Topic |
Frequency |
war |
131 |
Mahābhārata |
70 |
Tīrthas |
52 |
Alchemy |
40 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
34 |
Bhakti |
29 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
28 |
Indra |
28 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
27 |
dharma |
27 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
25 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
20 |
karman doctrine |
18 |
Giving, dāna |
17 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
16 |
narrative literature |
15 |
Soma sacrifice |
14 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
14 |
Genealogies |
14 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
12 |
dīkṣā |
12 |
agnihotra |
12 |
Politics |
12 |
Buddha's life |
11 |
King, rājanīti |
11 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
11 |
Medicine |
11 |
fable |
10 |
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
10 |
Kṣatriya |
10 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
10 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
10 |
Grammar |
10 |
sacrificial fire |
9 |
avatāras |
9 |
prāyaścitta |
9 |
Agni |
9 |
varṇas, castes |
8 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
8 |
mantra |
8 |
Creation of the world |
8 |
deluge, Manu |
8 |
hunting |
8 |
saṃsāra |
8 |
vaśā |
8 |
marriage, wedding |
8 |
Manu, manvantara |
8 |
Maruts |
7 |
rebirth, transmigration |
7 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
7 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
7 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
7 |
Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
7 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
7 |
Dharmaśāstra |
6 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
6 |
Law |
6 |
Cosmogony |
6 |
Sāṃkhya |
6 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
6 |
Moral literature |
6 |
śrāddha |
6 |
(Non-)vegetarism, meat |
6 |
cow |
5 |
female ascetics |
5 |
yuga theory |
5 |
Zoology |
5 |
Rāmāyaṇa |
5 |
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā |
5 |
eating, food, anna |
5 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
5 |
spoons |
5 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
5 |
mahāvrata |
4 |
Varuṇa |
4 |
Kṛṣṇa |
4 |
sadas |
4 |
army |
4 |
Pulomā/an |
4 |
āśā, hope |
4 |
rājasūya |
4 |
linguistic speculation |
4 |
Pṛthu and the Earth |
4 |
Bhṛgu |
4 |
gold |
4 |
daiva vs. puruṣakāra |
4 |
Kurukṣetra |
4 |
Skanda |
4 |
Aśvins |
4 |
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī |
4 |
Tāraka |
4 |
good behaviour |
4 |
Birth, childhood, and youth |
4 |
Peace and war |
4 |
āpaddharma |
4 |
Brahmin |
4 |
botany, plants |
4 |
Military science |
4 |
pralaya, destruction of the world |
4 |
inundation |
4 |
Matsyāvatāra |
4 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
4 |
Churning of the Milk Ocean |
4 |
Asceticism, tapas |
4 |
Astrology |
4 |
Brideship and marriage |
4 |
Yoga |
4 |
Viśvāmitra |
3 |
Nara-Nārāyaṇa |
3 |
Dhruva aka. Polar Star |
3 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
3 |
Soma |
3 |
Tripura |
3 |
sacrifice and time |
3 |
differences between women and men |
3 |
Prajāpati creates the world |
3 |
Uṣas |
3 |
Ādityas |
3 |
dakṣiṇā |
3 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
3 |
Kalki(n) |
3 |
advaita philosophy |
3 |
vājapeya |
3 |
Himālaya |
3 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
3 |
dāna, giving |
3 |
āśrama |
3 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
3 |
śruti, Veda |
3 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
3 |
vrata |
3 |
anatomy, human body |
3 |
Women |
3 |
punarādheya |
3 |
Kaṃsa |
3 |
agniṣṭoma |
3 |
jyotiṣṭoma |
3 |
saṃskāras |
3 |
Paraśurāma |
3 |
agnicayana |
2 |
saṃnyāsa |
2 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
2 |
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
2 |
dvīpa |
2 |
Sunda and Upasunda |
2 |
(Im-)purity |
2 |
sahasranāman |
2 |
long live, āyus |
2 |
avadāna |
2 |
Vasiṣṭha |
2 |
Dāruvana |
2 |
dhanurveda |
2 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
2 |
hathayoga |
2 |
children |
2 |
ukhya |
2 |
Vṛtra |
2 |
Rituals |
2 |
sexuality |
2 |
Mahāyāna |
2 |
theft, stealing |
2 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
2 |
Poetology |
2 |
amulets |
2 |
piṇḍa |
2 |
kṛcchra |
2 |
truth, satya, ṛta |
2 |
pātaka |
2 |
Cosmography |
2 |
agnyupasthāna |
2 |
daśahotra |
2 |
worship |
2 |
Behaviour, politeness |
2 |
poverty, renunciation |
2 |
daṇḍa, punishment |
2 |
ātman |
2 |
āhavanīya |
2 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
2 |
Buddha |
2 |
viṣṭuti |
2 |
Vṛtra and Indra |
2 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
2 |
Ilā and Ila (Iḍa) |
2 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
2 |
Rāma(candra) |
2 |
Viśve devāḥ |
2 |
viṣuvat |
1 |
brahman priest |
1 |
ṣaḍaha |
1 |
ṣoḍaśin |
1 |
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra |
1 |
micro-macro cosmos speculation |
1 |
odana |
1 |
priest, ṛtvij |
1 |
creates fever |
1 |
pūjā |
1 |
nāḍīvijñāna |
1 |
twelve-day Soma rite |
1 |
apavargya |
1 |
pravara, choosing the priest |
1 |
atyagniṣṭoma |
1 |
against blood loss |
1 |
pushing forwards the droṇakalaśa |
1 |
upākaraṇa |
1 |
paśupuroḍāśa |
1 |
killing the sacrificial animal, saṃjñapana |
1 |
paryagnikaraṇa |
1 |
āpyāyana |
1 |
nakṣatras |
1 |
paridhi enclosings |
1 |
Keśin Dārbhya |
1 |
for finding a husband |
1 |
uktha |
1 |
son, advantage of having sons |
1 |
godāna |
1 |
gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
puṃsavana |
1 |
purohita, house priest |
1 |
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
1 |
has the hide of man |
1 |
vānaprastha |
1 |
somakraya, buying Soma |
1 |
Kāmaśāstra |
1 |
anvaṣṭakya |
1 |
upasad |
1 |
samāvartana |
1 |
havirdhāna |
1 |
ukhā |
1 |
altar, vedi |
1 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
1 |
Śvetadvīpa |
1 |
dānastuti |
1 |
prāṇa etc. |
1 |
life, jīva |
1 |
Psychology |
1 |
manas |
1 |
Meditation |
1 |
japa |
1 |
Pārvatī |
1 |
Pregnancy |
1 |
Harivaṃśa |
1 |
bad behaviour |
1 |
tulāpuruṣa |
1 |
India |
1 |
Trita and his brothers |
1 |
Devala and Asita |
1 |
Nandin |
1 |
calmness of mind |
1 |
triguṇa |
1 |
brahmahatyā |
1 |
raktapitta |
1 |
poison, antidotes |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
subhāṣita |
1 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
1 |
fever, jvara, takman |
1 |
kṣaya, rājayakṣman |
1 |
State finances |
1 |
pathogenesis, origin of a disease |
1 |
pāṇḍuroga |
1 |
śotha |
1 |
Purāṇa |
1 |
ariṣṭa, riṣṭa, kālavijñāna |
1 |
Senses and world |
1 |
fighting |
1 |
Gaṅgā, Ganges |
1 |
jātaka, avadāna |
1 |
ghost, monster, demon |
1 |
Māndhātṛ |
1 |
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
1 |
Debts and interest |
1 |
Vāta, Vāyu, wind |
1 |
Criminal law |
1 |
Āpri hymn |
1 |
Brahmā |
1 |
Pūṣan |
1 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
1 |
against poison, venom |
1 |
for protection, safety, and luck |
1 |
high position of Brahmins |
1 |
Vedic metres in sacrifice |
1 |
pravargya |
1 |
Witness |
1 |
Yama |
1 |
Stories |
1 |
Surabhī, the wishing cow |
1 |
Nahuṣa |
1 |
Property of Brahmins |
1 |
Varāha |
1 |
Prajāpati's children |
1 |
Karṇa (from MBh) |
1 |
unsteadiness of life |
1 |
human meat, cannibalism |
1 |
Ordeal |
1 |
Time |
1 |
Tilottamā |
1 |
vyavahāra |
1 |
Kirātārjunīya |
1 |
Inheritance, heritage, heirs |
1 |
Śaibyā and Śatadhanu |
1 |
cāndrāyaṇa |
1 |