Topic |
Frequency |
Indra |
240 |
Agni |
170 |
Mahāyāna |
124 |
Viśve devāḥ |
88 |
Buddhism |
65 |
Aśvins |
60 |
Soma |
54 |
Varuṇa |
41 |
Maruts |
39 |
King, rājanīti |
33 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
30 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
28 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
27 |
jātaka, avadāna |
26 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
26 |
Mitra |
25 |
marriage, wedding |
24 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
24 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
23 |
Rudra |
23 |
war |
23 |
omina, presigns, nimittas |
22 |
against sorcery |
21 |
for protection, safety, and luck |
21 |
Soma sacrifice |
20 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
20 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
18 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
18 |
Brideship and marriage |
18 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
17 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
16 |
ātman |
16 |
against bad omina and presigns |
16 |
Giving, dāna |
15 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
15 |
Vāta, Vāyu, wind |
15 |
Bhaga |
15 |
for material success, riches, wealth, prosperity |
13 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
13 |
water, rain |
13 |
Pūṣan |
13 |
Ādityas |
13 |
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech |
13 |
theft, stealing |
12 |
amulets |
12 |
prāyaścitta |
12 |
Medicine |
11 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
11 |
cow |
11 |
agnihotra |
11 |
dharma |
10 |
long live, āyus |
10 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
10 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
10 |
religious speculation, mystic |
10 |
vājapeya |
9 |
Buddha's life |
9 |
śrāddha |
9 |
for success, authority |
9 |
Uṣas |
9 |
Genealogies |
9 |
birth, pregnancy |
9 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
9 |
gambling |
9 |
svādhyāya |
8 |
worship of the Buddha |
8 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
8 |
good behaviour |
8 |
agnicayana |
8 |
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra |
8 |
for a good birth |
8 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
7 |
arrow |
7 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
7 |
vaśā |
7 |
poison, antidotes |
7 |
Bṛhaspati |
7 |
Ṛbhus |
7 |
narrative literature |
7 |
Kṣatriya |
7 |
against dangers, difficult situations |
7 |
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman |
7 |
Brahmin |
6 |
eating, food, anna |
6 |
sāman |
6 |
against poison, venom |
6 |
Asceticism, tapas |
6 |
āhavanīya |
6 |
against evil |
6 |
sexuality |
6 |
Viśvakarman |
5 |
errors in sacrifice |
5 |
flies, fly |
5 |
saṃsāra |
5 |
dāna, giving |
5 |
worms, krimi, ghuṇa |
5 |
Underworld, hell, naraka |
5 |
Materia medica |
5 |
Kṛṣṇa |
5 |
Creation of the world |
5 |
fable |
4 |
varṇas, castes |
4 |
for political power |
4 |
Property of Brahmins |
4 |
Brahmaṇaspati |
4 |
Aditi |
4 |
yuga theory |
4 |
Grammar |
4 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
4 |
rebirth, transmigration |
4 |
dakṣiṇā |
4 |
takman |
4 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
4 |
Tīrthas |
4 |
Māndhātṛ |
4 |
Agriculture |
4 |
agniṣṭoma |
4 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
4 |
Minister |
4 |
Paraśurāma |
4 |
Śarva |
4 |
Vṛtra and Indra |
4 |
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī |
4 |
Vṛtra |
4 |
rājasūya |
4 |
Bhava |
4 |
prāṇa etc. |
4 |
dikpālas, guardians of the quarters |
3 |
Pregnancy |
3 |
Gandharva |
3 |
Sāṃkhya |
3 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
3 |
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman |
3 |
Apsaras |
3 |
dīkṣā |
3 |
karman doctrine |
3 |
Parjanya, rain |
3 |
Āpri hymn |
3 |
for luck in gambling |
3 |
Yoga |
3 |
third pressing |
3 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
3 |
avatāras |
3 |
Vasiṣṭha |
3 |
fever, jvara, takman |
3 |
against serpents, snakebites |
3 |
Women |
3 |
kṣaya, rājayakṣman |
3 |
sīmantonnayana |
3 |
pralaya, destruction of the world |
3 |
against sins, misdeeds |
3 |
bad behaviour |
3 |
against jealousy |
3 |
against rivals |
3 |
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) |
3 |
Manu, manvantara |
3 |
deluge, Manu |
3 |
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune |
2 |
agnyupasthāna |
2 |
dyāvāpṛthivī, heaven and earth |
2 |
daśahotra |
2 |
udayanīyā, udayanīyeṣṭi |
2 |
ṣaḍaha |
2 |
for water and rain |
2 |
Atharvaveda |
2 |
for battle fury |
2 |
Dadhikrā(van) |
2 |
aponaptrīya |
2 |
agārapraveśa, entering the house |
2 |
Paurṇāmāsī |
2 |
ukhya |
2 |
āgrahāyaṇī |
2 |
avadāna |
2 |
upāyakauśalya |
2 |
mahāvrata |
2 |
purohita, house priest |
2 |
against bad dreams |
2 |
worship of relics, stūpas |
2 |
spoons |
2 |
meteor, ulkā |
2 |
dānastuti |
2 |
viṣṭuti |
2 |
Vāstoṣpati |
2 |
interpretation of individual hymns or stanzas |
2 |
jaundice |
2 |
botany, plants |
2 |
for potency |
2 |
Kāma |
2 |
Bhakti |
2 |
triguṇa |
2 |
Therapy |
2 |
Himālaya |
2 |
weapons, arms |
2 |
Pārvatī |
2 |
Cosmography |
2 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
2 |
Mahābhārata |
2 |
Marutta |
2 |
digestion |
2 |
robbery |
2 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
2 |
daṇḍa, punishment |
2 |
for love, love charms |
2 |
against possession |
2 |
poverty, renunciation |
2 |
bali |
2 |
Tripura |
2 |
Urvaśī and Purūravas |
2 |
Agni Vaiśvānara |
2 |
consecration |
2 |
Military science |
2 |
Politics |
2 |
Cosmogony |
2 |
mantra |
1 |
diseases |
1 |
paśupuroḍāśa |
1 |
aṣṭakā |
1 |
pratyavarohaṇa |
1 |
vapāhoma |
1 |
cāturmāsya |
1 |
pātaka |
1 |
patnīsaṃyāja |
1 |
piṇḍa |
1 |
annaprāśana, prāśanakarman |
1 |
upākaraṇa |
1 |
upasad |
1 |
riddle hymns |
1 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
1 |
Architecture |
1 |
kṛcchra |
1 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
1 |
twelve-day Soma rite |
1 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
1 |
saṃnyāsa |
1 |
mixing of sacrificial fires |
1 |
against scorpions |
1 |
for prestige, influence |
1 |
ājya hymns |
1 |
saṃskāras |
1 |
brahmacarya |
1 |
āśrama |
1 |
against kṛtyās |
1 |
grahagrahaṇa |
1 |
sacrificial fire |
1 |
pākayajña |
1 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
1 |
paryagnikaraṇa |
1 |
altar, vedi |
1 |
punarādheya |
1 |
ukhā |
1 |
killing the sacrificial animal, saṃjñapana |
1 |
Moral literature |
1 |
feeding Brāhmaṇas, brāhmaṇabhojana |
1 |
vapā, omentum, Netzhaut |
1 |
human sacrifice, puruṣamedha |
1 |
for victory in battle |
1 |
vidradhi |
1 |
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu |
1 |
Nahuṣa |
1 |
Bhṛgu |
1 |
Vala myth |
1 |
Pulomā/an |
1 |
Bali and Indra |
1 |
Nala and Damayantī |
1 |
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā |
1 |
Māṇḍavya |
1 |
daughter |
1 |
Agastya |
1 |
for the birth of sons |
1 |
Kaṃsa |
1 |
daiva vs. puruṣakāra |
1 |
pravargya |
1 |
Yama |
1 |
Vedic metres in sacrifice |
1 |
Aṅgiras and his descendants (Āṅgirasas) |
1 |
Śiśupāla |
1 |
Prajāpati |
1 |
Tvaṣṭṛ |
1 |
Apāṃ Napāt |
1 |
River deities |
1 |
ghost, monster, demon |
1 |
brahman |
1 |
for a king |
1 |
gold |
1 |
against anger, wrath, fury |
1 |
visarpa |
1 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
1 |
bhasmasnāna, ashes |
1 |
army |
1 |
origin of the sacrifice |
1 |
chandoma |
1 |
against fever |
1 |
Amāvāsyā |
1 |
seasons |
1 |
kills Mahiṣa |
1 |
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud |
1 |
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire |
1 |
birds as omen |
1 |
deities of the moon, nights |
1 |
Skanda |
1 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
1 |
Tāraka |
1 |
micro-macro cosmos speculation |
1 |
against bad weather |
1 |
cattle |
1 |
war drum |
1 |
for children, offspring, progeny |
1 |
kṣetrajña |
1 |
horses |
1 |
ahaṃkāra |
1 |
for concord, harmony |
1 |
Trita and his brothers |
1 |
caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar |
1 |