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Hymn of, to the rivers, 49

Visvavara, woman of the Vedic period, 54

Vivasvat, the rising sun, 73

Voyages, no prohibition against, in the
Rig- Veda, 20

Vratyas, 171

Vrijjians, a Turanian tribe, 298

Vritra slain by Indra, 66

W

War, 8

With the aborigines, 30
Kuru-Panchala, 83, 100
Not stopped by advance of civilization,
100
Equipment, account of, by Arrian,
213-214

Laws of, among Hindus, 214-215

Warrior caste, rise of the, 84

Warriors, Vedic, 42-43

Water, manner of obtaining, for cultiva-
tion, 16

Wealth, in Brahmanic period, 146-150

Weapons, 8
Allusions to, in the Rig- Veda, 39, 41, 42

Weaving, 25

Widow-marriage, 61

Not prohibited in Brahmanic and Epic

periods, 154

Wives and husbands in Vedic sacrifices, 52

Women take part in Vedic sacrifices, 50,

62
Freedom of, in Vedic India, 53-55
Influence of, in ancient India, 100
Absolute seclusion of, unknown in an-
cient India, 150, 151
Privileges accorded to, 151
Hold honoured place in ancient India,

151, 153-154

Worship, household, 50

Writing known in India in the Philo-
sophic period, 216

Y

Yadavas, a Hindu nation, 206-207

Yajnavalkya, discussion of, with Mai-
treyi, 161-152

Yajur-Veda, compilation of, 85, 86, 89

Brahmanas of, 93
Aranyakas of, 94, 96
Account of coronation ceremony in,
132-133
Verse from, descriptive of kingly duty,
133

Burial customs in, 166

Yama, god of the heaven of the righteous,

68
God of the dead, 73
In the Puranas, 73
Stanzas concerning older conception

of, 73

Yaska, plan of, to reduce Vedic gods to
three, 71

Yasodhara, wife of Buddha, 292

Yavanas (Greeks) explained as a caste, 230

Yoga, meaning of the word, 258

Obstacles to, 268-259

Rules to attain to, 259-260

Yudhamsraushti, son of Ugrasena, 132

Yudhisthira, one of the five Pandava

prmces, 101
Appointed crown prince, 103
Coronation ceremony of, 106
Gambling match of, 106
Becomes king, 110
Celebrates the Asvamedha ceremony,
110
Said to have subdued every monarch in

Aryan India, 110

Yueh-chi, conquer Kashmir, 321