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Lemma: aṅgiras (m)
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a star in Ursa Major (MW)
descendants of Aṅgiras or of Agni (mostly personifications of luminous objects) (MW)
name of Agni (MW)
name of a Ṛṣi (MW)
priests who by using the magical formulas of those hymns protect the sacrifice against the effects of inauspicious accidents. [weitere Stellen IIJ 42.1999:158 HF (MW)
the hymns of the Atharvaveda (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Agni 26
Genealogies 23
Indra 22
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 20
priest, ṛtvij 19
śruti, Veda 17
Aṅgiras and his descendants (Āṅgirasas) 17
Creation of the world 15
Sacrifice, yajña 14
Cosmogony (gen.) 14
vrata 13
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 13
Viśve devāḥ 12
Tīrthas 11
Soma sacrifice 10
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 9
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 9
Giving, dāna 9
gold 9
Vedic hymns, śastras 8
Bhakti 8
war 8
King, rājanīti 7
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha 7
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 7
agnicayana 7
brahman priest 6
Marutta 6
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha 6
agnihotra 6
Skanda 5
altar, vedi 5
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal 5
ṣaḍaha 5
dīkṣā 5
Astronomy 5
godāna 4
ācamana 4
om, oṃ, oṃkāra 4
ukhā 4
mahābhiṣeka 4
Yama 4
midday pavamāna 4
Bṛhaspati 3
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 3
uktha 3
Śvetadvīpa 3
varṇas, castes 3
cātvāla 3
svādhyāya 3
dakṣiṇā 3
pravargya 3
sacrificial post, yūpa 3
for long life, longevity, old age 3
sacrificial fire 3
Shivaism, Śiva 3
aśvamedha, hayamedha 3
marriage, wedding 3
Mahābhārata 3
five mahāyajñas 3
hole for the yūpa 3
stomabhāga 3
friendship 2
Sāṃkhya 2
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start 2
ātman 2
Mitra 2
Varuṇa 2
nirūḍhapaśubandha 2
Cosmogony 2
against enemies, armies, weapons 2
for love, love charms 2
penance, prāyaścitta 2
worship 2
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 2
weapons, arms 2
against bad omina and presigns 2
Agni sāṃtapana 2
Dharmaśāstra 2
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 2
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune 2
kṛcchra 2
Brahmin 2
agniṣṭoma 2
Prajāpati creates the world 2
caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar 2
Buddha's life 2
Prajāpati 2
blood rain 2
Paraśurāma 2
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 2
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 2
Tāraka 2
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras 2
abhiplava 2
daṇḍa, punishment 2
paribhāṣā, general rules 2
mahāvrata 2
Soma 2
prāyaścitta 2
omina, presigns, nimittas 2
Prajāpati's children 2
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā 2
Tripura 2
Time 2
Cosmography 2
saṃskāras 2
Karṇa (from MBh) 2
kāmyeṣṭi 1
vaśā 1
bricks 1
uttaravedi 1
paridhi enclosings 1
droṇakalaśa 1
sadas 1
human sacrifice, puruṣamedha 1
cāturmāsya 1
āhavanīya 1
third pressing, tṛtīyasavana 1
Śunaḥśepa 1
brahmayajña 1
medhājanana 1
idhma, fuel 1
upanayana, initiation 1
punarādheya 1
cūḍākaraṇa 1
vaiśvadeva 1
ukhya 1
Māndhātṛ 1
chandoma 1
Liberation, mokṣa, release 1
Viśvāmitra 1
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 1
prāṇa etc. 1
Pārvatī 1
digestion 1
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 1
Ṛṣi 1
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 1
Sūrya's chariot 1
śrāddha 1
cow 1
Kṣatriya 1
sahasranāman 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 1
Nandin 1
Dāruvana 1
Brideship and marriage 1
dharma 1
Lexicography 1
Grammar 1
Gaṅgā, Ganges 1
Nahuṣa 1
against dangers, difficult situations 1
Dadhikrā(van) 1
kills Mahiṣa 1
getting a part, share of the sacrifice, yajñabhāga 1
for intelligence, wisdom 1
amulets 1
errors in sacrifice 1
Vala myth 1
for success, authority 1
against rivals 1
for the birth of sons 1
Agni Vaiśvānara 1
Dakṣa 1
Nara-Nārāyaṇa 1
Āpri hymn 1
Uṣas 1
Ādityas 1
Urvaśī and Purūravas 1
Astrology 1
Aśvins 1
Maruts 1
Pṛthu and the Earth 1
Dhruva aka. Polar Star 1
aupāsana 1
Concept Notes Count Aṅgiras name of a Ṛṣi 26 Aṅgiras descendants of Aṅgiras 14 Brahman one of the 4 ṛtvijas; associated with the Atharvaveda 1 Aṅgiras a star in Ursa Major 1 Atharva-Veda a collection of mantras and formulas 1 aṅgiras [word] the word aṅgiras 1
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