gold brick. III, 155, 166.
gold chips, thrust into (the organs
of) the victims' heads, III,
402-404 ; fire-altar bestrewed
with 5 and 200, IV, 146 seq.;
make Agni thousand-eyed, 201 ;
some thrown into ghee for ob-
lation on (svayaniltrm;rd of)
completed altar, 182 ; these
chips complete making Pn^-
pati's body immortal, 291, 294 ;
seven inserted in the seven
openings of vital airs of dead
body before being burnt, V,
203.
gold coin (nishka) worn as prize, V,
golden egg, produced from the pri-
mordial waters, V, 1 2 ; floated
about for a year, as the only
resting-place, 12.
gold man (purusha), laid on gold
plate in first layer. III, 366;
is Pra^ipati-Agni, 366; the
Sacrificer, 368, 382 ; when laid
down, one must not viralk in
front of him, 369 ; two offering-
spoons his arms, 373; covered
and viewed by Sacrificer whom
he represents, 375, 376 ; is the
Sacrificer's divine body, 382 ;
his body co-extensive with altar,
IV, 18, 146; gold man and
gold plate are Agni and Indra,
342 ; is the man in the sun,
and both are the man in the
right eye, 368 ; is the founda-
tion of the Ya^us, as one of
the only three bricks of which
the altar consists, 374.
gold plate. III, 35; trodden upon
by consecrated king, 92 ; with
100 holes, 93 ; (gold piece) on
gaming - ground offered upon,
112; hung round Agniiit's neck,
265; is the truth and Aditp,
265 ; with twenty-one knobs,
the sun's rays, 265 ; means vital
Digitized by
^atapatha-brAhmajva.
energy and vigour, 266; sewn
up in antelope skin, 266; worn
over navel, 267; is Pra^^ipati's
vigour which went out of him
and became the sun, 212, 213 ;
put down on lotus-leaf in centre
of altar-site under first layer,
364; IV, 146; gold plate and
gold man are Indra and Agni,
342 ; gold plate is the orb of
the sun, and both are the white
of the eye, 367, 368; is the
foundation of the RsA^ as one
of the only three bricks of
which the altar consists, 374 ;
gold and silver plates beneath
feet of Sacrificer whilst con-
secrated at Sautrlmant, V, 251 ;
the two there represent light-
ning and hail, 251 ; placed on
top of Pravargya pot, 467 ;
given to Brahman priest, 503 ;
cf. nishka.
gomr/ga, one of the three chief
victims at Ajvamedha, V, 298,
338.
Gosh/oma, form of Agnish/oma, IV, 287.
Gotama RahOgana, originator of Mi- travindi sacrifice, V, 66.
Gotama's Stoma (ATatush/oma), V,
go-vikartana, huntsman (?), one of the king's ratn^ni, III, 63.
govinata, form of Ajvamedha, V, 400, 401.
graha (cup of Soma), after their
drawing chanting of stotra and
recitation of jastra, IV, 13 ; is
the draught of Pra^^pati's vital
fluid, 282.
graha oblations of ghee relating to
Soma cups and implements,
forming part of the Vasordhird,
IV, 216.
grain, are a form of day and night,
V, 296 ; parched grain, a form of the Nakshatras, 296.
Grima^;! (headman), one of the ra-
tnina^. III, 60 ; is a vaijya, 61 ;
III.
Grivastut priest, is made the Hotri,
V, 137.
grave. See burial-place,
great region. See upper region.
Gr/hapati, III, 158; V, 131; ini-
tiated first (being the earth),
135.
gi1vli&. See neck,
groats, parched, are a form of the
gods, V, 296. guda pra»a, intestinal vital air, IV,
17. guest-offering, III, 355. ^uhCi. See spoon. Gumbaka (Varwia), V, 340, 343. Gyotish/oma, form of Agnish/oma,
IV, 287.
hail, a terrible form of rain, V, 251.
hair, of lion, wolf, tiger thrown on
flesh-portions of Sautramaxi,
III, 132 ; ditto in cups of Sura,
V, 218; these are a form of
Rudra, 229; purisha formulas
are Agni's hair, IV, 20; hair
and form, 295 ; how the hair
grows and gets grey, V, 52, 55 ;
comes off when wetted, 313.
hair-pit,— from Pn^pati's hair-pits
the stars origmate, IV, 361 ;
as many as there are twinklings
of the eye, V, 169.
Hairaiiyanibha. See Para.
Hllingava, a teacher, his view of the
nature of Agni, IV, 363. hand, laid down, palm upwards, for
protection, V, 465. haras, — haras, joiis, ar^^is (heat, fire,
flame) of Agni, IV, 182. hare, in the moon, V, 10 ; leaps in
bounds, 390. haridru (deodar tree), not to stand
near a grave, V, 427.
Harijiandra, father of Rohita, 1 1 1, 95 .
havirdhlna, associated with GayatrT,
V, 494. havirya^^a, killed by mortar and
pestle, V, 2 ; as distinguished
from the Soma-sacrifice, 119. hay a, horse, carries the gods, IV,
401. hazel-cock (kapi^^la), springs from
VLfvarQpa's head. III, 130. head, of child born first. III, 233;
IV, 287 ; ditto of animals, IV,
40, (287) ; human head is
placed on ukhi, III, 311; is
the birth-place of the vital airs,
396 ; measures a span, if four-
cornered, contracted in the
middle, 396; is (the focus) of
Digitized by
the ten vital airs, IV, 57 ; is
threefold, and consists of two
kapilas, 78, 387 ; is of Glyatr!
nature, and threefold, 114;
fivefold vital air of head (mind,
speech, breath, eye, ear), 1 90; be-
comes * sharpened,' 190; three-
fold (skin, bone, brain), V, 163,
499 ; three heads of the Ajva-
mecUia, 335; is a span high, con-
tracted in the middle, 454.
headman. See King-makers.
heart, on earth one thinks with
one's heart and mind, IV, 95 ;
Agni, Vlyu, Aditya the hearts
of the gods, 162 ; is round and
smooth, 180; is near the right
arm-pit, 1 80, 1 8 1 ; is secret, V, 36.
heaven, a counterfeit (pratimd) of
the earth, IV, 52 ; is single, V,
297; by means of the golden
light the Sacrificer goes to hea-
ven, 303.
heaven and earth, when they sepa-
rated, the Vasus, Rudras, and
Adityas separated and became
the lords, IV, 75; propitiatory
cake on one kaplla, when sacri-
ficial horse, or anything else, is
lost, 347 ; with Sfirya and V^yu,
347 ; between them everything
is contained, V, 484 ; are the
out- and up-breathing, 488.
heavenly world, above the Vira^,
is the firmament, IV, 93 ; is
the firmament, 100, 304; and
the regions, 100; is the year,
100; is entered from below,
109; the heavenly world, the
light, is entered from the sky,
from the back of the firmament,
199 ; those going there do not
look round, 799; heavenly world
beyond the highest firmament,
250 ; the world where the sun
shines, 304; is (the place of)
safety, V, 238; Kshatriyas re-
main Kshatriyas in the other
world, 250 ; is equal in extent
to a thousand, 280 ; lies < straight
away,' 281, 297.
hemp, layer of it put in fire-pan, as
the chorion, III, 252; hempen
sling for gold plate worn round
Agniiit's neck, 266.
herald. See King-makers.
him, makes SIman complete, IV, 178 ; is the Siman, V, 306.
hinuiya, etymology, III, 367.
Hiraivyagarbha, is Pra^pati and
Agni, III, 172; came first into
existence, 388 ; — IV, introd. xiv,
295 n.
hita. III, 151.
honey, used with consecration water
as the essence (flavour) of wa-
ter, III, 78; not to be eaten
during initiation, 186; a form,
or the life-sap, of the sky, 390 ;
mixed with sour curds and
ghee for sprinkling on com-
pleted fire-altar, IV, 182 seq. ;
the remainder (or essence) of
the triple science and there-
fore may be eaten by Brah-
maiirin, V, 90 ; not, according
to others, 90 ; a form of Soma,
243 ; means breath, 467.
honey-cup. See madhugraha.
hoof-cup, thirty-three of fat gravy offered at Sautrimani, V, 252.
horn, of black antelope. III, 96.
horse, a/va, produced from the
water. III, 19; V, 304, 318;
stands lifting one foot on each
side, I II, 19; sprinkling of horses
for race, 19 ; right horse yoked
first, 19 ; horses smell Brihas-
pati's oblation, 22, 28 ; Varuna's
sacrificial animal, 60; how
created (etvmology of ajva),
146; sacrificial animal, 162,
165 seq.; slaughtered for Va-
runa, 162 ; is hornless and with
mane, 177 ; its halter lies round
the mouth, 198; is the sun,
199, 208, 359; searches for
Agni, 204, 205 ; whilst running
shakes itself, 207; steps on
lump of clay, 207 ; is a thun-
derbolt, 209 ; the most highly-
favoured of animals, 209 ; horse's
footprint offered upon, 212;
horse is addressed, 224 ; repre-
sents kshatra, 227 ; sacred to
Pra^pati, 240 ; white horse led
in front of the bricks of the first
layer being carried forwards,
359 ; is made to step on altar-
site from the north, 359 ; smells
the first layer of bricks, 359,
361; IV, 141; white horse
Digitized by
-JATAPATHA-BRAHMAiVA.
(Pra^pati) finds Agni on lotus-
leaf, III, 360; the white horse
scorched by Agni, whence its
mouth is scorched, and it is
apt to become weak-eyed, 360 ;
whoever seeks Agni in the shape
of a white horse finds him, 360 ;
horse led round on prepared
altar-site towards sunset, 361 ;
created from Pra^apati's eye,
402 ; V, 328 ; is the speed of
the wind. III, 405; the one-
hoofed animal,4io; yoked (tied)
below shaft, IV, 237 ; right
horse first by gods, the left by
men, 237 ; carries (draws) men,
401; thesea its birth-place, 401-
403 ; sacrificial horse (Pra^-
pati, the Purusha), 401 ; prize-
winning horses constantly
sprinkled (?), V, 95 ; sacrificial
horse sacred to Pra^pati, 277,
278; horse the most vigorous,
powerful, famous, and the
swiftest of animals, 278; is a
thunderbolt, 279 ; sacrificial
horse generated by sky and
earth, 287 ; synonyms of horse,
287 ; when let loose returns to
its chain, 288 ; born from of
old as a runner, 294; is the
kshatra, 303 ; of Anush/ubh na-
ture, 304 ; sacrificial horse put
to chariot, 311; is the great
bird, 315; is trimmed up with
the reins, 3 1 8 ; is Brahman (m.),
318 ; knows the way to heaven,
320 ; lying down near sacrificial
horse insures fertility, 322 ; is
sacred to the All-gods, 332 ;
horse stands on three feet, but
scampers off on all four, 332 ; is
the highest (noblest) of animals,
332 ; worth 1000 cows, 353 ;
steps on chanting-place, 384.
horse-dung, seven balls of, used for fumigation. III, 240 ; V, 455.
horse-hoof, oblation on, V, 339.
hotra, the seven, are the regions, III, 368.
Hotri priest, seated towards the
west. III, 108 ; gold plate his
fee at Dajapeya, 119; piebald
bullock his fee for pa^>(abila
oblation to Vijve Devi^, 122 ;
Hotri means abundance, 142;
his fee at Sautramaift three
milch cows, 142 ; is Agni, 219 ;
black antelope skin his own
place, 219; the guardian of
undisturbed rites, 219; follows
behind the bricks of first layer
carried forward, defending it
from behind, 358 ; is winter, V,
45 ; the six hotr/s (priests gener-
ally), 121; initiated for sattra,
as Agni and speech^ 136; is the
voice of the sacrifice, 245 ; is
the sacrifice, 459, 460, 504.
Hotrtya hearth, of Agniibiyana,
of twenty-one bricks, and as
many enclosing-stones, IV, 243.
householder (gr/hamedhin) un- learned in scriptures, V, 362.
hunger, death is hunger, IV, 402 ;
Ydpa bent at top, and bent
outwards in middle, is a type
of hunger, V, 124.
hungry, hungry man is consumed by his vital airs, IV, 347, 348.
lilkf mother of Purfiravas, V, 68 ;
Manu's daughter (is the Agni-
hotra cow), 81.
'idif invocation of. III, 41, 113 ; IV,
248 ; is food, V, 19; the central
air, 20; is faith, 42.
idam, 1 1 1, 143; — (ida) one-fourteenth part of an etarhi, V, 169.
i^vatsara (third year of cycle), IV, 21.
idvatsara (fourth year of cycle), IV, 21.
immortal, is the food that is baked,
III, 164; immortal body is
boneless, IV, 178; immortal
bricks are the six S^mans sung
over the completed altar, 180;
going to the heavenly light and
becoming immortal and Pra^-
pati's children, 220; the im-
mortal light is distributed
amongst beings by Savitr/, 322 ;
the immortal light (and life)
to be gained by the hundred
and onefold altar or by a life
of a hundred years, 323, 324;
the body is not immortal, being
the share of death, 357 ; after
separating from the body one
becomes immortal, be it by
knowledge or holy work (the
Digitized by
INDEX TO PARTS 111, IV, AND V.
fire-altar) ; coming to life again,
one attains immortal life, 357 ;
the Amrita threefold, 365 ; by
performing the animad sacrifice
once a year — the year being
life — one gains immortal life,
V, 119.
immortality, is light (mi), J II, 383 ;
IV, 238 ; man's highest form,
IV, 147, 177; the highest thing
in the universe, 148, 181 ; is the
vital airs, 178; the nectar of
immortality (Soma), the Agni-
iit consecrated therewith, 251,
252 ; the nectar of immortality,
Soma, departs from the gods and
is recovered by penance, 255,
256 ; the immortality bestowed
on Agni and Sacrificer, 256;
beyond the year lies the wish-
granting world, the immortal
Timmortality) which is the light
(ari(is) that shines yonder, 322 ;
it is to the other world what
life is to this, 327.
