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INDEX TO PARTS III, IV, AND V.
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eartb, 439; people of Asura nature (the Easterns and others) make their burial-places round, 423; and line them with stone,
430. asuta and suta, V, 247 n. Åsuri, on truth, V, 447. asva, etymology, III, 146; V, 328. Asvamedha, lil, introd. xxvi; a su
pernumerary (special) rite, 246; is the sun, IV, 239, 404; how produced, 403 ; Arka and Asvamedha become Death, 404; the Darsapürnamasa the original (normal) Asvamedha, V, 33; Asvamedha the moon, 33, 34; performance, 274 seq.; is the bull among sacrifices, 276; wealth (1 distinction), royal sway, departs from him who performs the Asvamedha, 285; means royal sway, 288; Asvamedba performed by Pragâpati, 289; from of old a hero was born to the performer of the Aswamedha, 295; where they perform it, Parganya rains whenever they list, and security of possession is assured to the people, 295; the Asvamedha Pragâpati reserves for himself, assigning the other sacrifices to the gods, 195; is the king of sacrifices, 298; the victims tied to the stakes, 298 seg.; is the royal office, 303; a disused sacrifice, 334; belongs to all the deities, 336; is a Kshatriya's sacrifice, hence commenced in summer, 347; but rather in
spring, 347. Asvapati Kaikeya, a king and theolo
gian, 1V, 393. Asva Samudri, V, 302. asvastomiyâ, oblations, V, 337, 341. Asvatarásvi. See Budila. asvattha (ficus religiosa), leaves used
for salt-bags, III, 33; tree on which the Maruts stayed, 34, 84; branch broken off by itself used for making a bowl, 67; consecration vessel, for a Vaisya to sprinkle with, made thereof, 84; originates from Indra's skin, (and honour), V, 215; means honour, 320; not to stand near
a grave, 427; is the abode (of
plants?), 433. asvina-graha, ill, 6. åsvina-sastra, III, introd. xviii, xx. Asvinau, by two syllables gain two
footed men, III, 40; twokapala cake to, 62; are twins, 62; reddish-white he-goat their victim at Sautrâmani, 129; cure Indra from the effects of overdraught of Soma, 132; drink Soma with Namuki, 135; twokapâla cake at Sautrâmani for healing, 137; lay down the second layer of altar, as physicians and Brâhmanas, IV, 23, 30; are the Adhvaryus of the Agnikity and the gods, 23; took the part of Pragapati below waist and above feet which is sacred to them, 28; became everything here, 30; (with the help of Sarasvati) they heal Indra, when his vital energy is taken from him by Namuki, v, 216, 223; the he-goat their guerdon, 216; are the physicians of the gods, 217; he-goat immolated to them, 317; are the eyesight, and fiery spirit, 217, 218; she-goats sacred to them, 318; bring the Soma (plant) from Namuki which Sarasvati then distils, a 3a; connected with the earth (and the morning-pressing), 241, 247; possess healing-power (bhaishasya), 243; are the Adhvaryus of the gods, 245; connected with spring and summer, 247; together with Sarasvati they prepare the Sautrâmant to heal Indra, 249; Asvinau, Sarasvati, and Indra are everything here, 253; and have a share in the gharma, 475; two he-goats black (7 white) on lower part of the body their victims at Asvamedha, 300; restore Dadhyank Atharvana's head after becoming his pupils, 444, 445 ;
475 asvini, regional bricks, IV, 23 seq.;
what part of the body they
represent, 28. Atharvan, is the breath, Ill, 217;
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