Topic |
Frequency |
Soma |
156 |
Indra |
117 |
Agni |
99 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
37 |
Aśvins |
36 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
31 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
31 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
28 |
Viśve devāḥ |
26 |
Varuṇa |
24 |
agnicayana |
23 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
23 |
upanayana, initiation |
22 |
for protection, safety, and luck |
22 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
21 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
19 |
Soma sacrifice |
18 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
15 |
Rudra |
15 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
15 |
fever, jvara, takman |
14 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
13 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
13 |
Mitra |
11 |
Maruts |
11 |
water, rain |
10 |
against sorcery |
10 |
long live, āyus |
10 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
10 |
against evil |
9 |
Uṣas |
9 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
9 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
8 |
for love, love charms |
8 |
āhavanīya |
8 |
against bad omina and presigns |
8 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
8 |
punarādheya |
7 |
arrow |
7 |
Pūṣan |
7 |
raising the yūpa |
7 |
pravargya |
7 |
marriage, wedding |
7 |
Ādityas |
7 |
takman |
7 |
Apāṃ Napāt |
6 |
agnihotra |
6 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
6 |
agniṣṭoma |
6 |
sāman |
6 |
against death, Nirṛti |
6 |
anadhyāya, interrupting the Veda study |
5 |
Vāta, Vāyu, wind |
5 |
āpyāyana |
5 |
sorcery |
5 |
for success, authority |
5 |
ukhya |
5 |
cow |
5 |
rājasūya |
5 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
5 |
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune |
4 |
sacrificial fire |
4 |
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
4 |
dīkṣā |
4 |
weapons, arms |
4 |
riddle hymns |
4 |
amulets |
4 |
Ṛbhus |
4 |
Materia medica |
4 |
jaundice |
4 |
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha |
4 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
4 |
sautrāmaṇī |
4 |
paryagnikaraṇa |
4 |
Yama |
4 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
4 |
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
4 |
third pressing, tṛtīyasavana |
4 |
Kāma |
4 |
mahāvrata |
4 |
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut |
3 |
pākayajña |
3 |
against anger, wrath, fury |
3 |
dāna, giving |
3 |
Brideship and marriage |
3 |
Aṅgiras and his descendants (Āṅgirasas) |
3 |
chariot |
3 |
Bṛhaspati |
3 |
against serpents, snakebites |
3 |
cātvāla |
3 |
vājapeya |
3 |
Vṛtra and Indra |
3 |
Tvaṣṭṛ |
3 |
pediatrics, child diseases |
3 |
Vṛtra |
3 |
religious speculation, mystic |
3 |
ātman |
3 |
Agni Vaiśvānara |
3 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
3 |
Vasiṣṭha |
3 |
for hair, against palita etc. |
3 |
against wounds |
3 |
for cattle, cows |
3 |
birds as omen |
3 |
svaru |
3 |
against bad dreams |
2 |
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
2 |
against fever |
2 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
2 |
udayanīyā, udayanīyeṣṭi |
2 |
anatomy, human body |
2 |
bricks |
2 |
vaśā |
2 |
punarabhiṣeka |
2 |
for the birth of sons |
2 |
kṣaya, rājayakṣman |
2 |
consecration |
2 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
2 |
poison, antidotes |
2 |
parimara |
2 |
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start |
2 |
eating, food, anna |
2 |
agnyupasthāna |
2 |
upākaraṇa |
2 |
Mahāyāna |
2 |
prāyaścitta |
2 |
agnīṣomīya |
2 |
sadas |
2 |
birth, pregnancy |
2 |
King, rājanīti |
2 |
for a king |
2 |
dyāvāpṛthivī, heaven and earth |
2 |
against poison, venom |
2 |
kaukilī |
2 |
Medicine |
2 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
2 |
diseases |
2 |
daśahotra |
1 |
alcohol |
1 |
havirdhāna |
1 |
kṛcchra |
1 |
apavargya |
1 |
saṃpradāna |
1 |
midday pavamāna |
1 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
1 |
jyotiṣṭoma |
1 |
correct behaviour |
1 |
(handing over the) daṇḍa |
1 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
1 |
killing the sacrificial animal, saṃjñapana |
1 |
stomabhāga |
1 |
for prestige, influence |
1 |
mekhalābandhana |
1 |
medhājanana |
1 |
against blood loss |
1 |
vaśīkaraṇa |
1 |
gavām ayana, gavāmayana |
1 |
anvārambhana |
1 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
1 |
grahagrahaṇa |
1 |
for political power |
1 |
samāvartana |
1 |
botany, plants |
1 |
upasad |
1 |
worms, krimi, ghuṇa |
1 |
Aditi |
1 |
śraddhā |
1 |
Aryaman |
1 |
Prajāpati |
1 |
Māndhātṛ |
1 |
advaita philosophy |
1 |
linguistic speculation |
1 |
Trita and his brothers |
1 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
1 |
army |
1 |
vrata |
1 |
River deities |
1 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
1 |
gambling |
1 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
1 |
Travel |
1 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
1 |
snāna, bathing |
1 |
travelling, making a journey |
1 |
āśrama |
1 |
saṃnyāsa |
1 |
narrative literature |
1 |
Nirṛti |
1 |
ghost, monster, demon |
1 |
aṣṭakā |
1 |
for children, offspring, progeny |
1 |
Garuḍa |
1 |
vaiśvadeva |
1 |
cūḍākaraṇa |
1 |
vrātya |
1 |
abhiṣeka |
1 |
origin of the sacrifice |
1 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
1 |
ṣaḍaha |
1 |
Prajāpati creates the world |
1 |
deities of the moon, nights |
1 |
against sins, misdeeds |
1 |
Parjanya, rain |
1 |
madness, unmāda, insanity |
1 |
for intelligence, wisdom |
1 |
against fire, incendy |
1 |
Candra, Candramas, moon |
1 |
against curses |
1 |
chastity |
1 |
against jealousy |
1 |
for a good birth |
1 |
frogs |
1 |
Dadhikrā(van) |
1 |
for water and rain |
1 |
producing surā |
1 |