
ants, 27; as a remedy against
jealousy, 107; for the conse-
cration of a king, 111; -animals,
varieties of, 157, 6213; -plants,
514, 579; -skin, 107; -sprites,
409.
weather - prophet, 159, 532.
propitiation of,
cf. Vaita--
OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA.
wedding, charms used at, 502, 546;
ceremony at the consummation,
276, 546; of a royal personage,
498.
weeds, charm to remove them, 465.
wheel, parts of, 493.
white-footed arrow, 633, 638; cow or. she-goat, ibid.
wife, charm to obtain one, 95, 502 ff.;
of the sacrificer, 180 ff., 185 ff.,
610 ff., 645 ff.; wives of the
gods, 162, 167.
wild beasts, charm against, 147, 366.
will o’ the wisp, 411.
wishes, charm for obtaining one’s,
xlvii, 605; three wishes, 181,
613.
wolf and calves, 174; wolves and sheep, 132, 151.
woman, of the waters, 621; truant,
charm to bring her back, 106,
496; women with evil bodily
characteristics, 109, 260; fond
of the kushr4a-plant, a 680 ;
sleeping women, described, 1053
charms pertaining to women
(strikarmavi), 94 ff., 275, 311,
371, 479-80.
womb, performances for steadying it, 284, 467.
worms of all sorts, in human beings
and animals, 22-4, 223, 314 ff,
351.
Yagus, 161, 204, 225-6, 229.
Yakshas, a kind of divinities, 161.
Yama, god of death, 37, 44, 52, 54,
57, 59, 60, 90, 107, 110, 118,
161, 167, 177, 185-6, 192, 195,
318, 361, 404, 416, 422, 456,
500, 585, 655; horse of, 21;
cf, dogs of Yama.
Yamuna, a river, 62.
yatu, yatuvid, and yatudhana: see sorcerers and sorceries,
yellow birds and objects for the cure of jaundice, 264.
younger brother’s precedence over an older, expiation of, 164, 523.
II,
Il,
Ill,
Index of Hymns in the Order
o — ~ - . o . > ° * .
. . - . od ° ° .
OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA.
. 1at, 325
. 121, 327
» 902, 3297
IT,
. . ° . e e ° e . . ° e * e -
Ql, 334
15, 336
67, 339
49, 341
25, 373
26, 376
Tir, 378
61, 381
62, 383
19, 384
88, 389
69, 393
70, 396
735 397
68, 398
VI,
- 169, 430
» 173, 433
» 130, 436
- I3Z1, 439
IOI, 459
97, 460
28, 461
« AST,
Hymns of the
See eRe)
. Ioi, 512
Vi, 127
Bi ea
. TIO, 540 . 141, 541
VIII,
ix,
XI,
weit Six:
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