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on, 303, 303 ; samidh means

vital air, 305. samidheni, twenty-four. III, 167 ;

twenty-one, 173; seventeen, 174;

eleven, the first and last of which

recited thrice, V, 35, 39. samish/aysyiis. III, 185; nine (eleven)

at Agniiayana Soma-sacrifice,

IV, 357 seq. ; not performed at
Dtkshaniyesh/i, &c., 358 seq.;
at etymology, 261 ; the nine to
complete the nine incomplete
offerings, 361 seq. ; is food,

samkriti-saman, V, 333.

Sammada. See Matsya.

samrsi^, is Pravargya, V, 443 ; his throne-seat, 461.

samr%-cow (of Pravargya), killed
by a tiger, atonement, V, 131
seq. ; cf. gharmadughl.

samri^ya (imperial dignity). III,
introd. xxiv; represented by
throne-seat at Sautrama«i, V,
349.

samra/sava. III, introd. xxv.

samsr/p-oblations, III, 114 seq.

sa/nsthi. III, introd. xi ; the sa^nsthi is the year, V, 348.

samstubh (metre), is speech, IV, 89.

SSmudri (son of Samudra). See Ajva.

samudriya - metre. III, 353 (cf.
samudra - metre, = the mind,
IV, 88).

saiTfvatsara, (?) year of cycle, IV, 31 ; etymology, V, 14.

samya^i, IV, 36, 37.

i^amyos, makes good all imperfections
in sacrifice, V, 39; — jamyorvika,
a resting-place, 44.

sand (sikati), produced from clay,
III, 158; scattered over saline
soil on Garhapatya site, 300 ;
on Ahavantya site, 344 ; is the
ashes of Agni Vairvanara, 300 ;
his seed, 300, 302, 311; emptied
fire-pan filled with it, 311 ; on
uttara-vedi, 349 ; two kinds,
black and white, 353 ; is the
lost part of the Brahman (Pra-
^pati), 353 ; is unnumbered,
unlimited, 353 ; number of sand
grains, 353 ; represents bricks
with formulas, 353 ; the sedi-
ment of water, 4x6.

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sandhi-stotra, III, introd. xviii, xix,
13 ; is trivrit at Keravapaniya,
127.

Shtd\\sL, fire-altar, IV, 167, 2 a a, 27a,

ShidilysL, III, 414; IV, introd. xviii,
instructs the Kahkatiyas, IV,
254, 279; disputing with his
pupil Saptarathav^hani, 295 ;
instructs Vimakakshaya/ra, 345;
his doctrine of the Brahman,
400.

Shtd\\y%y2Ln3Ly instructs Daiy&mpati,
IV, 273 ; cf. Kelaka ^sUi^lya-
yana, 364.

jantadevatya, the same as jatanid- riya, IV, 156,

sap, vital (rasa), unites head and breath (vital air), IV, aoi.

japha. See lifting- stick.

saptada^a-stoma, III, introd. xxiii ;
connected withVi j, &c., 9 1 ; used
at Dajapeya, 118; at midday-
service of Ke/avapaniya, 127 ;
produced from jukra - graha,
and from it the vairfipa-saman,

IV. 9 ; is space, Pra,^ati, the
year, 6a ; connected with gods
generally and the creator, frees
the VLr from death, €S ; is food,
79 ; connected with Varuna,
the Adityas, the west, &c.,
101, loa.

Siptarathavahani, disputing with his

teacher 5iff^Iya, IV, 295.
sapti, leader or side-horse, 1 1 1 , ao, 2 1 .
Sarasvat, is the mind, III, 398; V,

32, 35. Sirasvata wells. III, 398. Sarasvatt, victim to, III, introd.

xviii, xxiv ; is Wiky 39, 80, 398 ;

V, 32, 35, 293, 476; plrtba-
oblation to, HI, 8a ; assists
Varuna, 113; samsWp-oblation
(pap), 115; prayu^m havis
(pap), 125; ewe with teats in
dewlap her victim at Sautrl-
ma«i, 129; cures Indra of
effects of Soma, 135; with
Sarasvat! Vii's support the Sa-
crificer is anointed at Agni-
iayana, IV, 228 ; takes ^ri's
prosperity (push/i) and receives
(mitravinda) oblation (pap), V,
62-65 ; is healing medicine, and
assists the Aivins in curing

Indra, whence she gets the
ram for her guerdon, 216,
223 ; ram immolated to her,
217; ewes sacred to her, 218;
she distils the Soma (plant)
brought away from Namuii by
the A/vins, 232; connected
with the air (and the midday-
pressing), 241, 247; bestows
food, 243 ; connected the rainy
season and autumn, 247 ; to-
gether with the Ajvins she
prepares the Sautrimairt to
heal Indra, 249 ; Ajvins, Saras-
vat! and Indra are everything
here, 253; have a share in the
Gharma, 475 ; an ewe her victim
at Ajvamedha, 300 ; assists the
Ajvins in restoring the head of
Makha, 475.

Sarasvatt, river, water from it used for coronation of king, III, 73.

sirathi, 111,62.

jartra, etymology (/ri), III, 144.

^irkarikshya. See Gana.

Siril^ya. See Suplan.

sarpa»a, III, 1 14 ; with the horse, to the Pavam^na-stotra, V, 305.

sarpan^ma-formulas. III, 369 ; ety- mology, 370.

sarpavidya, the Veda of snakes, V, 367.

Sarva, form and name of Agni, III, 159 ; is the waters, 159.

Sarvamedha, III, introd. xxvi ; V.
417 seq. ; a ten-days* sacrifice,
418.

Sarvapr/sh/i>a, III, introd. xxii; IV, 246.

sarvastoma, IV, 246.

sarvavedasa, sarvasva (all one's pro-
perty),— substitutes in giving it
away, IV, 321 n.

/astra, HI, introd. xii ; attended by
Sacrificer, 41 ; is the Sacri-
ficer's subjects, 41 ; same as
stotra, IV, 14; (professional)
reciter is despised, 367 ; (uktha)
without it, the stotra is in vain,
V, 257.

jajvat. III, 98; V, 250 n.

sata, a bowl (of reed), V, aao, 252.

jatamlna, round (gold) plate. III,
104 ; presented to Brahman,
141 ; fee for bahishpavam^a of
Ajvamedha, V, 306.

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•^atanlka Satr^ita, performed the Ajvnmedha, V, 400, 401.

■Sitaparneya. See Dhira 5itapar- neya.

•Satarudriya, IV, 150 seq. ; ety-
mology, 156, 157; amounts to
the year, 166, 167 ; to the
Mahad uktham, 168, 330.

jatajirsha-rudra-jamaniya, IV, 157.

jatatiratra session, V, 91 seq.

satobr/hati metre, in the form of it steers were produced, IV, 38.

Sltr^f ita. See .^atanika.

Sitrasiha. See Son^,

Sattra, sacrificial session, — of a
hundred Agnish/omas, Ukthyas,
Atiratras, V, 91, 135 seq. ; per-
formance of a year's Sattra is
like the crossing of an ocean,
145 seq. ; of a thousand years,
and its substitutes, 170 seq.

S a 1 1 r i n, — whether to have separate
or common hearths, V, 175 ; if
taken ill, keep apart and offer
Agnihotra, 175; in case of death,
Sattrin to be burnt by his own
fires, 175.

Satvats, V, 401.

Satyakama Gabala, V, 392.

satya-saman, III, 361, 363 (corr. IV, 146).

Satyay^»a Paulushi (Priiinayogya), a teacher, IV, 393, 394.

Satyaya^«i, V, 354, 395 ; cf. Soma- jushma Sityay^g-ni.

5ltylyani, IV, 21; his view as to the nature of Agni, 363.

SsLuieyB, Praiftinayogya, in disput-
ation with Uddalaka Aruni, V,
79 seq.

Saumapa MInutantavya, V, 393.

iSaunaka. See Svaidayana, Indrota.

Saorromateya. See Ashidbu

Sautrimani, III, introd. xxvi, 129
seq.; castrated bull the fee,
137; a draught mare, 138;
a sattra, HI, introd. xii, 140;
performance, V, 313 seq.; is
both an ishn and an animal
sacrifice, 330; is Soma, 330;
by Sautrimam one's enemy is
overcome, 323; should be per-
formed after each Soma-
sacrifice to replenish one's self,

339 ; becomes (or is) a Soma-
sacrifice, 340, 345, 264 ; belongs
to Indra, 245; is the year, 347,
248 ; is the moon, 248 ; pre-
pared by Ajvins and Sarasvati
to heal Indra, 949; a Brlhmaiia's
sacrifice, 260 ; is the body of
n^an (Sacrificer), 363 ; Ya^^a,
the Sautriiiiam, at first with
the Asuras, went over to the
gods, 370.

savana, the three (Soma>presslngs),
of Glyatri, Trish^ubh, and
Gagati nature, are devoted to
Agni, Indra, Vijve DevSi& re-
spectively, V, 106, 443, 444 ;
^Ajvins, Sarasvatt, Indra), 341;
(Vasus, Rudras, and Adityas),
341 n., 443.

Savantya victims, on first day of Aj- vamedha, V, 377 ; on third, 395.

savimja-stoma, is victorious assault, the year, IV, 63.

savitra, formulas and libations, III,
190, 196; IV, 366 ; are one half
of the year, 347 ; an Anushmbh
one (not approved of), V, 89.

Savitri, the impeller, speeder, III,
3, 61 ; preliminary oblation to,
4 ; by six syllables gained the
six seasons, 40 ; twelve or
eight -kap^la cake, 61, 115;
ditto of fast-grown rice, 69 ;
Savitri Satyaprasava, 69, 109 ;
pirtha - oblation, 82; assists
Varuna, 113; samsWp-oblation
(twelve or eight-kapila cake),
7 15; prayu^^ havis (ditto),i 25;
ditto cake at Sautr^mant, 1 36 ;
saw the Savitra formulas, 190;
is Agni, 191 ; poured out as
seed, 193; is the mind, 193;
(the dappled steed) with his
rays (reins) measures out earth
and regions, 195 ; is yonder sun,
195 ; the heavenly Gandharva,
1 95 ; he who chooses his friend-
ship chooses glory and pros-
perity, 251 ; Savitry and Bri-
haspati, connected with the
regions and the ikitush-
roma, IV, 69; the sun-rayed,
golden - haired Sayitri raises
the light, 195 ; is the guardian
of all beings, 195 ; Savitri, the
sun's well-wiuged eagle, is Pra-

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^patiy 305 ; distributes the im-
mortal light among creatures,
plants and trees, more or less,
and, along with it, more or less
life, 322 ; takes iSri's dominion,
and receives (mitravinda) ob-
lation (eight or twelve-kapila
cake), V, 62, 65 ; brahmaiarin
committed to him, 86 ; victim
before initiation for Sattra,
formerly to Savitr/, now to
Pra^pati, 174; i^avitri's cake is
on twelve kapalas, to win the
food of the year, 222; connected
with the rainy season, 247 ;
receives oblation at Sautrima;it
(for having assisted in healing
Indra), 252 ; the fourth of the
ten deities ('all the gods')
receiving oblations of drops,
280; three ish/is to Savitri
Prasavitri, Savitri Asavitrr,
Savitri Satyaprasava, 284 ;
Savitri is this earth, 284 ; takes
the sacrificial horse to heaven,
319; cake (on twelve kapi-
las) to Savitri Prasavitri, 355;
ditto to Savitri Asavitri, 356 ;
ditto to Savitri Satyaprasava,
358 ; three oblations to Savitri,
409 ; deposits the dead man's
bones in the earth, 453; Savitri,
with the jRibhus, Vibhus, and V^-
^as, receives oflfering of gharma,
480 ; is the wind, 480.

savitri, the sacred (Gayatri) formula,
taught to Brahmai^rin at once,
formerly after a year, V, 87, 89.

savyash/ifrri (savyastha, savyesh/i&ri, savyesh/^), III, 62, 102.

Slyakiyana. See 5yllpar»a.

Sayavasa. See Gana«

science,— sciences (vidylit) to be
studied, V, 98. See triple
science.

sea, the womb of waters. III, 416.

seasons, six. III, 31, 220, 351 ; IV,
228 ; V, 387 ; ruled over by
Savitri, III, 40 ; connected with
the metres, castes, samans, sto-
mas, 91 ; the five bodily parts
of Pr^gipati, 152 ; seven, 249,
358; IV, 177, 211, 277, 314;
the six seasons fasten the year
to the moon. III, 269; are the
Vijve Devli&, 311 ; three sea-

sons of growth (spring, rainy
season, autumn), 340; by sea-
sons the age of embryo and
man is computed, 386; consist
of two months, 386; IV, 29;
the Artava their rulers, 74 ;
they move hitherwards and
thitherwards (come and go), 91 ;
five, 120; in each season there
is the form of all of them, 126 ;
everything fits in with its place
by means of the seasons, 126;
are (Prise) upwards from this
earth, 128; are deranged for
him who dies, 129; seven or
five, 163; the six seasons are
the Fathers, 243 ; a dying man
changes to the season he dies
in, 244 n. ; — originated from
the words * bh(L&, bhuvaifr, svar,*
V, 1 3 ; the sun is their light,
149; are continuous, all first,
all intermediate, all last, 248 ;
the year is the bull among the
seasons, 276.

seed (retas), produced from whole
body. III, 349 ; white and
speckled, 351; moist, 352;
is twenty-five-fold (or twenty-
fifth), 353 ; possessed of vital
air, otherwise becomes putrid,
354 ; is virile power, 354 ; cast
silently, 358; IV, 208; shed
only by testiculati, III, 384;
when productive, V, 53, 56 ;
after seed is implanted, birth
takes place, 180; from seed
of man and animal everything
is generated, 180; the essence
of food, 264 ; of the sacrificial
horse (Pra^pati) becomes gen-
erated, 275.

self-surrender. See surrender.

Sena^it, Par^nya's commander-in-
chief (in the upper region), is
the first winter month, IV, 108*

serpents, are the worlds, III, 369;
difi'erent kinds of, 370; great
serpent an object of wonder,
V, 40.

sesamum, oblations of wild sesamum to Rudra, IV, 156.

seven, IV, 277, 314.

seventeen, IV, 74.

seventeenfold, is Pra^pati, III, 8, 79; V, 384; Brihaspati-Prs^a-

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INDEX TO PARTS III, IV, AND V.

pati, III, at, aa ; man, 174;
Pn^ipati, space, I V, 6a ; Praj^a-
pati, the year, 76 ; food, 79 ; the
chest, V, 163.

sha^/aha, sixty in the gavim ayanam,
V, 147 ; the two kinds (Pri-
shthysL and Abhiplava) are two
revolving wheels of the gods,
crushing the sacri Acer's evil,
149; the two kinds to be
worked into each other like the
threads of one web, 149 ; alter-
nate in sattra, 162 n.

shsulilhoiri formula, V, 121.

sha/trimja-stoma, is the firmament, the year, IV, 65.

sheep (see avi, and ram;) pro-
duced in the form of dvipada
metre, IV, 38; with sheep*s
wool malted barley bought at
Sautranuuii, V, 219.

sho^a-stoma, gained by Aditi, 1 1 1,40.

sho^arin (sacrifice). III, introd. xvi
seq., xxiii; victims of, la ; forms
part of Kejavapaniya Atiratra,
IV, 405; twelve in the year's
session, V, 147.

sho^aji-graha, belongs to Indra, III, 6.

sho</aji-stotra, III, 127.

shoes, of boar-skin, III, loa; he
who has performed R^gasQya
is never to stand on ground
without shoes, 139.

sick man, when he gets better, asks for food, IV, 87.

sickle, the crops go nigh to, III, 337.

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