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Temporal probability mass distribution
a means of success against an enemy (four are usually enumerated) (MW)
a means or expedient (of any kind) (MW)
approach (MW)
arrival (MW)
artifice (MW)
coming near (MW)
craft (MW)
joining in or accompanying (in singing) (MW)
stratagem (MW)
that by which one reaches one's aim (MW)
way (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Kashmirian Shivaism
97
Mahāyāna
87
narrative literature
71
jātaka, avadāna
49
war
31
Pashupata Shaivism
31
King, rājanīti
29
Kāmaśāstra
25
Politics
24
Alchemy
23
Yoga
17
āpaddharma
15
Buddhism
13
Mahābhārata
13
dharma
13
Buddha's life
13
Dharmaśāstra
12
Military science
12
upāyakauśalya
11
Medicine
11
Liberation, mokṣa, release
7
Peace and war
7
Sāṃkhya
6
varṇas, castes
6
Law
6
Prostitution
5
Bhakti
5
fable
5
eating, food, anna
5
kṣetrajña
4
Behaviour, strīdharma
4
Customs and taxes
4
mantra
4
State finances
4
pregnancy
4
ghost, monster, demon
4
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra
4
linguistic speculation
3
gold
3
vyavahāra
3
army
3
Pṛthu and the Earth
3
Skanda
3
Tāraka
3
Soma sacrifice
3
Rāmāyaṇa
3
Women
3
Mineralogy, jewels, metals
3
Criminal law
3
dāna, giving
3
Tīrthas
3
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca
2
marriage, wedding
2
Rāma(candra)
2
Kṣatriya
2
omina, presigns, nimittas
2
śrāddha
2
kṣatradharma
2
Cosmogony
2
karman doctrine
2
ahaṃkāra
2
Economy
2
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism
2
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge
2
Administration
2
Brahmin
2
Moral literature
2
Indra
2
worship of the Buddha
2
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman
2
Brideship and marriage
2
Purāṇa
2
good behaviour
2
praise of Viṣṇu (namas)
2
saṃskāras
2
agnicayana
1
Structure of the world
1
anirukta
1
ekādaśinī
1
pravargya
1
Māndhātṛ
1
ekāha
1
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs
1
arghya
1
Kaṃsa
1
saṃsāra
1
Police
1
hunting
1
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī
1
Himālaya
1
Nala and Damayantī
1
fighting
1
mixture of castes, varṇasaṃkara
1
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu
1
Sunda and Upasunda
1
worship of relics, stūpas
1
prevention
1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya
1
Marutta
1
Andhaka
1
Genealogies
1
Technique of Yoga
1
Creation of the world
1
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras
1
Kalki(n)
1
yuga theory
1
Nandin
1
prāyaścitta
1
Tripura
1
Nyāya
1
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya
1
(Im-)purity
1
vānaprastha
1
Asceticism, tapas
1
Religion and Philosophy
1
Lexicography
1
rebirth, transmigration
1
Business law
1
rasāyana
1
Giving, dāna
1
truth, satya, ṛta
1
Minister
1
theft, stealing
1
Paraśurāma
1
gulma
1
subhāṣita
1
piṇḍa
1
Logic
1
Poetology
1
robbery
1
Crime
1
penance, prāyaścitta
1
sahasranāman
1
dīkṣā
1
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā
1
weapons, arms
1
Vena
1
Concept Notes Count
method a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) 27
means how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of communcation"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" 27
experience the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" 1
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