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luck (Jamison and Brereton (2014))
Topic
Frequency
Viśve devāḥ 74
for protection, safety, and luck 72
marriage, wedding 43
Brideship and marriage 33
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune 28
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 22
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 20
āpyāyana 19
agniṣṭoma 19
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman 18
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 17
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 14
healing rituals, against diseases 14
against bad omina and presigns 13
omina, presigns, nimittas, adbhuta, omen 13
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 11
cūḍākaraṇa 11
prāyaścitta 8
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 8
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut 8
cremation ground, śmaśāna 8
droṇakalaśa 7
penance, prāyaścitta 7
Pūṣan 6
Agni 6
vāstuśamana 6
pravargya 6
Vāstoṣpati 6
Varuṇa 5
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud 5
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 5
Indra 5
birds as omen 5
Bṛhaspati 5
upanayana, initiation 5
Mitra 5
Soma sacrifice 4
paryagnikaraṇa 4
vapāhoma 4
water, rain 4
agnicayana 4
Sacrifice, yajña 4
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 4
Ādityas 4
has the hide of man 3
for long life, longevity, old age 3
against death, Nirṛti 3
agnihotra 3
dīkṣā 3
vājapeya 3
medhājanana 3
Rudra 3
avabhṛtha 2
kṛcchra 2
pratyavarohaṇa 2
rājasūya 2
navayajña, sacrifice of the first fruits 2
cāturmāsya 2
sacrificial fire 2
flies, fly 2
samāvartana 2
aṣṭakā 2
madhuparka 2
āgrayaṇa 2
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start 2
Etymology 2
piṇḍa 2
sacrificial post, yūpa 2
vrata 2
śrāddha 2
fever, jvara, takman 2
urinary diseases 2
bali 2
Language 2
Soma 2
Aśvins 2
against enemies, armies, weapons 2
against poison, venom 2
Creation of the world 2
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits 2
for cattle, cows 2
Lexicography 2
Materia medica 1
yajus verses 1
indramahotsava 1
Shivaism, Śiva 1
nakṣatras 1
agnyupasthāna 1
śravaṇākarman 1
eating, food, anna 1
arghya 1
mantra 1
prasthita libation, prasthitahoma 1
travelling, making a journey 1
āptoryāman 1
nirūḍhapaśubandha 1
vānaprastha 1
stomabhāga 1
five mahāyajñas 1
āhavanīya 1
Anumati 1
ukhya 1
mahāvrata 1
Kaśyapa 1
niṣkevalya śastra 1
Astrology 1
against serpents, snakebites 1
arrow 1
against dangers, difficult situations 1
bricks 1
sāvitrī 1
Vedic hymns, śastras 1
against bad dreams 1
mahābhiṣeka 1
annaprāśana, prāśanakarman 1
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 1
Nirṛti 1
śruti, Veda 1
introductory sacrifice, prāyaṇīya 1
Maruts 1
svādhyāya 1
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal 1
upasad 1
om, oṃ, oṃkāra 1
pākayajña 1
grahas 1
Medicine 1
Concept Notes Count luck an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" 25 well-being the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" 17 fortune your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" 5
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