Lemma: abhicāra (m)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- employment of spells for a malevolent purpose (MW)
- exorcising (MW)
- incantation (MW)
- magic (one of the Upapātakas or minor crimes) (MW)
| Topic |
Frequency |
| fever, jvara, takman |
9 |
| creates fever |
5 |
| Dharmaśāstra |
3 |
| penance, prāyaścitta |
2 |
| pravargya |
2 |
| botany, plants |
1 |
| for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
1 |
| for long life, longevity, old age |
1 |
| against death, Nirṛti |
1 |
| punishment for crime |
1 |
| amulets |
1 |
| rājasūya |
1 |
| darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
1 |
| kāmyeṣṭi |
1 |
| against kṛtyās |
1 |
| kṛcchra |
1 |
| linguistic speculation |
1 |
| Giving, dāna |
1 |
| bali |
1 |
| Medicine |
1 |
| Logic |
1 |
| Kṣatriya |
1 |
| Brahmin |
1 |
| dīkṣā |
1 |
| Trade |
1 |
| Bhakti |
1 |
| Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
1 |
| Nyāya |
1 |
| Behaviour, strīdharma |
1 |
| Women |
1 |
| mantra |
1 |
| Kashmirian Shivaism |
1 |
| loss of caste, becoming a patita, patanīya |
1 |
| Concept | Notes | Count |
|---|
| magic | any art that invokes supernatural powers | 2 |
| spell | a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" | 1 |
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