| Topic |
Frequency |
| Tīrthas |
187 |
| Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
122 |
| Buddha's life |
97 |
| jātaka, avadāna |
86 |
| Bhakti |
77 |
| Shivaism, Śiva |
61 |
| Giving, dāna |
57 |
| Genealogies |
55 |
| war |
49 |
| Indra |
43 |
| King, rājanīti |
34 |
| Sacrifice, yajña |
32 |
| Cosmogony (gen.) |
32 |
| Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
31 |
| study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
31 |
| Liberation, mokṣa, release |
31 |
| Viśvāmitra |
31 |
| varṇas, castes |
30 |
| Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
29 |
| dharma |
29 |
| karman doctrine |
28 |
| cow |
28 |
| Buddhism |
26 |
| Women |
25 |
| Sāṃkhya |
25 |
| Cosmogony |
25 |
| Medicine |
24 |
| Mahāyāna |
24 |
| Soma sacrifice |
24 |
| Agni |
23 |
| Asceticism, tapas |
23 |
| good behaviour |
22 |
| Śvetadvīpa |
21 |
| odana |
20 |
| Soma |
20 |
| penance, prāyaścitta |
20 |
| eating, food, anna |
19 |
| āśrama |
19 |
| Mahābhārata |
19 |
| Vasiṣṭha |
19 |
| narrative literature |
19 |
| Sunda and Upasunda |
18 |
| Aśvins |
18 |
| agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
18 |
| Māndhātṛ |
18 |
| agnihotra |
18 |
| Creation of the world |
17 |
| Skanda |
17 |
| Alchemy |
17 |
| death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
17 |
| fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
17 |
| avatāras |
17 |
| praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
16 |
| śrāddha |
16 |
| Brahmin |
16 |
| Astronomy |
16 |
| Dharmaśāstra |
16 |
| animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
16 |
| yuga theory |
15 |
| fable |
14 |
| Moral literature |
14 |
| Time |
14 |
| Pashupata Shaivism |
14 |
| prāyaścitta |
13 |
| Travel |
13 |
| utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
13 |
| gold |
13 |
| Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
13 |
| Tilottamā |
13 |
| purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
13 |
| Cosmography |
13 |
| weapons, arms |
13 |
| twelve-day Soma rite |
12 |
| Paraśurāma |
12 |
| jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
12 |
| āśā, hope |
12 |
| upākaraṇa, upākarman, start |
11 |
| Gaṅgā, Ganges |
11 |
| prāṇa etc. |
11 |
| mahāvrata |
11 |
| agnicayana |
11 |
| human meat, cannibalism |
11 |
| Pārvatī |
11 |
| niṣkevalya śastra |
11 |
| marriage, wedding |
11 |
| Pṛthu and the Earth |
11 |
| Brideship and marriage |
11 |
| dāna, giving |
11 |
| Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī |
10 |
| ātman |
10 |
| Tāraka |
10 |
| Nahuṣa |
10 |
| Manu, manvantara |
10 |
| Vedic metres, prosody |
10 |
| Vedic hymns, śastras |
9 |
| pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
9 |
| Viśve devāḥ |
9 |
| vānaprastha |
9 |
| botany, plants |
9 |
| (Im-)purity |
9 |
| Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
9 |
| rebirth, transmigration |
9 |
| Tripura |
9 |
| Dāruvana |
9 |
| (Non-)vegetarism, meat |
9 |
| daṇḍa, punishment |
8 |
| āpaddharma |
8 |
| Behaviour, strīdharma |
8 |
| pralaya, destruction of the world |
8 |
| worship |
8 |
| Marutta |
7 |
| saṃsāra |
7 |
| Maruts |
7 |
| vrata |
7 |
| omina, presigns, nimittas |
7 |
| hiṃsā, ahiṃsā |
7 |
| worship of relics, stūpas |
7 |
| riddle hymns |
7 |
| for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
7 |
| snāna, bathing |
7 |
| Underworld, hell, naraka |
7 |
| gṛhastha, householder |
7 |
| Śunaḥśepa |
7 |
| against enemies, armies, weapons |
7 |
| saṃnyāsa |
7 |
| Varuṇa |
7 |
| Purāṇa |
6 |
| Matsyāvatāra |
6 |
| āhavanīya |
6 |
| ārbhava pavamāna |
6 |
| Yoga |
6 |
| micro-macro cosmos speculation |
6 |
| altar, vedi |
6 |
| Agastya |
6 |
| female ascetics |
6 |
| Religion and Philosophy |
6 |
| Kirātārjunīya |
6 |
| water, rain |
6 |
| Grammar |
6 |
| śruti, Veda |
6 |
| Nara-Nārāyaṇa |
6 |
| sahasranāman |
6 |
| Aṅgiras and his descendants (Āṅgirasas) |
6 |
| brahmasattra, repeating the Veda as a ritual |
5 |
| pravara, choosing the priest |
5 |
| kūśmāṇḍahoma |
5 |
| Kaśyapa |
5 |
| Vāmadeva |
5 |
| aśvamedha, hayamedha |
5 |
| Urvaśī and Purūravas |
5 |
| kills Mahiṣa |
5 |
| Cosmology |
5 |
| Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā |
5 |
| bricks |
5 |
| Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
5 |
| atharvan priest |
5 |
| for long life, longevity, old age |
5 |
| svadharma |
5 |
| kṛcchra |
4 |
| systematics |
4 |
| daiva vs. puruṣakāra |
4 |
| pravargya |
4 |
| darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
4 |
| errors in sacrifice |
4 |
| Prajāpati creates the world |
4 |
| ṣaḍaha |
4 |
| Dhruva aka. Polar Star |
4 |
| Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
4 |
| svādhyāya |
4 |
| upanayana, initiation |
4 |
| Māṇḍavya |
4 |
| Atharvaveda |
4 |
| sāman |
4 |
| senses, indriya |
4 |
| army |
4 |
| Himālaya |
4 |
| Yogācāra |
4 |
| dīkṣā |
4 |
| Lexicography |
4 |
| war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
4 |
| Kashmirian Shivaism |
4 |
| Geography |
4 |
| Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña |
4 |
| Politics |
4 |
| bad behaviour |
4 |
| svarga, heaven |
3 |
| Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra |
3 |
| Rāmāyaṇa |
3 |
| Trita and his brothers |
3 |
| Churning of the Milk Ocean |
3 |
| truth, satya, ṛta |
3 |
| Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
3 |
| Mitra |
3 |
| Aṣṭāvakra |
3 |
| against rivals |
3 |
| puruṣa, primeval man |
3 |
| om, oṃ, oṃkāra |
3 |
| for intelligence, wisdom |
3 |
| Devala and Asita |
3 |
| vaśā |
3 |
| sacrificial post, yūpa |
3 |
| Kaṃsa |
3 |
| against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
3 |
| against sorcery |
3 |
| Viśvakarman |
3 |
| Brahmā |
3 |
| Uṣas |
3 |
| Kṣatriya |
3 |
| priest, ṛtvij |
3 |
| inundation |
3 |
| Nandin |
3 |
| punarādheya |
3 |
| uktha |
3 |
| pṛṣṭha |
3 |
| stomabhāga |
3 |
| Vṛtra |
3 |
| Bhṛgu |
3 |
| Vṛtra and Indra |
3 |
| Meditation |
3 |
| long live, āyus |
3 |
| Inheritance, heritage, heirs |
3 |
| digestion |
3 |
| brahmacarya |
3 |
| Nala and Damayantī |
3 |
| puṃsavana |
3 |
| Mineralogy, jewels, metals |
2 |
| agnyupasthāna |
2 |
| Keśin Dārbhya |
2 |
| healing rituals, against diseases |
2 |
| birth, pregnancy |
2 |
| Gandharva |
2 |
| pūjā |
2 |
| apavargya |
2 |
| Zoology |
2 |
| midday pavamāna |
2 |
| pushing forwards the droṇakalaśa |
2 |
| anadhyāya, interrupting the Veda study |
2 |
| against bad omina and presigns |
2 |
| for protection, safety, and luck |
2 |
| Vedic metres in sacrifice |
2 |
| Law |
2 |
| for success, authority |
2 |
| Kalki(n) |
2 |
| aponaptrīya |
2 |
| amulets |
2 |
| for political power |
2 |
| Pregnancy |
2 |
| agniṣṭoma |
2 |
| upasad |
2 |
| Rituals |
2 |
| against dangers, difficult situations |
2 |
| Stories |
2 |
| Vāta, Vāyu, wind |
2 |
| for a good birth |
2 |
| unsteadiness of life |
2 |
| Śeṣa |
2 |
| Ṛṣi |
2 |
| Pulomā/an |
2 |
| paramārtha |
2 |
| third eye |
2 |
| children |
2 |
| against possession |
2 |
| piṇḍa |
2 |
| Ṛṣyaśṛṅga |
2 |
| Śaibyā and Śatadhanu |
2 |
| trivarga, caturvarga |
2 |
| friendship |
2 |
| Noun derivation |
2 |
| Indra's capital |
2 |
| Kṛpa, Śaradvat |
2 |
| Kurukṣetra |
2 |
| Durgā |
2 |
| manas |
2 |
| linguistic speculation |
2 |
| ukhya |
1 |
| life, jīva |
1 |
| pākayajña |
1 |
| avadāna |
1 |
| saṃskāras |
1 |
| anvaṣṭakya |
1 |
| aṣṭakā |
1 |
| pātaka |
1 |
| nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
1 |
| godāna |
1 |
| caula |
1 |
| kāmyeṣṭi |
1 |
| cūḍākaraṇa |
1 |
| Nyāya |
1 |
| purohita, house priest |
1 |
| interpretation of individual hymns or stanzas |
1 |
| Kubera |
1 |
| Materia medica |
1 |
| hiṅ, hiṃkāra |
1 |
| mahābhiṣeka |
1 |
| Cyavana |
1 |
| rejuvenation |
1 |
| Witness |
1 |
| third pressing |
1 |
| medhājanana |
1 |
| raising the yūpa |
1 |
| cāndrāyaṇa |
1 |
| nāndīmukha |
1 |
| snātaka |
1 |
| salutation, greeting, abhivādana |
1 |
| caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar |
1 |
| Phonetics |
1 |
| India |
1 |
| Astrology |
1 |
| Śrī, Lakṣmī |
1 |
| placing the somakalaśa |
1 |
| jyotiṣṭoma |
1 |
| differences between women and men |
1 |
| hunting |
1 |
| driving the animal to the sacrificial area, upākaraṇa |
1 |
| yajus verses |
1 |
| Dakṣa |
1 |
| udgītha |
1 |
| grahagrahaṇa |
1 |
| Nosology |
1 |
| Sagara, Sāgara |
1 |
| Military science |
1 |
| Prajāpati's children |
1 |
| Varāha |
1 |
| bali |
1 |
| correct behaviour |
1 |
| Structure of the world |
1 |
| Kāmaśāstra |
1 |
| paraṃparā, transmission of a text, list of teachers |
1 |
| reaching svarga |
1 |
| paridhi enclosings |
1 |
| conflicting worldviews |
1 |
| son, advantage of having sons |
1 |
| saṃpāta, sampāta |
1 |
| Agni sāṃtapana |
1 |
| pediatrics, child diseases |
1 |
| Vedic schools, śākhās |
1 |
| pathogenesis, origin of a disease |
1 |
| travelling, making a journey |
1 |
| dvīpa |
1 |
| Kṛṣṇa |
1 |
| prevention |
1 |
| Nature poetry |
1 |
| Deities and cults |
1 |
| Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs |
1 |
| Yama |
1 |
| against poison, venom |
1 |
| for love, love charms |
1 |
| Agriculture |
1 |
| begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
1 |
| Pūṣan |
1 |
| Debt |
1 |
| Apsaras |
1 |
| brahman |
1 |
| Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī |
1 |
| Bṛhaspati |
1 |
| Rāji |
1 |
| ghost, monster, demon |
1 |
| meteorology, weather |
1 |
| dakṣiṇā |
1 |
| Rudra |
1 |
| Ṛbhus |
1 |
| Dynasties |
1 |
| Aditi |
1 |
| (prophesy about the) kaliyuga |
1 |
| Prajāpati |
1 |
| Poetology |
1 |
| kuṣṭha |
1 |
| sacrificial fire |
1 |
| ukthya |
1 |
| rasāyana |
1 |
| dūrohaṇa |
1 |
| āvāpa, insertion |
1 |
| subrahmaṇyā |
1 |
| sattra |
1 |
| tulāpuruṣa |
1 |
| dama |
1 |
| Vātāpi and Ilvala |
1 |
| seasons |
1 |
| ariṣṭa, riṣṭa, kālavijñāna |
1 |
| Ilā and Ila (Iḍa) |
1 |
| poverty, renunciation |
1 |
| ṣoḍaśin |
1 |
| bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud |
1 |
| vyavahāra |
1 |
| Vaiśeṣika |
1 |
| Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
1 |
| Accents |
1 |
| Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire |
1 |
| birds as omen |
1 |
| Reduplication |
1 |
| recitation during sacrifice |
1 |
| religious speculation, mystic |
1 |
| triguṇa |
1 |
| Senses and world |
1 |
| Minister |
1 |
| Bharata |
1 |
| anatomy, human body |
1 |
| theft, stealing |
1 |
| Agni in the water |
1 |
| gṛhapraveśa |
1 |
