king's ratnani, III, 63, 107. akshivapana, III, 64. Aktakshya, III, 153. all-herb seed, sown on site of burial
ground, V, 432. alms, begging of, by Brahmai^rin,
V, 49, 50.
altar. See fire-altar,
am^vasysl, the night of the sun and
moon's staying together; new
moon, V, 9.
amba, ambiki, ambilika, V, 321.
amr/ta, the nectar of immortality.
See immortality, amritaviki, a certain bird, (keeps
most apart of birds), produces
the kshiprajyena (quick eagle),
V, 370.
Am/a, pirtha-oblation to, III, 82.
a^ju-graha, drawing of, III, 5; is
Pra^ ipati, the body of the sacri-
fice, the mind, the out-breath-
ing, the eye, V, 105, 106.
anaddl^-purusha (sham-man). III, 197, 206; looked at, 227.
a^^li, joining of hands, a sign of reverence, IV, 165.
Angiras, is the breath, III, 254;
Angiras and Adityas contending
for getting first to heaven, V,
152 ; the Veda of the Apsa-
ras, 366 ; with Yama and the
Fathers receive offering of
Gharma, 481.
anika. III, 58.
anlkavat, III, 58.
animal, domestic, seven kinds of,
possessed by Maruts, III, 40;
five sacrificial, 162; delight near
fire, 164 ; are Agni, 1 97 ; horse,
ass, and he-goat, search for
Agni, 198,204-206; consists of
body and vital air, 293 ; born
with bones, though not intro-
duced with bones into womb,
254 ; mounted on its middlebody
from left side, 361 ; having re-
ceived the foetus standing, gives
birth whilst lying down, 363;
left side of well-filled animal
more raised than right, 400 ; do
not diminish, being established
in the womb, 401 ; are the vital
airs, 402 ; the kix^fpurusha, gaura
ara^iya, gavaya, ush/ra, jarabha
unfit for sacrifice and not to be
eaten by Brihmaxia, 413; of
animals the head bom first, IV,
40; biggest about the middle,
40, 50; the right side the
stronger, 40 ; there are animals
in the air, 46; are food, 46;
fdur- footed (live) in the air, 50 ;
four kinds of four-footed do-
mestic animals, 56 ; four-footed,
connected with Vasus and Ru-
dras, freed from death through
theiaturvim ja-stoma, 68 ; tame,
ruled over by Bribaspati, 74 ;
one-hoofed, ruled over by Va-
nuia, 75 ; small, ruled over by
Digitized by
^ATAPATHA-BRAHMAiVA,
PQshan, 75 ; wild, ruled over by
Vlyu, 75; threefold (father,
mother, child ; or embryo, am-
nion, chorion), no; seven do-
mestic animals, an, 377 ; seven
wild ones, 377 ; five (sacrificial)
— man,horse,bull, ram, he-goat,
399 ; by these Pra^pati could
not attain heaven, 300 ; Pra^-
pati the one proper sacrificial
animal, 304 ; sacrificial animal
is Pra^pati, and represents all
deities, 404 ; draught animal
pulls with all four limbs, V, 78 ;
walks on two feet at a time, 78 ;
one-hoofed originates from In-
dra's ear, 315; are sixteenfold,
353 ; tame and wild ones bound
at Ajvamedha, 306 ; if so, gain
earth and heaven respectively,
306 ; the wild ones set free, 307.
animal-brick (cattle-brick), III, 155, 166, 187.
animal sacrifice (pa/ubandha), III,
introd. xii ; to Vslyu and Prs^-
pati, 171 seq. ; chief oblations
of, 175; consists of omentum,
animal cake and chief oblations,
180 ; a. s. of Soma-day (savantya
pam), IV, 360; the performer
of it eats food every six months
in the other world, 399; eso-
teric remarks on, V, 1 18 seq.; is
a ransoming of one's own self,
118; should be performed at
least once a year, 119; either
of the havirya^^a, or the Soma-
sacrifice order, 119; is a great
Soma-sacrifice,not an ish/i, r3o;
with or without Soma, 132,133;
ATfiturmasya animal sacrifice,4oa.
animal victim, five, III, 156; their
heads, 164; heads placed in
fire-pan in first layer, 400 ; ropes
of unequal length, 166 ; now
only two slaughtered, 171 ; by
male victims the Sacrificer
ransoms himself, V, 119; — to
whom does it belong ? (Pra^pati,
Sflrya, Indra-Agni), 127, 138.
anirukta, III, no, 179; V, 506.
ahklnka (metre), is water, IV, 89.
anna-homa. III, 37 ; V, 295, 377.
anointment, of Sacrificer, at R%a-
sfiya (on tiger skin), III, 80;
at Agnii^ayana (on black ante-
lope skin), IV, 336 ; (on skin of
he-goat), 327 ; by Soma and
the nectar of immortality, 351 ;
with fat gravy at Sauti^raajii
(on black antelope skin), V,
350 seq., 353.
ant (vamri and upadikl), gnaw Vish-
nu's bowstring, obtain the taste
of food, and find water where
they dig, V, 442 ; are the first-
bom of the world (?) 450;
ant-hill, III, 306; is this earth,
307 ; used for the clay of Pra-
vargya vessels, V, 450.
antariksha (air), etymology. III, 318 ; IV, 50.
Antarvat, a Gandharva, V, 30.
antaryima-graha, III, 6; produced
from svira-siman, and from it
the pa^^adaja-stoma, IV, 7.
antelope skin, black, sign of initia-
tion, III, 186; is the sacrifice,
315,366; IV, 336; V, 349, 447;
its hair the metres, III, 355,
366 ; V, 349, 448 ; is the earth,
III, 316 ; the seat of the good
work, 319; therein gold plate
sewn, 366 ; anointing of Sacri-
ficer on, IV, 336 ; used in burn-
ing dead body, V, 300, 303 ; for
consecration at Sautrimani, 349.
anumantraiia, V, 40, 43, 483, 484.
Anumati, eight-kapila cake to. III,
43 ; is this earth, 44 ; a garment
the fee, 44; pap to her, (the
extreme end of) one of the four
regions, IV, 264.
Anumlo^anti, the Apsaras, is an in-
termediate quarter (? N. W.),
or the night, IV, 107.
anupraisha, V, 344.
anorasana, precepts (?the Vedahgas), - to be studied, V, 98.
Anush/ubh, connected with north,
autumn, vaira^a, ekavimja-
stoma. III, 91; produced from
the autumn, and from it the
ai^a-saman, I V, 10 ; in the form
of it four-year-old kine pro-
duced, 39 ; is the northern re-
gion, 45 ; is speech, 89, 144,
377 ; of thirty-two syllables,
306 ; is the voice (of Pn^pati),
327, 338 ; what takes place after
the three savanas isof Anush/ubh
nature, V, 106 ; the horse is of
Digitized by
INDEX TO PARTS III, IV, AND V.
Anush/ubh nature, 304 ; Anush- mbh related to the north, 304.
anuv^kyi, is in the Giyatri metre, V, 26.
anuya^a, eleven, III, 183 ; are thun-
derbolt , hail, and (heavenly) fire-
brand, V, 4a, 43.
Anvadhyas, the guardians of one of the four regions, V, 359.
anvlhlrya, mess of rice, the dakshini
at DarjapQrjiamlsa, V, 7 ; ety-
mology, 33.
Anvahlrya-paitena fire, atonement
for its going out lest his cattle
die, V, 83 ; is the air, 178 ;
blood milked by Agnihotra cow
to be boiled on enclosed Anvl-
hirya, 183.
anvakhyana, old tale, regarding bat-
tles between gods and Asuras,
not true, V, 14.
anvirambhaniyesh/i, III, 42 n.; of
Agnysldhina at preceding full-
moon, V, 2.
Anyatai&plaksha, a lake in Kurukshe-
tra, visited by swan-maidens,
V,7o.
apai&, etymology. III, 146.
apamarga (achyranthes aspera),
thereby the gods wiped away
the Rakshas, III, 52; of a
backward effect, 54 ; used for
cleansing one's self after a
burial, V, 437.
apSmirga-homa, III, 52.
apSna, downward air, becomes the upward air, IV, 16.
aplna-bhr/t, the eye-sustainer, IV,
apasyi bricks, III, 388 ; laying down
of them in first layer,' 4 1 3 seq. ;
are waters, 413; IV, a; of
second layer, 23, 34 seq.; are
rain, 34.
apendra, III, 130.
apradakshiffam (apasalavi), V, 323, 467.
apratiratha, is Indra, IV, 192 ; hymn
muttered by Brahman, as the
fire is led forward, 192.
Ipft verses, twelve, III, 169, 173; for sautr^mani, V, 244.
Apsaras, — from Pra^lpati couples
issue in the form of Gandhar-
vas and Apsaras, IV, 229 ; Gan-
dharvas and Apsaras made offer-
ing to in rish/rabhr/t oblations,
230 seq.; Gandharvas and Ap-
saras affect sweet scent (gandha)
and beauteous form (nipa=
apsas), 230; and worship the
divine Purusha under these
forms, 373 ; changed into swans,
V, 70; ^'oma Vaishnava their
king, the Afigiras their Veda,
366.
ftpti, (twelve) formulas and oblations, III, 29.
AptorySma, III, introd. xiii, xix- xxiii; V, 419; Atiratra, 397.
Apyas, the guardians of one of th* four regions, V, 359.
anuzi, two, V, 74.
ara»ye'n(i)(ya, the odd cake to Ma-
ruts, IV^, 210; (extended), V,
336; is speech, IV, 210; the
seven rivers flowing westwards,
212; belongs to Pra^^pati, 212.
Arbhava-pavamana, of Vi^apeya,
III, 9.
Arbuda Kidraveya, king of snakes,
ardhendra oblations of ghee, to Indra
coupled successively with one
other deity (Agni and Indra,
&c.)i forming part of the Vasor
dhira, IV, 216.
Ar^na, mystic nameof Indra, III. 99.
arikiipa (metre) is the water, IV, 88.
Arish/anemi, the chieftain (grimaifi)
of the sacrifice (or the north),
is the second autumn month,
IV, 107.
arka, flame, the four, IV, 334 seq.;
is the fire on the fire-altar, 342 ;
the fire-altar f Agni-Pn^pati),
346, 348; is Aditya; the vital
air, 349; the Arka is Agni,
Aditya, Prljia, the Purusha,
398, 399; ^^c Arka-nature of
the Arkya, 402 ; is the waters,
402 ; Arka and Ajvamedha, be-
come Death, 404.
arka (calotropis gigantea), is food,
IV, 157 ; leaf used for offering
to Rudra with, 157; thrown
into the pit (^Itvala), 166; the
arka sprang from Rudra's place
of rest, f 58 ; is inauspicious and
hence must not be trodden upon,
166; arka flowers, leaves, &c.,
334 seq.
Digitized by
-yATAPATHA-BRAHMAi^TA.
arka (? hymns of praise), food for the gods, V, 332.
arklfvamedhasaOTtati, oblations, IV, 239.
ariis, — haras, so^is, ar^is (heat, fire, flame), of Agni, IV, 38a.
irkshyat, V, 155 n.
Arkya, is the fire (Agni-Pra|apati)
and the food thereof, IV, 34a
seq. ; the Arka-nature of the
Arkya, 402 ; triad— Agni, Ar-
kya, Mahad uktham, V, 172.
arm, exerts strength, III, 200 ; strok-
ing arms of king, 88 ; is fifteen-
fold, IV, 79; food is eaten
therewith, 306 ; arms and legs
consist of twenty-five parts each,
325; parts of arm, V, 75, 77 ;
the different parts, i6a.
arm-pit, from it water springs,I V,i 69.
arrow, three. III, 88; arrow's
range = Prs^lpati's width, 1 7 ; =«
Pr^^apati's height, 25 ; arrow's
width, 236; arrow is strength,
236.
Irsheyam (ancestry), III, 190.
irtava (? seasonal period), the ruler of seasons, IV, 74.
Ariuia Aupaveji, (Gautama), a ^ teacher, IV, 393, 394.
Anweya. See .Svetaketu.
Arwsi, betwitches Bhadrasena A^-
tajatrava. III, 140; his view on
DarjapQrnanilsa, V, 37; on
Agnihotra expiation, 182; cf.
Uddalaka.
arvan, horse, carries the Asuras, IV,
Arya, and 5<idra, ruled by day and
night, IV, 74; 5fidra woman
the Arya's mistress, V, 326.
Aryaman, his path above upper region,
III, 59, 122; partha-oblation to, 83.
Asamaratha, Aditya's chieftain (gra- ma«i),isthe second rainy month,
^ndt. See throne-seat
Asandivat, a city, V, 396.
A/ani, a form and name of Agni, is
the lightning, III, 160. asapatni, bricks, of fifth layer, IV,
83 seq. ashiWM (ish/akS), the earth. III,
154, 387; IV, 95; conn, with
Savitri, 1 1 1, 1 90 ; made by Sacri-
ficer's wife, 190 ; forming of, by
the mahishf, 238 ; is speech, 239,
387; IV, 95; etymology, III,
387 ; is the vital airs, 388 ; lay-
ing down of, 388, 389 ; is the
mahishi, 391 ; IV, 2.
ashes, the foul part (papman) of food
eaten by Agni, III, 261 ; thrown
out in the evening and morn-
ing, 261 ; taken to the water,
293 ; some of it brought back
and put in the pan, 294, 295.
ash/idaja-stoma, is speed, and the year, IV, 63.
ash/aiatvirimja-stoma, the revolving
sphere, the year, IV, 66; the
last of the even stomas, 218.
ash/am?, eighth day after full moon,
sacred to Pra^pati, III, 180 ;
is a joint of the year, 180.
Asita Dhanva, king of the Asuras, V, 368.
Asitamrigas, a branch of the Kajyapa
family of priests, win the Soma-
drink from the BhiiUviras, IV,
ajman, etymology. III, 148.
asrivajas, a metre, is all food, IV, 52.
ass (rasabha) how created. III, 147;
substitute for cow and sheep,
197; he-ass doubly impregnates,
1 97 ; searches for Agni, 204, 205;
is addressed, 224; imbued with
burning (pain), 225 ; represents
Vaijya and ^Odra, 227.
Asuras, arrogance and defeat of, 1 1 1,
I ; repulsed by Indra and Brihas-
pati in the south, IV, 192;
contend with the gods for the
regions, 193; hold to untruth,
and the gods to truth, 257; serve
the divine Purusha as Mayl, 37 3;
carried by horse Arvan, 401 ;
created from the downward
breathing of Pra^pati, V, r 3 ;
smitten with evil and darkness,
13, 14 ; the tales of their fights
with the gods not true, 14;
through arrogance offer into
their own mouths and come to
naught, 22 ; contend with the
gods for Pra^^pati, the sacrifice,
105; Asita Dhlnva their king,
magic art their Veda, 368 ;
Asuravidyi, 368 n.; driven from
the regions, 423; from the
Digitized by
earth, 439 ; people of Asura na-
ture (the Easterns and others)
make their burial-places round,
423 ; and line them with stone,
430.
Isuta and suta, V, 242 n«
Ajuri, on truth, V, 447.
ajva, etymology, III, 146; V, 328.
Ajvamedha, III, introd. xxvi ; a su-
pernumerary (special) rite, 246;
is the sun, IV, 239, 404; how
produced, 403 ; Ark a and Ajva-
medha become Death, 404 ;
the DarjapQrnamisa the original
(normal) Ajvamedha, V, 33 ;
Ajvamedha the moon, 33, 34;
performance, 274 seq. ; is the
bull among sacrifices, 276 ;
wealth ( ? distinction), royal
sway, departs from him who
performs the Ajvamedha, 285 ;
means royal sway, 288 ; Ajva-
medha performed by Pr^^pati,
389 ; from of old a hero was
born to the performer of the
Ajvamedha, 295 ; where they
perform it, Par^anya rains when-
I ever they list, and security of
possession is assured to the
people, 295 ; the Ajvamedha
Pra^ipati reserves for himself,
assigning the other sacrifices to
the gods, 395 ; is the king of
sacrifices. 298 ; the victims tied
to the stakes, 298 seq. ; is the
royal office, 303 ; a disused
sacrifice, 334; belongs to all
the deities, 336 ; is a Kshatriya's
sacrifice, hence commenced in
summer, 347 ; but rather in
spring, 347.
