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INDEX
447
for Sita, 408; revelation of the vulture
king, 409; conflict with headless
demon, 410; among the apes, 411 et
seq.; in the Ceylon war, 418 et seq.;
Sita's second banishment, 426.
Lakshmi (laksh'mee), an earth goddess,
xi; origin of in sea of milk, 144; as
love goddess and Sri, 149; mother of
the love god, 151; as daughter of
Daksha, the rishi, 153, 154; Kukmini
an incarnation of, 234 n.; Sita as, 427.
Lamb, sacrifice of in Devon, &c, and
India, xlii.
Land laws, in Vedic period, 78.
" Land of the Fathers", paradise as,
39-41, 42 et seq.
Language, indication of nationality not
race, xxiii.
"Language of Birds", significance of
belief regarding, 75.
Lanka (Ceylon), Ravana, demon king
of, 65, 66, 377 et seq,
Lapps, fairies and elves as, 70 et seq.
"Last battle", in Teutonic and Indian
lore, 65.
Latham, Dr. Robert Gordon, views of
on Indo-European problem, xx.
Laurin (iaw-reen), the rose garden of,
25i-
Lava, son of Rama and Sita, 426.
Leopard, Shiva wears skin of, 147.
Life, essence of, soma as, 37; sanctity
of in Buddhism, 132; "cut off",
belief regarding "the man in the eye"
(soul), 42; air of (see Air of life).
Life, water of. See Water of life.
Moisture of life, Mead of gods.
Life blood, spirit identified with, 37.
Life of life, the Brahma. See World
soul.
Lightning, Shiva a god of, 146. See
Agni, Indra, and Maruts.
Lincolnshire, the "gad whip" in, xlii.
Lion, horse for sacrifice becomes a, 314.
Lioness, King Bharata suckled bya,i6l.
Lions, Bharata as tamer of, 161.
Liquors, intoxicating, made by early
Ayro-Indians, 77.
Literature, god of, Ganesa as, 151.
Lithuanian language, xx, xxi.
Loke (loTce), Dadyak the Indian, 12, 16.
Long heads" in India, xxv, xxvi;
burial customs of, xxxv.
Lotus, Prajapati rises from like the
Egyptian Horus, lot; Brahma rises
«om, 124.
Lotuses, the celestial, Bhima's journey
for, 105 et seq.
Love, charms for, 86.
Love god, consumed by Shiva, 146;
son of Vishnu and Lakshmi, names
of, 151.
Luck, water spirits the source of, 148.
"Lunar Race", tribe of Bharatas as,
xxxix; King Bharata and descendants
belong to, 157 et seq.
Lunar worship, rebirth and, 117.
Macalister, Professor, xxxviiiw.
MacCulloch, Colonel, stamped, out
infanticide, 60.
Macdonell, Professor, date of Aryan
invasion of India, xxx; on Vedic
burial customs, xxxii; on origin of
transmigration theory, xliii, 116; on
Ribhus, II; on moon bowl, 12; on
Vayu, 25; on " path of fathers " and
" path of the gods ", 39; Yama hymn,
40; on monotheism of Mithra cult,
41, 87«.; on Upanishadic doctrines,
88; the Kuru and Puru tribes, 155.
Macdonell and Keith, on Dasa and
Dasyu, 70 «.
Macpherson, Major, infanticide custom,
60.
Madan, the love god, 151.
Mad'hyadesa. See Middle country.
Mad'ra, in story of Savitri, 44.
Madras, human sacrifices in, 88.
Madri (mad'ree), Queen, wife of King
Pandu, 173; purchase of, 175; mother
of two Pandavas, 176; performs suttee,
177.
Maghad'ha, Eastern Aryan kingdom,
xxxix.
Magical control of gods and nature, 80,
84.
Magical formulas, in Alkarvaveda, 85;
in Scotland, 86 n.
Magyar language, xix.
Mahabharata (maha'bha"rata), the, hero
songs beginning of, xlvi; heroes and
heroines of, xlvii; villains of, xlviii;
cattle harrying in, 4 n.; Indra-Vritra
battle in, 7 et seq.; Ruru and Savitri
tales from, 43 et seq.; descriptions of
the various heavens in, 57-9! religious
need for a son in, 59, 60; Rakshasas
like gorillas in, 66; demoniac Var-
tikas in, 68; purpose of horse sacrifices
in, 92; smoke cleanses sins, 93;
world's ages (yugas) in, 105; Mar-
447
for Sita, 408; revelation of the vulture
king, 409; conflict with headless
demon, 410; among the apes, 411 et
seq.; in the Ceylon war, 418 et seq.;
Sita's second banishment, 426.
Lakshmi (laksh'mee), an earth goddess,
xi; origin of in sea of milk, 144; as
love goddess and Sri, 149; mother of
the love god, 151; as daughter of
Daksha, the rishi, 153, 154; Kukmini
an incarnation of, 234 n.; Sita as, 427.
Lamb, sacrifice of in Devon, &c, and
India, xlii.
Land laws, in Vedic period, 78.
" Land of the Fathers", paradise as,
39-41, 42 et seq.
Language, indication of nationality not
race, xxiii.
"Language of Birds", significance of
belief regarding, 75.
Lanka (Ceylon), Ravana, demon king
of, 65, 66, 377 et seq,
Lapps, fairies and elves as, 70 et seq.
"Last battle", in Teutonic and Indian
lore, 65.
Latham, Dr. Robert Gordon, views of
on Indo-European problem, xx.
Laurin (iaw-reen), the rose garden of,
25i-
Lava, son of Rama and Sita, 426.
Leopard, Shiva wears skin of, 147.
Life, essence of, soma as, 37; sanctity
of in Buddhism, 132; "cut off",
belief regarding "the man in the eye"
(soul), 42; air of (see Air of life).
Life, water of. See Water of life.
Moisture of life, Mead of gods.
Life blood, spirit identified with, 37.
Life of life, the Brahma. See World
soul.
Lightning, Shiva a god of, 146. See
Agni, Indra, and Maruts.
Lincolnshire, the "gad whip" in, xlii.
Lion, horse for sacrifice becomes a, 314.
Lioness, King Bharata suckled bya,i6l.
Lions, Bharata as tamer of, 161.
Liquors, intoxicating, made by early
Ayro-Indians, 77.
Literature, god of, Ganesa as, 151.
Lithuanian language, xx, xxi.
Loke (loTce), Dadyak the Indian, 12, 16.
Long heads" in India, xxv, xxvi;
burial customs of, xxxv.
Lotus, Prajapati rises from like the
Egyptian Horus, lot; Brahma rises
«om, 124.
Lotuses, the celestial, Bhima's journey
for, 105 et seq.
Love, charms for, 86.
Love god, consumed by Shiva, 146;
son of Vishnu and Lakshmi, names
of, 151.
Luck, water spirits the source of, 148.
"Lunar Race", tribe of Bharatas as,
xxxix; King Bharata and descendants
belong to, 157 et seq.
Lunar worship, rebirth and, 117.
Macalister, Professor, xxxviiiw.
MacCulloch, Colonel, stamped, out
infanticide, 60.
Macdonell, Professor, date of Aryan
invasion of India, xxx; on Vedic
burial customs, xxxii; on origin of
transmigration theory, xliii, 116; on
Ribhus, II; on moon bowl, 12; on
Vayu, 25; on " path of fathers " and
" path of the gods ", 39; Yama hymn,
40; on monotheism of Mithra cult,
41, 87«.; on Upanishadic doctrines,
88; the Kuru and Puru tribes, 155.
Macdonell and Keith, on Dasa and
Dasyu, 70 «.
Macpherson, Major, infanticide custom,
60.
Madan, the love god, 151.
Mad'hyadesa. See Middle country.
Mad'ra, in story of Savitri, 44.
Madras, human sacrifices in, 88.
Madri (mad'ree), Queen, wife of King
Pandu, 173; purchase of, 175; mother
of two Pandavas, 176; performs suttee,
177.
Maghad'ha, Eastern Aryan kingdom,
xxxix.
Magical control of gods and nature, 80,
84.
Magical formulas, in Alkarvaveda, 85;
in Scotland, 86 n.
Magyar language, xix.
Mahabharata (maha'bha"rata), the, hero
songs beginning of, xlvi; heroes and
heroines of, xlvii; villains of, xlviii;
cattle harrying in, 4 n.; Indra-Vritra
battle in, 7 et seq.; Ruru and Savitri
tales from, 43 et seq.; descriptions of
the various heavens in, 57-9! religious
need for a son in, 59, 60; Rakshasas
like gorillas in, 66; demoniac Var-
tikas in, 68; purpose of horse sacrifices
in, 92; smoke cleanses sins, 93;
world's ages (yugas) in, 105; Mar-