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Lemma: aṅgiras (m)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
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
Genealogies
32
Agni
26
Indra
22
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya
21
priest, ṛtvij
19
śruti, Veda
17
Aṅgiras and his descendants (Āṅgirasas)
17
agnicayana
15
Creation of the world
15
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha
14
Sacrifice, yajña
14
Cosmogony (gen.)
14
vrata
13
Soma sacrifice
13
Viśve devāḥ
12
Tīrthas
11
Giving, dāna
9
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites
9
gold
9
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice
9
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism
9
Vedic hymns, śastras
8
Bhakti
8
war
8
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha
7
King, rājanīti
7
Soma
7
agnihotra
6
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha
6
brahman priest
6
Marutta
6
dīkṣā
5
Astronomy
5
altar, vedi
5
ṣaḍaha
5
Skanda
5
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal
5
ācamana
4
Yama
4
om, oṃ, oṃkāra
4
mahābhiṣeka
4
godāna
4
ukhā
4
midday pavamāna
4
for long life, longevity, old age
3
hole for the yūpa
3
svādhyāya
3
aśvamedha, hayamedha
3
animal sacrifice, paśubandha
3
sacrificial post, yūpa
3
cātvāla
3
stomabhāga
3
pravargya
3
five mahāyajñas
3
dakṣiṇā
3
Bṛhaspati
3
Shivaism, Śiva
3
marriage, wedding
3
varṇas, castes
3
Śvetadvīpa
3
uktha
3
sacrificial fire
3
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña
3
Mahābhārata
3
Cosmography
3
abhiplava
3
blood rain
2
Prajāpati
2
caturhotra, caturhotṛ, caturhotar
2
kṛcchra
2
Aśvins
2
sava
2
nirūḍhapaśubandha
2
Agni sāṃtapana
2
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune
2
ekāha
2
Mitra
2
against bad omina and presigns
2
paribhāṣā, general rules
2
against enemies, armies, weapons
2
Prajāpati creates the world
2
for love, love charms
2
third pressing, tṛtīyasavana
2
upākaraṇa, upākarman, start
2
mahāvrata
2
agniṣṭoma
2
Varuṇa
2
Manu, manvantara
2
weapons, arms
2
worship
2
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras
2
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra
2
Tāraka
2
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman
2
ātman
2
Tripura
2
friendship
2
saṃskāras
2
study, śiṣya, adhyāya
2
Brahmin
2
daṇḍa, punishment
2
Paraśurāma
2
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun
2
penance, prāyaścitta
2
śrāddha
2
prāyaścitta
2
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca
2
Cosmogony
2
Sāṃkhya
2
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā
2
Buddha's life
2
Time
2
Prajāpati's children
2
Karṇa (from MBh)
2
omina, presigns, nimittas
2
Dharmaśāstra
2
ukhya
1
aupāsana
1
ājyatantra
1
sahasranāman
1
sadas
1
Kṣatriya
1
upanayana, initiation
1
vaiśvadeva
1
cāturmāsya
1
kāmyeṣṭi
1
prātaḥsavana
1
cūḍākaraṇa
1
prātaranuvāka
1
agnyupasthāna
1
Grammar
1
punarādheya
1
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman
1
medhājanana
1
Lexicography
1
āhavanīya
1
brahmayajña
1
droṇakalaśa
1
dharma
1
ekāṣṭakā
1
Dāruvana
1
Brideship and marriage
1
paridhi enclosings
1
uttaravedi
1
idhma, fuel
1
Nandin
1
Sūrya's chariot
1
Śunaḥśepa
1
Agni Vaiśvānara
1
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī
1
against rivals
1
for the birth of sons
1
Viśvāmitra
1
Gaṅgā, Ganges
1
Dadhikrā(van)
1
cow
1
Nahuṣa
1
Nara-Nārāyaṇa
1
prāṇa etc.
1
Āpri hymn
1
Uṣas
1
Ādityas
1
Dakṣa
1
Astrology
1
Dhruva aka. Polar Star
1
Pṛthu and the Earth
1
Urvaśī and Purūravas
1
Māndhātṛ
1
for success, authority
1
Vala myth
1
human sacrifice, puruṣamedha
1
against dangers, difficult situations
1
Liberation, mokṣa, release
1
Maruts
1
ahīna
1
Ṛṣi
1
bricks
1
vaśā
1
odana
1
chandoma
1
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge
1
Pārvatī
1
kills Mahiṣa
1
atirātra
1
digestion
1
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire
1
strophes used in sacrifice
1
getting a part, share of the sacrifice, yajñabhāga
1
for intelligence, wisdom
1
amulets
1
errors in sacrifice
1
sutyā
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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