Topic |
Frequency |
Alchemy |
448 |
war |
148 |
jātaka, avadāna |
136 |
Indra |
60 |
Medicine |
52 |
Buddha's life |
49 |
Mahāyāna |
49 |
marriage, wedding |
43 |
Geography |
41 |
viṣṭuti |
41 |
Agni |
38 |
Dharmaśāstra |
38 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
34 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
34 |
botany, plants |
33 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
32 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
32 |
Brideship and marriage |
31 |
Genealogies |
30 |
Bhakti |
30 |
India |
29 |
prāyaścitta |
29 |
Soma |
27 |
Soma sacrifice |
25 |
prāṇa etc. |
25 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
25 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
25 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
22 |
Mahābhārata |
22 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
21 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
20 |
dīkṣā |
20 |
Law |
19 |
dharma |
18 |
Cosmography |
18 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
18 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
17 |
Astronomy |
17 |
cow |
16 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
16 |
agnihotra |
16 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
16 |
Viśve devāḥ |
16 |
Buddhism |
15 |
kṛcchra |
14 |
Time |
14 |
Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
14 |
dvīpa |
14 |
Ordeal |
13 |
punarādheya |
13 |
pralaya, destruction of the world |
13 |
mahāvrata |
13 |
Cosmogony |
13 |
Lexicography |
12 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
12 |
King, rājanīti |
12 |
agnicayana |
12 |
Giving, dāna |
12 |
Varuṇa |
12 |
Creation of the world |
11 |
Tīrthas |
11 |
riddle hymns |
11 |
Brahmin |
11 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
11 |
narrative literature |
11 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
11 |
worship of relics, stūpas |
11 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
10 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
10 |
(Im-)purity |
10 |
rājasūya |
10 |
vrata |
10 |
twelve-day Soma rite |
10 |
senses, indriya |
9 |
fever, jvara, takman |
9 |
avatāras |
9 |
inundation |
9 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
8 |
Psychology |
8 |
Aśvins |
8 |
Manu, manvantara |
8 |
ṣaḍaha |
8 |
daśahotra |
8 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
7 |
vānaprastha |
7 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
7 |
ukhā |
7 |
Prajāpati creates the world |
7 |
vājapeya |
7 |
for cattle, cows |
7 |
varṇas, castes |
7 |
micro-macro cosmos speculation |
7 |
cāturmāsya |
7 |
Astrology |
6 |
vaśā |
6 |
odana |
6 |
anatomy, human body |
6 |
creates fever |
6 |
Criminal law |
6 |
seven steps |
6 |
dhanurveda |
6 |
for political power |
6 |
Rituals |
6 |
Witness |
6 |
year |
6 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
6 |
udgītha |
6 |
for protection, safety, and luck |
5 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
5 |
Vedic metres in sacrifice |
5 |
army |
5 |
sacrifice and time |
5 |
yuga theory |
5 |
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
5 |
Sāṃkhya |
5 |
mantra |
5 |
śrāddha |
5 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
5 |
sāman |
5 |
upanayana, initiation |
5 |
saṃnyāsa |
5 |
rasāyana |
5 |
anuyāja, after-offering |
5 |
saṃsāra |
4 |
Technique of Yoga |
4 |
origin of the sacrifice |
4 |
Rāmāyaṇa |
4 |
Bṛhaspati |
4 |
Gaṅgā, Ganges |
4 |
Meditation |
4 |
Kalki(n) |
4 |
brahmasattra, repeating the Veda as a ritual |
4 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
4 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
4 |
agnyupasthāna |
4 |
brahmacarya |
4 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
4 |
āgrahāyaṇī |
4 |
pravargya |
4 |
against poison, venom |
4 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
4 |
sacrificial fire |
4 |
Debts and interest |
4 |
Kāmaśāstra |
4 |
Politics |
4 |
kuṣṭha |
4 |
theft, stealing |
4 |
poison, antidotes |
4 |
cūḍākaraṇa |
4 |
upasad |
3 |
vrātya |
3 |
for success, authority |
3 |
Uṣas |
3 |
Asceticism, tapas |
3 |
soma graha |
3 |
vaiśvadeva |
3 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
3 |
Women |
3 |
Sūrya's chariot |
3 |
ātman |
3 |
Dynasties |
3 |
alms, bhikṣā |
3 |
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
3 |
Skanda |
3 |
upāyakauśalya |
3 |
śruti, Veda |
3 |
bad behaviour |
3 |
good behaviour |
3 |
Yoga |
3 |
Māndhātṛ |
3 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
3 |
ācamana |
3 |
against rivals |
2 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
2 |
pratyavarohaṇa |
2 |
driving the animal to the sacrificial area, upākaraṇa |
2 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
2 |
idhma, fuel |
2 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
2 |
Vala myth |
2 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
2 |
apavargya |
2 |
haviryajña |
2 |
prayāja |
2 |
Agni's bodies |
2 |
prātaranuvāka |
2 |
fire sacrifice, offering ājya, homa, āhuti |
2 |
sava |
2 |
ahīna |
2 |
bricks |
2 |
āhavanīya |
2 |
pṛṣṭha |
2 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
2 |
uttaravedi |
2 |
āśvina |
2 |
śravaṇākarman |
2 |
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra |
2 |
agniṣṭoma |
2 |
recitation during sacrifice |
2 |
nivid |
2 |
yajus verses |
2 |
prauga śastra |
2 |
serpent worship, snake worship |
2 |
felling the tree for the yūpa |
2 |
against serpents, snakebites |
2 |
River deities |
2 |
Maruts |
2 |
Rudra |
2 |
Poetology |
2 |
bali |
2 |
gold |
2 |
children |
2 |
fable |
2 |
Paraśurāma |
2 |
pathogenesis, origin of a disease |
2 |
Kṛṣṇa |
2 |
Palmistry |
2 |
People |
2 |
pātaka |
2 |
pūjā |
2 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
2 |
process, jurisdiction |
2 |
linguistic speculation |
2 |
Vaiśeṣika |
2 |
Pregnancy |
2 |
Matsyāvatāra |
2 |
Materia medica |
2 |
Nyāya |
2 |
dāna, giving |
2 |
saṃskāras |
2 |
nāḍīvijñāna |
2 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
2 |
Religion and Philosophy |
2 |
Grammar |
2 |
Zoology |
2 |
Śrīvidyā |
2 |
Prophesy |
2 |
vyavahāra |
2 |
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
2 |
Pūṣan |
2 |
Kaṃsa |
2 |
Birth, childhood, and youth |
2 |
Śvetadvīpa |
2 |
water, rain |
2 |
consecration |
2 |
Mitra |
2 |
Gandharva |
1 |
Aphrodisiacs |
1 |
vāstuśamana |
1 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
1 |
for finding a husband |
1 |
Viśvakarman |
1 |
gṛhya rituals |
1 |
meteor, ulkā |
1 |
aghamarṣaṇa |
1 |
cāndrāyaṇa |
1 |
Love |
1 |
Aṅgiras and his descendants (Āṅgirasas) |
1 |
dakṣiṇā |
1 |
parivrājaka |
1 |
gavām ayana, gavāmayana |
1 |
Cosmology |
1 |
Business law |
1 |
Trade |
1 |
spoons |
1 |
altar, vedi |
1 |
Landed property |
1 |
Cattle as property |
1 |
ekāṣṭakā |
1 |
abhiplava |
1 |
Apsaras |
1 |
darbha grass |
1 |
hathayoga |
1 |
anvārambhanīyā iṣṭi |
1 |
Ādityas |
1 |
yajamānam iṣṭiṣu |
1 |
anvādhāna |
1 |
gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
against sorcery |
1 |
Military science |
1 |
vaśīkaraṇa |
1 |
upākaraṇa |
1 |
loss of caste, becoming a patita, patanīya |
1 |
āśrama |
1 |
Family |
1 |
Tvaṣṭṛ |
1 |
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī |
1 |
(Non-)vegetarism, meat |
1 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
1 |
Family law |
1 |
(prophesy about the) kaliyuga |
1 |
Nandin |
1 |
tulāpuruṣa |
1 |
Kṛṣṇa kills Naraka |
1 |
praṇayana |
1 |
snāna, bathing |
1 |
Himālaya |
1 |
ucchiṣṭa, remainder of the sacrifice |
1 |
Atharvaveda |
1 |
atharvan priest |
1 |
Vṛtra and Indra |
1 |
Vṛtra |
1 |
rape, sexual harassment |
1 |
punishment for crime |
1 |
torture |
1 |
criminal investigation |
1 |
murder |
1 |
Trita and his brothers |
1 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
1 |
selling children, adoption |
1 |
arrow |
1 |
svarga, heaven |
1 |
Varāha |
1 |
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire |
1 |
Dakṣa |
1 |
Dhruva aka. Polar Star |
1 |
for intelligence, wisdom |
1 |
religious speculation, mystic |
1 |
against sins, misdeeds |
1 |
Kṛpa, Śaradvat |
1 |
Pārvatī |
1 |
life, jīva |
1 |
sexuality |
1 |
Balarāma |
1 |
śūlagava |
1 |
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
1 |
ukhya |
1 |
weapons, arms |
1 |
Travel |
1 |
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
1 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
1 |
caula |
1 |
Nāga |
1 |
Pradyumna |
1 |
sahasranāman |
1 |
Peace and war |
1 |
worship |
1 |
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
1 |
meteorology, weather |
1 |
against bad omina and presigns |
1 |
mahābhiṣeka |
1 |
deluge, Manu |
1 |
Vedic schools, śākhās |
1 |
vātarakta |
1 |
dānastuti |
1 |
ariṣṭa, riṣṭa, kālavijñāna |
1 |
daṇḍa, punishment |
1 |
gṛhapraveśa |
1 |