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INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
sûtras, xliii ff.; in the law-books, xlv ff.; in the Mahâbh., li ff.; in classical literature in general, liv ff.; in Gaina and Bauddhatexts, lvi; in its own ritual literature, lvii; relation of to the trayî vidyâ, xxxi, xxxv, Ivi ff.; srauta-practices in, lxx. Atri, a sage, 23-4, 294, 319. Atrin, devouring demon, 37, 62, 64-5.
attractio similium, 241, 249, 270, 443, 468, 542, 561, 564; cf. homoeopathy.
auksha, a salve, 276, 324, 410; cf. the next.
Aukshagandhi, name of an Apsaras,
33, 324, 410.
avarice against priests condemned, 423.
Balhikas, a people, 2, 446, 449. bali-offerings, 367, 473, 491. balsam, 94.
barber, 57.
barley, 13, 40, 43, 57, 87, 110, 162, 204, 219, 232, 540; as an amulet, 285; with water as a universal remedy, 507. battle-charins (sâmgrâmikâni), xliiin,
xliv, 117 ff., 33, 262, 404, 510, 545, 582; addressed to Arbudi and Nyarbudi, 631 ff.; to Trishamdhi, 637; -fire 325; -machines, 632-4.
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Bhishag Atharvana in contrast with Ghora Ångirasa, xxi. Bhrigu, a mythic personage, xxx ff., xxxii, xxxiv, 171, 433Bhrigvangirasab, designation of the Atharva-veda, xxvi, 433,616; cf. Angirasab and Atharvângirasab. bhûsamskâra, a ceremony, 640. birds of prey, 124-9, 155, 157, 205;
nests, fire made of, 458; ominous and defiling, 82, 166 ff., 186.
bdellium (guggulu), 94, 303, 322,324, 409, 548; healing properties of, 40, 675; cf. Guggulû. beans, 110, 536 n; inflammatory, 534; 'bean-loves,' 534. beasts of prey, 155-7, 161. Bhaga, a god, 33, 53, 94-5, 101, 135, 140, 160, 173, 204, 312-13, 324, 495.
Bharadvaga, a sage, 89, 295 ff., 319; -pravraska, 'cleaver of Bharadvaga,' designation of a staff used in witchcraft, 295. Bharatasvâmin, a scholar, 340. Bhâratî, a female divinity, 512. Bhava, a god, 56, 75, 118-9, 155 ff., 175, 402, 406, 585, 604, 618. Bheda, a royal sacrificer, 179. bheshagâni, designation of the auspicious parts of the Atharvaveda, xviii, xxi, xxxi ff., 628.
Bishkalâ, 99, 245. 'biting rope' (serpent), 147, 368. 'black food,' 536.
blood, charms against the flow of, 22,
45, 174, 234, 257, 385, 483, 531. blue and red (threads), magic colours,
69, 120, 348, 395, 564, 566-7, 583, 587.
boar (finds plants), 43, 77, 137, 306. bodily characteristics, auspicious and evil, 109, 168, 260, 564.
bracelet, as an amulet to secure conception, 96, 501-2. brahma, spiritual exaltation (neut.), 87, 199, 202, 208, 211, 215-7, 220, 224-6, 623, 627-30, 686. brahma-graha and brahma-râkshasa,
designations of demons, 290-1. Brahmalarin (Brahmanic disciple),
deified and glorified, 214, 626. Brahman, the god, 94, 127, 592. Brahmana, cosmic, 25. Brahmanaspati, a divinity: see Brihaspati.
brâhmanoktam (ceremony), 569,623. Brahman-priests, designated as gods,
529, 616,652, 659; as thieves (?), 372; prayers in the interest of, 169 ff.; invective against oppressors of, 169 ff., 430 ff., 522; inviolableness of their cows, 169 ff., 430 ff.; as fourth priests in the Vedic sacrifices, lviii, lxii, lxv, lxviii.
brahmaudana (Brahman's porridge), preparation of, 179 ff., 185 ff., 528, 610, 645 ff., 653. Brahma-veda, designation of the Atharva-veda, xxvii, xliii n, lix, lxii ff.
brahmodya, Vedic charades, lx, lxiv, 398, 625, 644, 667-8. brandy (surâ), 84, 231, 362, 493, 534, 578, 591; cf. liquer.
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