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SoMA. The Moon·god, said to be a son of the Sage Atri.
The juice that is fermented from Asclepias·adda ; it is used as a beverage or libation in sacred ceremonies.
SOMADATTA. The daughter of Urmila and mother of Brahmadatta.
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From => : SOMAGIRI. A mountain.
SouRA SoURAHTRA. Countries east of Koshala.
SRIMARA. A marine monster.
A species of deer.
STHULASHIRA. A Sage who was harassed by the Demon Kabandha.
STONE OF HIMAVAT. The stone on which Rudra sat to practice
asceticism.
SuBAHU. A son of Shatrughna, who was installed in the City of
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From => : Madhava.
A monkey warrior. A demon who disturbed the sacrifices of the Sage Vishvamitra.
SUBHADRA. A sacred tree.
SucHENA. A son of Varona.
SunAMSHTRA. A monkey leader.
SuDANANA. One of King Janaka's ministers.
SuoARSHANA. A lake covered with silver lotuses.
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From => : An island where the sun is said to rise.
An elephant ridden in battle by Mahadeva.
SUDESA. A king of the Vidarbhas.
SUDHAMA. The name of one of the guardians of the four quarters.
A name of Vishnu.
A mountain.
SuGRIVA. The King of the Monkeys, an ally of Rama.
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From => : SuHOTRA. A monkey warrior.
SUKANABHA. A titan.
SUKESHA. A Daitya, the son of Vidyutkesha; his story is told in
Uttarakanda.
SUMAGADHA. One of Rama's ministers.
SUMALI. The son of Sukesha and father of Mandodari, Ravana's
consort.
SuMANTRA. One of the ministers at Dasaratha's court.
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From => : SUMATI. The younger wife of King Sagara who gave birth to
six thousand sons.
SUMERu. A sacred mountain.
SUMITRA. The mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
SUMUKBA. A Sage.
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SUN. The Sun appears under countless names such as :-Anshu- man, Ahaskara, Bhanu, Bhaskar&, Divakara, DiDakara, Gava- sthana, Prabhakara, Surya, Savita, Sura, Suvarnasdrisha,
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From => : Twasta, Vyomanatha and others. SUNABHA. ' Having a beautiful navel ', a name given to the Moun- tain Mainaka.
A name given to the son of Garuda.
SUNDA. The father of Maricha.
SuNDARI. A name meaning ' Beautiful ' the consort of Malyavan. SUPARNA. A name of Garuda, King of the Birds.
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From => : SUPARSHVA. A son of the Vulture Sampati. SUPATALA. A Titan warrior.
SUPRABHA. A Goddess who created celestial weapons ; she was
a daughter of Dakaha.
SUPTAGNA. A monkey warrior.
SuRA. The Sun.
SURABHI. The daughter of Krodhavasha ; she became the consort
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From => : of Kashyapa.
SURAJI. One of Rama's courtiers. SURAMUKRA. A titan general. SURAs. A name of the Gods ; in the Veda it is applied to the
offspring of the Sun.
SuRASA. A female demon who sought to obstruct Hanuman when
he was traversing the ocean. SURASHENA. The country round Mathura. SURASHTRAS. One of King Dasaratha's ministers.
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From => : SURATHA. A king who yielded to Ravana without fighting. A son of King Sudesa, King of the Vidarbhas.
SuaYAKSHA. A monkey warrior. SURYANANA. A monkey warrior.
SuaYANBANDANA. The place where the suns meet.
SuaYAPRABHA. The abode of Surya, the Sun-god. SUBYASACHU. A titan.
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From => : SuaYASHATRU. A titan general.
SURYAVANA. A mountain. SUSHENA. A monkey general, the father of Tara, Bali's consort. SUTA. Khara's charioteer. SUTAGNA. A son of Malyavan and Sundari.
SUTAS. A class of personal attendants.
SUTII<SHNA. A Sage who lived in the Dandaka Forest and enter- tained Rama, Lakahmana and Sita during their exile.
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From => : SUTRAS. Verses expressed in brief and teebnicallanguage; poetical
rhythms and stanzas. There are Sutras on innumerable sub- jects beginning with the Vedas.
SUVARCHALA. The consort of the Sun-god.
SUVARNA. One of the gold and silver islands rich in gold mines.
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From => : SUVARNASADRISHA. ' Of golden aspect ', a name of the Sun.
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SuvARNIMI!RU. One of the so-called ' Golden Mountains ' of which there were sixty thousand. SUVASASUVAltNA. A mountain. SUVELA. A mountain near Lanka where Rama stationed His troops. SUYAJNA. One of King Dasaratha's spiritual Directors. SVADAMSHTRAS. Ornaments worn in the ears. SvADHA. An oblation offered to the Pitris. The word means ' Inherent power or strength '. SVADU. A sea out of which the Jarupashila Mountain rose. SvAHA. The consort of Agni.
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From => : A word of power used in invocation and sacrifices. SVAHAKARAs. The utterance of' Svaha' at ceremonies. SwAMPRABHA. The daughter of the Sage Merusavami. SWAMPRABHU. 'Self-shining', a title.
SWAllGA. The Celestial Region. SwAllGIN. An iohabitant of the celestial Region. SWYAMBHU. The 1 Self-existent', a name of the Creator. SWYAMVARA. A ceremony where the bride chooses her own consort. SVASTI. A beoediction. SVASTIVACHANA. A religious rite preparatory to a sacrifice. SvASTIYATREYA. A Sage. SYANDAII.A. A river. SYRYAVAM. A mountain in the sea.
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From => : TAITTIRYA. One of the Upanishads. TAKSHA. A son of Bharata. TAKSHAKA. A name of Vishvaltartna. A name of one of the Great Serpents. TAKSHASHILA. The city ruled by Taksha, Bharata's son, said to be ideotilied with Taxila that was occupied by the Greeks and barbarians. TALA. A leather strap used by archers. A clapper used in music. T AMABHEDA. ' Dispeller of darkness ', a name of the Sun. TAMAS. See under GuN AS. T AMRA. One of the wives of Kashyapa. TAMRAPAII.NI. A river repured to be aboundiog io croeodiles. TAPANA. 'Possessor of Wealth', a title associated with the Sun,
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From => : a Star and a Titan. TAPAS. Penance or austerity. TAPOVANA. A forest. T AltA, The consort of Bali. A monkey geoeral.
GLOSSARY
T AllAI<A. A meteor.
TARASA. A monkey warrior. TAREYA. A monkey leader.
T ARXSHYA. In ancient times considered the personification of the
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From => : Sun in the form of a bird, later it became the name of
Garuda. TARKSHYAS. The father of the monkeys.
TATARA. A Yakshini, the mother of Maricha.
A lake.
TEJAS. Lustre, energy or effulgence and spiritual power.
THIRTY, The. This title 'Tlu-DASA' applies to the Gods; in round numbers thirty-three-twelve Adityas, eight Vasus, eleven Rudras and the two Ashvins.
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From => : THREE DIVISIONS OF TIME, The. Past, present and future. TIIIUlE F:tRES, The. The Ahavaniya Fire in the east for offerings to the Devas, the Dakshina Fire in the south for offerings to
the Pitris and the Gahapatya Fire in the west which is perpetually maintained and passed on from father to son and from
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From => : which the other sacrificial fires are lit. TIIIUlE HUMOURS OF THE BODY, The. Wind, bile and phlegm.
THREE KINDS OP ACTION. Trivial, common or ordinary, important and orgent. TIIIUlE PAIRS OF QuALmES. Renown and virility, majesty and
beauty, knowledge and dispassion.
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From => : TIIIUlE SACRED AsoDES, or The TIIIUlE WoRLDS. Bhur, Bhuvah,
Swab, the lower, middle and upper worlds, also called Triloka and Tri-bhuvana, that is heaveo, eanh and the lower
worlds. TIK.SHAVEGA. A titan.
TiLARA. A mark of auspiciousness placed on the forehead.
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TiMI. A whale or large fish.
TIMIDHVAJA. The father of lndra and also of the Danavas and
Shamhara.
TIMINGILA. ' Swallowing even a • Timi ' or fabulous fish ', a name
given to describe a sea-monster.
TIMIRONMATHANA. 'Lord of the Welkin', the Sun.
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From => : TISHYA. An asterism shaped like an arrow containing three stars,
also called Pushya and Sidhya.
The Kali Yuga.
TRETA YUGA. The Silver Age.
TI.I-BHUVANA, TI.I-DASA. See under The TIDRTY.
TRIDIVA. The Region of the Gods.
TI.IJATA. A brRhmin whose story is told in Ba!Rkanda. A female titan who spoke in defeoc:e of Sita.
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From => : TI.IKUTA. ' Three-peaked ', the mountain on which Lanka Will
built.
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TRINABINDU. A Sage whose daughter became the consort of the Sage Vishravas.
TRIPATHAGA. 'Three-way-flowing', the 'Traverser of the Three Worlds ', a name of the Ganges. TRIPURA. A demon slain by Shiva.
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From => : A city put to fire by the Gods.
TlUsHANKU. A king of the Solar Race whose story is told in Balakanda.
A constellation. TIUSHIRAS. Also called ' Trimurdhana ', a three-headed titan slain by RamR. TRivARSHA. Three consecutive showers favourable to crops. TRIVIsHTAPA. The City of Indra also called Amaravati.
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From => : TR.YAMBAKA. ' Three-eyed', a name of Shiva. This title can also
meao ' Uttering the three Vedas or the three mystical Syllables '
TuMBURU. A Gaodbarva cursed by the God Kuvera and hom as the Demon Viradha.
TvASHTA or TVASHTRI. A name connected with the Sun, with one of the Adityas and also Vishvalalrma ; The meaoing is ' One who shines '. TWICE-BORN. Only a brahmin can be strictly termed ' Twicehom ', but the tide came to be extended later to the warrior
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UCCHAISHRAVAS. The white horse of lndra produced from the
churning of the ocean by Gods and Asuras. It is said to be
fed on ambrosia and be the foremost of steeds. UDAYA. A golden mountRin.
UDGATAR. One of the four officiating priests at a sacrifice.
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From => : UGRA. 'Powerful', 'Formidable', 'Terrible', a name given to
Rudra or Shiva and also the Sun. UKHARA. The earth when impregoated with salt or sterile.
UKTHYA. The second day of the Ashva-medha Sacrifice.
ULKAMUKHA. A monkey, the son of Hutashana, the God of Fire.
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From => : UNMATTA. A titan warrior. UPAKHYANAS. Episodes or tales, traditional recitations.
UPA-NAYA. The ceremony of the investiture of the sacred thread
by which act spiritual birth is oonferred on a youth and he
becomes a member of the Brahmin or Twice-hom class. The
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From => : age at which this ceremony takes place is berween eight and
sixteen years. UPANISHAD, Baoterie doctrine. The third division of the Vedas,
fortning pan of the revealed Word.
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