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Temporal probability mass distribution
a means of success against an enemy (four are usually enumerated) (MW)
a means or expedient (of any kind) (MW)
approach (MW)
arrival (MW)
artifice (MW)
coming near (MW)
craft (MW)
joining in or accompanying (in singing) (MW)
stratagem (MW)
that by which one reaches one's aim (MW)
way (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Kashmirian Shivaism 100
Mahāyāna 89
narrative literature 72
jātaka, avadāna 50
Pashupata Shaivism 38
war 32
King, rājanīti 30
Kāmaśāstra 26
Politics 24
Alchemy 23
Yoga 17
Buddhism 16
Buddha's life 15
āpaddharma 15
Mahābhārata 14
dharma 13
Dharmaśāstra 12
Military science 12
Medicine 11
upāyakauśalya 11
Sāṃkhya 8
Mīmāṃsā 7
Liberation, mokṣa, release 7
Peace and war 7
varṇas, castes 6
Law 6
ātman 5
Customs and taxes 5
Bhakti 5
eating, food, anna 5
fable 5
Prostitution 5
Behaviour, strīdharma 4
mantra 4
State finances 4
ghost, monster, demon 4
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 4
pregnancy 4
kṣetrajña 4
Mineralogy, jewels, metals 3
Soma sacrifice 3
Tīrthas 3
Women 3
Tāraka 3
army 3
Skanda 3
gold 3
Criminal law 3
Pṛthu and the Earth 3
linguistic speculation 3
dāna, giving 3
vyavahāra 3
Rāmāyaṇa 3
Economy 2
śrāddha 2
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 2
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 2
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 2
good behaviour 2
ahaṃkāra 2
omina, presigns, nimittas, adbhuta, omen 2
Kaṃsa 2
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs 2
worship of the Buddha 2
aṃśāvatāra 2
Kṣatriya 2
Brahmin 2
Administration 2
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 2
Brideship and marriage 2
Rāma(candra) 2
saṃskāras 2
marriage, wedding 2
Purāṇa 2
Indra 2
Cosmogony 2
karman doctrine 2
Moral literature 2
kṣatradharma 2
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 2
Vena 1
mixture of castes, varṇasaṃkara 1
Andhaka 1
Lexicography 1
prāyaścitta 1
Nyāya 1
Nala and Damayantī 1
Religion and Philosophy 1
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 1
Sunda and Upasunda 1
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu 1
Birth, childhood, and youth 1
ekāha 1
arghya 1
(Im-)purity 1
Māndhātṛ 1
anirukta 1
Nandin 1
vānaprastha 1
pravargya 1
Asceticism, tapas 1
prevention 1
worship of relics, stūpas 1
Police 1
agnicayana 1
ekādaśinī 1
fighting 1
saṃsāra 1
Himālaya 1
Logic 1
gulma 1
Kṛṣṇa 1
subhāṣita 1
piṇḍa 1
Giving, dāna 1
Poetology 1
robbery 1
theft, stealing 1
Crime 1
penance, prāyaścitta 1
weapons, arms 1
sahasranāman 1
dīkṣā 1
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā 1
Paraśurāma 1
Minister 1
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 1
Marutta 1
hunting 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
Structure of the world 1
yuga theory 1
Kalki(n) 1
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras 1
rasāyana 1
Business law 1
Creation of the world 1
Technique of Yoga 1
Genealogies 1
rebirth, transmigration 1
Tripura 1
truth, satya, ṛta 1
Dvāravatī, Dvārakā 1
Concept Notes Count method a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) 27 means how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of communcation"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" 27 experience the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" 1
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