Topic |
Frequency |
kāmyeṣṭi |
61 |
Giving, dāna |
49 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
38 |
rājasūya |
37 |
marriage, wedding |
29 |
Tīrthas |
26 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
25 |
agniṣṭoma |
25 |
Brideship and marriage |
24 |
Soma sacrifice |
23 |
jātaka, avadāna |
23 |
upanayana, initiation |
22 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
21 |
Dharmaśāstra |
19 |
war |
19 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
19 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
19 |
(Im-)purity |
17 |
dharma |
16 |
Genealogies |
16 |
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha |
16 |
sāman |
16 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
15 |
cow |
15 |
śrāddha |
14 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
13 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
13 |
Bhakti |
13 |
dāna, giving |
13 |
pṛṣṭha |
12 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
12 |
vājapeya |
11 |
Mahābhārata |
11 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
11 |
eating, food, anna |
11 |
King, rājanīti |
11 |
Indra |
10 |
Alchemy |
10 |
narrative literature |
9 |
ṣoḍaśin |
9 |
Buddha's life |
9 |
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
9 |
saṃskāras |
8 |
prāyaścitta |
8 |
varṇas, castes |
8 |
rebirth, transmigration |
8 |
dīkṣā |
8 |
good behaviour |
8 |
Law |
8 |
agnihotra |
8 |
gṛhastha, householder |
7 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
7 |
cūḍākaraṇa |
7 |
vaśā |
7 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
7 |
saṃsāra |
7 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
7 |
Agni |
7 |
madhuparka |
6 |
uktha |
6 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
6 |
pravargya |
6 |
Buddhism |
6 |
mekhalābandhana |
6 |
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
6 |
Medicine |
6 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
6 |
arghya |
5 |
prāṇa etc. |
5 |
Gaṅgā, Ganges |
5 |
(handing over the) daṇḍa |
5 |
alms, bhikṣā |
5 |
Mahāyāna |
5 |
Time |
5 |
Trade |
4 |
Pregnancy |
4 |
vrata |
4 |
mahāvrata |
4 |
truth, satya, ṛta |
4 |
midday sacrifice, mādhyandina, mādhyaṃdinasavana |
4 |
ātman |
4 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
4 |
against bad omina and presigns |
4 |
Creation of the world |
4 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
4 |
Women |
4 |
Skanda |
4 |
vyavahāra |
4 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
4 |
botany, plants |
4 |
Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
4 |
Prajāpati creates the world |
4 |
ukhā |
4 |
karman doctrine |
4 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
3 |
paryagnikaraṇa |
3 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
3 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
3 |
snātaka |
3 |
Criminal law |
3 |
caula |
3 |
fable |
3 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
3 |
gold |
3 |
Pracetas |
3 |
long live, āyus |
3 |
Agastya |
3 |
snāna, bathing |
3 |
(Non-)vegetarism, meat |
3 |
ājyabhāga |
3 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
3 |
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud |
3 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
3 |
fever, jvara, takman |
3 |
Kṛṣṇa |
3 |
upākaraṇa |
2 |
Maruts |
2 |
Viśve devāḥ |
2 |
samāvartana |
2 |
Prajāpati |
2 |
dakṣiṇā |
2 |
Māndhātṛ |
2 |
general or default rules for the sacrifice |
2 |
usury, lending money |
2 |
sava |
2 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
2 |
Āpri hymn |
2 |
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
2 |
godāna |
2 |
playing dice |
2 |
ārbhava pavamāna |
2 |
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut |
2 |
anadhyāya, interrupting the Veda study |
2 |
anointing the animal, añjana |
2 |
for victory in battle |
2 |
introductory sacrifice, prāyaṇīya |
2 |
killing the sacrificial animal, saṃjñapana |
2 |
piṇḍapitṛyajña |
2 |
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune |
2 |
spoons |
2 |
anatomy, human body |
2 |
sāyaṃprātarhoma, sāyamāhuti, prātarāhuti |
2 |
udgātṛ |
2 |
purohita, house priest |
2 |
gavām ayana, gavāmayana |
2 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
2 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
2 |
agnicayana |
2 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
2 |
pediatrics, child diseases |
2 |
cāturmāsya |
2 |
linguistic speculation |
2 |
Astronomy |
2 |
virāj |
2 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
2 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
2 |
diseases |
2 |
Professions |
2 |
Vṛtra and Indra |
2 |
dhanurveda |
2 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
2 |
Sāṃkhya |
2 |
brahmacarya |
2 |
Viśvāmitra |
2 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
2 |
Kṣatriya |
2 |
female ascetics |
2 |
Brahmin |
2 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
2 |
Vāmadeva |
2 |
Lexicography |
2 |
Moral literature |
2 |
bali |
2 |
Nahuṣa |
2 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
2 |
Dhruva aka. Polar Star |
2 |
avatāras |
1 |
ājya hymns |
1 |
medhājanana |
1 |
Technique of Yoga |
1 |
has the hide of man |
1 |
Stories |
1 |
Tripura |
1 |
Materia medica |
1 |
altar, vedi |
1 |
Deposit |
1 |
Travel |
1 |
feeding Brāhmaṇas, brāhmaṇabhojana |
1 |
pākayajña |
1 |
varuṇapraghāsa |
1 |
śūlagava |
1 |
Property |
1 |
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
1 |
Family law |
1 |
travelling, making a journey |
1 |
sexuality |
1 |
abhyuditā |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
vaiśvadeva |
1 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
1 |
śravaṇākarman |
1 |
for finding a husband |
1 |
anvārambhana |
1 |
keśānta |
1 |
hathayoga |
1 |
mantra |
1 |
Kāmaśāstra |
1 |
placing the somakalaśa |
1 |
sprinkling the animal, prokṣaṇa |
1 |
Yoga |
1 |
cātvāla |
1 |
varaṇa, kanyāvaraṇa, wooing |
1 |
kṛcchra |
1 |
caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar |
1 |
Grammar |
1 |
Zoology |
1 |
prāṇāyāma |
1 |
jyotiṣṭoma |
1 |
hole for the yūpa |
1 |
midday pavamāna |
1 |
Family |
1 |
Rituals |
1 |
paridhi enclosings |
1 |
nakṣatras |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
Inheritance, heritage, heirs |
1 |
āpyāyana |
1 |
Ordeal |
1 |
udvahana, bringing the bride to her new home |
1 |
binding the animal to the yūpa |
1 |
maitrāvaruṇa |
1 |
Witness |
1 |
Debts and interest |
1 |
āśrama |
1 |
saṃnyāsa |
1 |
Cosmography |
1 |
Pṛthu and the Earth |
1 |
upaniṣkramaṇa |
1 |
for love, love charms |
1 |
Aditi |
1 |
Devala and Asita |
1 |
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī |
1 |
Brahmā |
1 |
bad behaviour |
1 |
hiṃsā, ahiṃsā |
1 |
Pārvatī |
1 |
differences between women and men |
1 |
Tāraka |
1 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
1 |
burnt by Śiva |
1 |
for a good birth |
1 |
Burning of Kāma |
1 |
for success, authority |
1 |
birth, pregnancy |
1 |
Śiśupāla |
1 |
against bad dreams |
1 |
selling children, adoption |
1 |
Nala and Damayantī |
1 |
servants |
1 |
treasure, kośa, treasury |
1 |
Vātāpi and Ilvala |
1 |
Property of Brahmins |
1 |
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
1 |
advaita philosophy |
1 |
Urvaśī and Purūravas |
1 |
Kaṃsa |
1 |
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs |
1 |
Soma |
1 |
Pūṣan |
1 |
Aśvins |
1 |
brahmahatyā |
1 |
Marutta |
1 |
japa |
1 |
Administration |
1 |
sacrificial fire |
1 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
1 |
priest, ṛtvij |
1 |
subhāṣita |
1 |
Durgā |
1 |
pātaka |
1 |
worship |
1 |
son, advantage of having sons |
1 |
rape, sexual harassment |
1 |
anuyāja, after-offering |
1 |
brahmagavī |
1 |
punarabhiṣeka |
1 |
puṃsavana |
1 |
pūjā |
1 |
sīmantonnayana |
1 |
Tārkṣya |
1 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
1 |
against serpents, snakebites |
1 |
Prajāpati and his daughter |
1 |
Meditation |
1 |
for children, offspring, progeny |
1 |
digestion |
1 |
rasāyana |
1 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
1 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
1 |
friendship |
1 |
creates fever |
1 |
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra |
1 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
1 |
Paraśurāma |
1 |
atirātra |
1 |
āśvina |
1 |
ṣaḍaha |
1 |
mahābhiṣeka |
1 |