Topic |
Frequency |
Soma |
498 |
Indra |
494 |
Soma sacrifice |
187 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
131 |
rājasūya |
96 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
95 |
Agni |
90 |
marriage, wedding |
79 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
71 |
Aśvins |
65 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
59 |
agniṣṭoma |
57 |
prāyaścitta |
55 |
Brideship and marriage |
53 |
Viśve devāḥ |
52 |
Varuṇa |
49 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
46 |
Tīrthas |
46 |
vājapeya |
45 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
37 |
Mitra |
34 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
32 |
sautrāmaṇī |
31 |
dīkṣā |
31 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
30 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
30 |
Vāta, Vāyu, wind |
29 |
for protection, safety, and luck |
28 |
twelve-day Soma rite |
27 |
daśahotra |
26 |
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud |
26 |
cow |
26 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
25 |
agnihotra |
25 |
śrāddha |
25 |
Genealogies |
25 |
vaśā |
24 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
23 |
mahāvrata |
23 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
23 |
Maruts |
23 |
cāturmāsya |
20 |
Astronomy |
20 |
third pressing |
19 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
19 |
yajus verses |
18 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
18 |
Kṣatriya |
18 |
ṣaḍaha |
18 |
(Im-)purity |
18 |
varṇas, castes |
17 |
somakraya, buying Soma |
17 |
King, rājanīti |
17 |
rasāyana |
16 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
16 |
water, rain |
16 |
abhiṣeka |
15 |
Vedic metres in sacrifice |
15 |
vaiśvadeva |
15 |
war |
15 |
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
15 |
worship |
14 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
14 |
dharma |
14 |
Vṛtra and Indra |
13 |
pravargya |
13 |
grahagrahaṇa |
13 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
13 |
Astrology |
13 |
Brahmin |
13 |
vaṣaṭ, vaṣaṭkāra |
12 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
12 |
Alchemy |
12 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
12 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
12 |
Rudra |
12 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
12 |
āhavanīya |
12 |
introductory sacrifice, prāyaṇīya |
11 |
Cosmography |
11 |
upanayana, initiation |
11 |
chandoma |
11 |
Giving, dāna |
11 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
11 |
Bṛhaspati |
11 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
11 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
11 |
rebirth, transmigration |
11 |
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
11 |
Dharmaśāstra |
11 |
ukhya |
11 |
kṛcchra |
11 |
against bad omina and presigns |
10 |
Vṛtra |
10 |
midday pavamāna |
10 |
against sorcery |
10 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
10 |
Bhakti |
10 |
gṛhastha, householder |
10 |
sāman |
10 |
eating, food, anna |
10 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
10 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
9 |
against rivals |
9 |
fever, jvara, takman |
9 |
for success, authority |
9 |
Medicine |
9 |
saṃskāras |
9 |
praṇayana |
9 |
punarādheya |
9 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
8 |
Pūṣan |
8 |
Mahābhārata |
8 |
Grammar |
8 |
grahas |
8 |
prasthita libation |
8 |
cūḍākaraṇa |
8 |
ṣoḍaśin |
8 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
7 |
Property of Brahmins |
7 |
dhiṣṇya, side altar |
7 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
7 |
avadāna |
7 |
sacrificial fire |
7 |
Marutta |
7 |
bali |
7 |
Buddha's life |
7 |
sīmantonnayana |
7 |
āpyāyana |
7 |
Uṣas |
7 |
birth, pregnancy |
7 |
dāna, giving |
7 |
vrata |
7 |
punarabhiṣeka |
6 |
Creation of the world |
6 |
vānaprastha |
6 |
upasad |
6 |
Buddhism |
6 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
6 |
Urvaśī and Purūravas |
6 |
āghāra |
6 |
Gandharva |
6 |
for a king |
5 |
deities of the moon, nights |
5 |
micro-macro cosmos speculation |
5 |
pākayajña |
5 |
ārbhava pavamāna |
5 |
nakṣatras |
5 |
śruti, Veda |
5 |
amulets |
5 |
Ṛbhus |
5 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
5 |
dākṣāyaṇayajña |
5 |
digestion |
5 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
5 |
anuyāja, after-offering |
5 |
Trita and his brothers |
5 |
udgātṛ |
5 |
sākamedha |
5 |
theft, stealing |
5 |
mahābhiṣeka |
5 |
Indra and Tvāṣṭra (sons of Tvaṣṭṛ) |
5 |
vrātya |
4 |
Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
4 |
Materia medica |
4 |
altar, vedi |
4 |
meteor, ulkā |
4 |
for political power |
4 |
for the birth of sons |
4 |
godāna |
4 |
consecration |
4 |
Pregnancy |
4 |
for a good birth |
4 |
arghya |
4 |
Sāṃkhya |
4 |
pūjā |
4 |
gāyatrī |
4 |
Prajāpati and his daughter |
4 |
anatomy, human body |
4 |
penalty for pressing out (= hurting) Soma |
4 |
āśrama |
4 |
patnīsaṃyāja |
4 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
4 |
āgrayaṇa |
4 |
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
4 |
Asceticism, tapas |
4 |
priest, ṛtvij |
4 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
4 |
botany, plants |
3 |
annaprāśana, prāśanakarman |
3 |
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start |
3 |
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
3 |
for prestige, influence |
3 |
against wounds |
3 |
takman |
3 |
nāndīmukha |
3 |
jyotiṣṭoma |
3 |
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra |
3 |
sava |
3 |
gavām ayana, gavāmayana |
3 |
puṃsavana |
3 |
correct behaviour |
3 |
for cattle, cows |
3 |
pravara, choosing the priest |
3 |
fire sacrifice, offering ājya, homa, āhuti |
3 |
agnyupasthāna |
3 |
dānastuti |
3 |
prātaranuvāka |
3 |
om, oṃ, oṃkāra |
3 |
puruṣa, primeval man |
3 |
sacrifice and time |
3 |
samāvartana |
3 |
creates fever |
3 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
3 |
gṛhapraveśa |
3 |
Bhaga |
3 |
good behaviour |
3 |
Skanda |
3 |
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
3 |
Tripura |
3 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
3 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
3 |
Time |
3 |
sexuality |
3 |
long live, āyus |
3 |
truth, satya, ṛta |
3 |
mantra |
3 |
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī |
3 |
Gaṅgā, Ganges |
3 |
Lexicography |
3 |
senses, indriya |
2 |
svādhyāya |
2 |
India |
2 |
aṣṭakā |
2 |
subrahmaṇyā |
2 |
śunāsīrya |
2 |
for love, love charms |
2 |
bad behaviour |
2 |
Pārvatī |
2 |
Geography |
2 |
piṇḍa |
2 |
prayāja |
2 |
Paraśurāma |
2 |
army |
2 |
purohita, house priest |
2 |
ariṣṭa, riṣṭa, kālavijñāna |
2 |
daṇḍa, punishment |
2 |
Tāraka |
2 |
Kaśyapa |
2 |
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
2 |
agnicayana |
2 |
weapons, arms |
2 |
saṃnyāsa |
2 |
usury, lending money |
2 |
Zoology |
2 |
vāstuśamana |
2 |
caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar |
2 |
apavargya |
2 |
somapariṇayana |
2 |
daśapeya |
2 |
hathayoga |
2 |
narrative literature |
2 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
2 |
five mahāyajñas |
2 |
brahmasattra, repeating the Veda as a ritual |
2 |
paśupuroḍāśa |
2 |
snāna, bathing |
2 |
stomabhāga |
2 |
killing the sacrificial animal, saṃjñapana |
2 |
raising the yūpa |
2 |
agricultural rites |
2 |
Rituals |
2 |
Women |
2 |
gṛhya rituals |
2 |
Harivaṃśa |
2 |
Senses and world |
2 |
Cosmology |
2 |
ukhā |
2 |
Trade |
2 |
Himālaya |
2 |
for potency |
2 |
aponaptrīya |
2 |
against death, Nirṛti |
2 |
gold |
2 |
Prajāpati |
2 |
ghost, monster, demon |
2 |
arrow |
2 |
Śrīvidyā |
2 |
for fame, glory |
2 |
for concord, harmony |
2 |
Dhruva aka. Polar Star |
2 |
childhood rites |
2 |
against evil |
2 |
Yama |
2 |
Brahmaṇaspati |
2 |
Devala and Asita |
2 |
pediatrics, child diseases |
2 |
Nirṛti |
2 |
āgrahāyaṇī |
1 |
svaru |
1 |
tānūnaptra |
1 |
nāḍīvijñāna |
1 |
Law |
1 |
agnīdh(ra) |
1 |
vṛṣotsarga |
1 |
Kaṃsa |
1 |
Witness |
1 |
viṣuvat |
1 |
śravaṇākarman |
1 |
Family |
1 |
against bad dreams |
1 |
Birth, childhood, and youth |
1 |
returning the mind, manas of a person |
1 |
omina with fire |
1 |
brahmacarya |
1 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
1 |
against quarrel at home, in the family |
1 |
(Non-)vegetarism, meat |
1 |
uktha |
1 |
yuga theory |
1 |
pṛṣṭha |
1 |
ājya hymns |
1 |
pralaya, destruction of the world |
1 |
dakṣiṇā |
1 |
Tvaṣṭṛ |
1 |
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut |
1 |
Yoga |
1 |
Brahma's world, brahmaloka |
1 |
āptoryāman |
1 |
Brahmā |
1 |
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī |
1 |
Agni Vaiśvānara |
1 |
Kāmaśāstra |
1 |
against poison, venom |
1 |
yajamānam iṣṭiṣu |
1 |
brahman |
1 |
soma graha |
1 |
divorce |
1 |
vāṇa |
1 |
visarjana |
1 |
for water and rain |
1 |
piṇḍapitṛyajña |
1 |
ekāha |
1 |
anadhyāya, interrupting the Veda study |
1 |
Cosmogony |
1 |
sāyaṃprātarhoma |
1 |
for success in discussions |
1 |
inundation |
1 |
samṛtayajña |
1 |
stepping on the stone |
1 |
udvahana, bringing the bride to her new home |
1 |
keśānta |
1 |
karman doctrine |
1 |
placing the somakalaśa |
1 |
Ādityas |
1 |
vaśīkaraṇa |
1 |
Politics |
1 |
aptoryāman |
1 |
frogs |
1 |
Āpri hymn |
1 |
tulāpuruṣa |
1 |
medhājanana |
1 |
Matsyāvatāra |
1 |
Pracetas |
1 |
Prajāpati creates the world |
1 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
1 |
āpaddharma |
1 |
for aid, support |
1 |
Dakṣa |
1 |
Pṛthu and the Earth |
1 |
upaniṣkramaṇa |
1 |
ātman |
1 |
against possession |
1 |
linguistic speculation |
1 |
getting a part, share of the sacrifice, yajñabhāga |
1 |
pavitra, purifier |
1 |
ājyabhāga |
1 |
Prophesy |
1 |
manas |
1 |
ukthya |
1 |
nivid |
1 |
milk |
1 |
Viśvāmitra |
1 |
against fever |
1 |
for victory in battle |
1 |
Ilā and Ila (Iḍa) |
1 |
caturviṃśa day |
1 |
brahman priest |
1 |
Noun derivation |
1 |
Kāma |
1 |
sattra |
1 |
kills Mahiṣa |
1 |
āśvina |
1 |
alms, bhikṣā |
1 |
atirātra |
1 |
children |
1 |
Śunaḥśepa |
1 |
Sūrya's chariot |
1 |
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā |
1 |
against fear |
1 |
utthāna |
1 |
travelling, making a journey |
1 |
śūlagava |
1 |
Poetology |
1 |
adhrigupraiṣa |
1 |
Language |
1 |
jātakarman |
1 |
against serpents, snakebites |
1 |
Śvetadvīpa |
1 |
Customs and taxes |
1 |
Candra, Candramas, moon |
1 |
Debt |
1 |
spoons |
1 |
errors in sacrifice |
1 |
against anger, wrath, fury |
1 |
cremation ground, śmaśāna |
1 |
svarga, heaven |
1 |
Architecture |
1 |
poison, antidotes |
1 |
varuṇapraghāsa |
1 |
gambling |
1 |
Vasiṣṭha |
1 |
Agastya |
1 |
caula |
1 |
Tantrism |
1 |
vapāhoma |
1 |
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
1 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
1 |
haviryajña |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
Travel |
1 |
anvaṣṭakya |
1 |
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune |
1 |
for children, offspring, progeny |
1 |
pātaka |
1 |