Lemma: yajñopavīta (n)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- the investiture of youths of the three twice-born castes with the sacred thread or (in later times) the thread itself (MW)
Topic |
Frequency |
upanayana, initiation |
11 |
yajñopavīta, sacrificial cord |
5 |
mekhalābandhana |
4 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
3 |
narrative literature |
2 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
2 |
(handing over the) daṇḍa |
2 |
(Im-)purity |
2 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
2 |
brahman priest |
1 |
pākayajña |
1 |
domestic sacrifice, gṛhyakarman |
1 |
cāturmāsya |
1 |
cūḍākaraṇa |
1 |
puṃsavana |
1 |
ācamana |
1 |
Alchemy |
1 |
priest, ṛtvij |
1 |
dogs |
1 |
healing rituals, against diseases |
1 |
Pārvatī |
1 |
good behaviour |
1 |
Mahābhārata |
1 |
dāna, giving |
1 |
āśrama |
1 |
varṇas, castes |
1 |
Tīrthas |
1 |
gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
birth, pregnancy |
1 |
Concept | Notes | Count |
Yajñopavīta | investiture of youths of the three twice-born castes with the sacred thread or the thread itself | 5 |
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