General Index to Names and Subject Matter

Author(s): M Winternitz
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AGNI-AGNISH TOMA
(2) A. A SUPREME GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH.
The begetter of the two worlds, 46, 119, 244; has procreated the Sky and the Waters, 46, 119; has adorned the sky with stars, 46, 64; has caused the sky to roar, 46, 22; is like the heaven with the stars, 46, 343; the banner and head of heaven, 44, 351; 46,230; knows the Heaven, 46, 326; has filled with his light all the lights of Heaven, 46, 167; determines the seasons, 46, 114, 116, 281; reigns over heaven and earth, 46, 160 sq., 188, 193 sq., 271; has filled Heaven and Earth and the great Sun, 46, 229, 244; supports earth and sky by his efficacious spells, 46, 61, 241; puts down his feet on the surface of the wide earth, 46, 167; moves in one moment round the terrestrial space, 46, 137, 229; encompasses the earth like heaven, 46, 129; is over-lord of this earth, 41, 385; 43, 228; nothing greater than A. (firealtar), 43, 163; by his songs fashioned the mountains, 42, 213; through A. everything exists, 43, 4; makes the herbs on the earth ripe and sweet, 1, 211; all food belongs to A., 43, 296; the maker who victoriously stands over all beings, 46, 273; the supporter of everything, 46, 309; has revealed the nights and what stands and moves, 46, 64.
(x) A. IN PHILOSOPHICAL SPECULA
TIONS.
A. as speech, eye, mind, ear, breath, 43, 331-3; identified with speech, 15, 80; 25, 512; 26, 39; 41, 154; 43, 208, 363; having become speech, entered into the mouth, 38, 91 sq.; 48, 417; speech enters into A., at the time of death, 38, 105 sq.; is the deity in the zenith, and abides in speech, 15, 148; is Prâna, the breath, 15, 275; 43, 274, 349; identified with the vital airs, 43, 246; unites breaths, 42, 51, 366; the Prânas guided by A. and other divine beings, 48, 576; made up by the Rishis, the vital airs, 43, 122; guardian of the eye, 12, 244, 260;
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in the dark iris of the eye, 15, 106; identified with Purusha, 25, 512; 44, 259n.; Highest Person,the inner ruler of A., 48, 155; only a manifestation of the highest Brahman, 15, 302-3; A. explains to Satyakâma one foot of Brahman, 1, 61 sq.; is one foot of Brahman, 1, 54; there is A. (fire), the all-seeing, hidden in the two firesticks, well guarded like a child (in the womb) by the mother, day after day to be adored by men when they awake and bring oblations. This is that (the Self), 15, 16; is the highest Self, 34, 150; 41, 270; 48, 292; the emancipated sage is identical with A., 8, 220, 345; is this world, 12, 259; A. (fire-altar) is these three worlds, 43, 169, 171 sq., 187, 235; is sap and substance in this world, 41, 278; that (heavenly) world is A., 48, 289; see above, P. 13 sq., A. Vaisvânara. See also Fire.
Agnibhuti, n. of a Gaina monk, 22,
286.
Agnidatta, n.p., disciple of Bhadrabâhu, 22, 289. See also Kâsyapa. Agnidh, Agnidhra, see Priests (a, b). Agnidhra (n.), fire-shed. See Fire (e). Agnihotra, see Fire (f). Agnikayana, t.t., construction of the sacred brick-altar, an important preliminary to the Soma-sacrifice, 44, xiii. See Fire-altar. Agni/it, builder of Fire-altar. See
Fire-altar.
Agnilityâ, t.t., the building of the fire-altar. See Fire-altar. Agnirahasya, t.t., (a) 'the mystery of the fire-altars,' a text of the Vâgasaneyins, 34, lxxiv; 38, 214, 216, 260; 48, 641; the Sandilya-vidya part of the A., 38, 214, 216; 48, 641. (b) The mystery of the fire-altar,' in the Satapatha, 43, 281-404; 44, xiv. Agnisava, a certain sacrifice, 43, 298, 298 n.
Agnishomau, see Agni (b) A. and
Soma. Agnishomiya, t.t., animal sacrifices to Agni and Soma. See Animal Sacrifices.
Agnishtoma, t.t., 'praise of Agni.' a certain Soma-sacrifice, and the chant connected with it. See Prayers (c), and Sacrifices (j).
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