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SACRED SYLLABLES-SACRIFICE, SACRIFICES
the Vy., and the syllable Mahas, 15, year, 30, xxvii sq.; dancing and 48 sq., 192, 211; origin of Om and singing on the last day of the moon Vy., 25, 44; Vy. produced from the or of the year, forbidden, 40, 243 three Vedas, 44, 102 sq.; Vy, mean sq.; bawling out or getting angry all this universe, 44, 253 ; see also on the first day of the moon or in Om ;-Svadhâ is food of the fathers, the early dawn, forbidden, 40, 244; 1, 33; 43, 373; 44, 96, 138, 234,423; it is wicked to inflict punishments sacrificial exclamations Svâhâ (for at the eight terms of the year, 40, gods) and Svadhâ (for fathers), 2, 244, 244 n.; the auspicious time, 45 sq., 48; 8, 324, 324 n.; 12, 148, when Buddha mounted the throne 148 n., 150 sq., 153, 303, 324; 15, of the Law, 49 (i), 173. See also 193; 26, 19, 42 sq., 196, 252, 375, Months, Moon (b), Sabbath, Sea397, 437; 29, 29; 30, 40, 339; 41, sons, and Time. 407 sq. ; 42, 177, 660 ; 43, 158 sq., Sacred twigs, see Baresma, and 161, 166, 183, 205, 211, 221, 230, Plants (6). 235, 267; 44, 48, 96, 277, 277 n., Sacrifice, Sacrifices. 327, 388, 478; 46, 9, 154, 180, 199, (a) General rules and classifications. 237; 49 (ii), 149, 154; children (6) Sacrificial apparatus (utensils, vessels, must not repeat prayers beyond
materials, &c.).
(c) Duty of sacrificing, results of s. pronouncing Svadhâ, 2, 186; the (d) Relative value or worthlessness of s., svâhâ ceremony, 8, 324, 352, 366,
symbolical s.
(e) The s. and the gods, 370; Svâhâ is food, 41, 261; 43, 159.
The sacrificer at s. in India. Sacred Times : king should set out (g) Science of s. in India (s. and the Veda, on an expedition in the months of
S. and higher knowledge, s. personified
in mysticism and legend). Kaitra and Mârgasîrsha, 7, 18, 18 n. ; (2) Indian domestic (Grihya) s. conjunctions favourable for gifts (i) Indian Srauta (Soma) s. and its rites.
G) Forms of Indian Soma s. and fasts, 7, 157; "the Night of
(k) Details of Zoroastrian s. Power,' 9, 337; the twilights, the (1) Details of s. in China. full moon and new moon, the begin
(m) Arabian s. nings of the seasons, are the joints (a) GENERAL RULES AND CLASSIFI(parvan) of the year, 12, 173; the CATIONS. proper time for setting up the Duties of priests at s., 1, 69, sacred fires, 12, 274, 282-91, 315 69 n.; 12, xx sq.; 37, 292 sq., sq. ; 30, 15; when the sacred fire 293 n.; enumeration and classificais to be churned, 12, 295; times tion of s., 1, 223; 2, 217, 217 n.; for ancestral worship, 12, 362 sq.; 7, 190-3 ; 8, 61 sq., 184 sq., 184 n.; auspicious times for sacrifices, 12, 12, xlviii, 26, 26 n.; 14, 56, 237, 369 sq., 383 sq., 447 sq. ; 25, 122, 258, 261; 25, 132 sq., 200, 200 n.; 126 sq.; 29, 374; 30, 13; 41, 27, 397, 414, 414 sq. n. ; 29, 15, 178-82; on the day of the winter 15 n.; 30, 357-9; 42, 226-8; 44, solstice the ancient kings shut the 390; 46, 85; general rules about gates of the passes from one state S., 2, 101; 14, 193-5, 245, 256; to another to stop all business), 16, 23, 75 sq., 108 sq., 244 sq., 333 sq.; 297, 298 n.; days sacred to the 25, 603; 27, 92, 116 sq. ; 29, 17 n., sun, 23, 85; auspicious t, for initia- 22-31, 35, 38, 139 sq., 162-4, 269 tion, and other domestic ceremonies, sq., 374-9, 380 sq., 390-2; 30, 25, 35, 35 n.; 30, 137, 186, 204, xxvi sq., 13-19, 27-41, 138-46, 158, 251; times when Veda-study is to 251-5, 266 sq., 299 sq., 315-71; 31, be interrupted, 25, 49, 147; 29, 318 sq.; 37, 94-7; rules about in414; unfavourable days, 27, 239; vitations to s., 2, 259; strong drink regulations for the vernal equinox, forbidden during S., 4, 321-3; 27, 259 sq. ; abstinence enjoined proper and improper libations, 4, for midsummer, 27, 275; celebra- 345-51; 23,' 75 sq.; offerings to tion of the winter solstice, 27, 299 be made, while looking at the fire sq., 300 n., 304 sq.; ceremonies and the Baresman, 4, 347; have performed at certain times of the ito be interrupted during period of
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