ABLUTION.-See BRAHMEN FOOD.
Before eating, p. 20, s. 53 After eating, p. 20, s. 53 Mode of performance, p. 20, ss. 58-
ACHARYA, p. 29, s. 140 ACQUISITION—
Of property, p. 239
There are seven means of ac- quiring property, p. 239, s. 115 1. Succession,
2. Occupancy or donation, 3. Purchase or exchange, allowable to all classes, p. 239, s. 115
4. Conquest, peculiar to the mili- tary class, p. 239, s. 115 5. Lending at interest, 6. Husbandry or commerce, be- longing to the commercial class, p. 239, s. 115
7. Acceptance of presents by sacerdotal class from respect- able men, p. 239, s. 115
God distinguished between right and wrong, p. 4, s. 26
Of each embodied spirit are natural, p. 5, s. 30
God assigned to all creatures distinct, p. 4, s. 21
They continue them in another spirit, p. 5, s. 30 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
The eighteen heads of established rules for, p. 217, ss. 232-250 ADOPTION.-See INHERITANCE. Who is adopted son, p. 211, ss. 168, 169
If one of several brothers of the whole blood have a son born, they are all fathers, so that if the nephew would be the heir, the
ADOPTION-continued.
uncles have no power to adopt sons, p. 212, s. 182
If among all the wives of the same husband, one have a son, they are all mothers of male issue, p. 212, s. 183
ADULTERATION.-See SALE, p. 172 For mixing pure and impure commodities, p. 222, s. 286 ADULTEROUS INCLINATION, p. 186, s. 352, to p. 187, s. 363 ADULTERY
Where a wife violates the duty which she owes her lord, p. 188, s. 371 Punishment of adulterers, p. 188, s. 372
By a mechanick or servile man, with a twice-born woman, p. 188, s. 374
By a merchant with a guarded
priestess, p. 188, s. 375
By a merchant or soldier with a wo- man of the sacerdotal class, p.188, s. 376
By one of the priestly class, p. 188, SS. 379-381
Where a merchant converses crimi
nally with a woman of the military, or a soldier with one of the mercantile, class, p. 189, s. 382 A Brahmen who commits adultery with a guarded woman of these two classes, p. 189, s. 383
A soldier or merchant with a guarded woman of the servile class, p. 189, s. 383
ADVERSE POSSESSION.-See LIMITATION, IDIOT, INFANT.
Marriageable, of a girl, p. 202, ss. 88-94
Of a man, p. 203, s. 94 AGRICULTURE-
The occupation of Vaisyas.--See CLASSES, Vaisya
Produced from a secundine, p. 6, s. 43
From eggs, p. 6, s. 44
From hot moisture, p. 6, s. 45 Have internal conscience, and suffer pleasure and pain, p. 6, s. 49 Let no twice-born man hurt, p. 102, s. 43
He who gives no creature willingly
the pain of confinement or death, but seeks the good of all sentient beings, enjoys bliss without end, p. 102, s. 46
Flesh-meat cannot be procured with-
out injury to, and the slaughter of animals obstructs the path to beatitude from flesh-meat, there- fore, let man abstain, p. 102, s. 48 When killed by a driver of a car- riage. See Assault.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY-continued. Where one of the lowest class shall insolently place himself on the same seat with one of the highest, p. 180, s. 281 Where he spits on him through pride, p. 180, s. 282
If he seize a Brahmen by the locks, &c., p. 180, s. 283 If he scratch the skin of his equal, or fetch blood from him, p. 180, s. 284
Injury to trees, p. 180, s. 285 Where a blow attended with pain to human creatures or cattle, p. 180, s. 286
In cases of hurting a limb, wound- ing, or fetching blood, p. 180, 8. 287
Injury to goods, p. 180, s. 288 Liability of servant where car-
riage overturned by him, p. 181, s. 294
Where driver, being met by ano- ther carriage or by cattle, kills any animal by his negligence, p. 181, s. 295
For killing a man, p. 181, s. 296 For killing very young cattle, p. 181, s. 297
For an ass, &c., p. 181, s. 298 Mode of chastening a wife, a son, servant, pupil, or younger whole brother, p. 181, s. 299
ASSIGNMENT. See PLEDGE. ASURAS. See MARRIAGE, p. 42, s. 21 Must never be performed, p. 42, s. 25
What is the nuptial rite called, p. 43, s. 31
Whoever reads heretical books or treats with contempt the Sruti or Smriti shall be treated as an, p. 15, s. 11
One of the ten lords of created beings, or sages, p. 5, s. 35
Or place of motion, p. 2, s. 10
BAILMENT.-SEE LIMITATION.
A milch cow, &c., sent to be tamed for labour, and other things used with friendly assent, are not lost by length of time to the owner, p. 165, s. 146
Whatever shall be broken by default of boatmen shall be made good by them collectively, each paying his portion, p. 192, ss. 408, 409 BOUNDARIES-
Of the tract of land called Brahma- verta, p. 15, s. 17 Called Brahmarshi, p. 15, s. 19 Called Medhyadesa, or the central region, p. 16, s. 21
Called Aryaverta, or inhabited by respectable men, p. 16, s. 22 In those countries the three first classes are to dwell, p. 16, s. 24 But a Sudra in distress may dwell where he chooses, p. 16, s. 24 Where questions arise between two villagers or landholders concern- ing, the limits are to be ascer- tained in the month of Jyaisht'ha, when the landmarks are seen most distinctly, p. 176, s. 245 Landmarks, pp. 176-178
Should there be doubt as to the landmarks, witnesses must be examined, p. 177, s. 253 Their evidence must be recorded in writing, together with their names, p. 177, s. 255 Form of oath, p. 177, s. 256
In an egg the Deity was born in the form of, the great forefather of all spirits, p. 2, s. 9
From the First Cause was produced the Divine male under appellation of, p. 2, s. 11
From the state of, to that of plants, transmigrations happen continu- ally, p. 6, s. 50
Duration of a day and night of, p. 8, ss. 68-72
A day of, gives rise to virtuous exertion, p. 8, s. 73
At the close of his night, awakes and exerts intellect, or reproduces the great principle of animation, p. 9, S. 74 Intellect, called into action by his will to create worlds, performs again the work of creation, p. 9, s. 75 Thence emerges ether, which has the quality of conveying sound, p. 9, s. 75
From ether pure air, the vehicle of scents. See CREATION, p. 9 The pure part of the hand under the root of the thumb is called, p. 20, 8. 59
See MARRIAGE, p. 42, s. 21 What is the nuptial rite called, p. 43, s. 27
BRAHMACHARI, p. 45, s. 50 BRAHMAVESTA, p. 15, s. 17
Distinguished from the region called Brahmarshi, p. 16, s. 19 BRAHMEN.-See ECONOMICKS. Ceremony of tonsure for.-See TON-
(Named from scripture), object and
mode of creation of, p. 5, s. 31 Sprang from the mouth of the Being supremely glorious, p. 10, s. 87 Duties assigned to, p. 10, ss. 88, 99
Chief of creation, p. 10, ss. 93, 99 Present clarified butter to the gods, p. 10, s. 94
Cakes of rice to progenitors of man-
Of created things, the sacerdotal class is the most excellent, p. 11, S. 96
Of the sacerdotal class, p. 11, s. 97 The very birth of, is accounted in- carnation of Dherma, God of Jus- tice, p. 11, s. 98
Objects of their birth, p. 11, s. 99 Everything is in effect, though not in form, the wealth of the, p. 11, s. 100
Eats his own food, wears his own apparel, and bestows his own in alms, p. 11, s. 101
Menu promulgated the code of laws declaring the sacerdotal duties, p. 11, s. 102
To be studied with extreme care by each, and explained to disciples, and taught to no man of inferior class, p. 11, s. 103
Inducements to study, p. 11, s. 104,
This code produces every thing aus- picious, increases understanding, &c., p. 12, s. 106
In it appears the system of law in its full extent, p. 12, s. 107 Good and bad properties of human actions, p. 12, s. 107
Immemorial custom of the four classes, p. 12, s. 107
From a, born in Brahmarshi, let all men learn their several usages, p. 16, s. 20
Naming child of, p. 17, s. 30 The first of, 's compound name
should indicate holiness, p. 17, s. 31
Second part, prosperity, p. 17, ss. 31,
BRAHMEN-Continued.
Ought by law to carry a staff of vilva or palása, p. 19, s. 44.-See STAFF.
Ablutions of.-See FOOD.
Purified, how, p. 21, s. 62 Ceremony to be observed by, and his pupil, on reading the Véda, p. 22, s. 70, et seq.
Who governs his passions, though he know the gáyatrì only, is more honourable than he who governs not his passions, eats all sorts of food, and sells all sorts of com- modities, even though he know the three Védas, p. 27, s. 118 Manner of salutation, p. 27, s. 122 Who does not know the form of re- turning salutation must not be saluted by a man of learning: as a Sudra, so is he, p. 27, s. 126 Quality of an unlearned, p. 31, ss. 157, 158
Should shun worldly honour, and
seek disrespect, p. 31. ss. 162,
The highest devotion of a, p. 31, s.
The duty of a mendicant is confined to, p. 34, s. 190
A student, in case of necessity, may learn the Véda from one who is not a, p. 39, s. 241
But he must not live to the end of his days with him, p. 39, s. 242
That, who has dutifully attended his preceptor till his death, passes directly to the mansions of God, p. 39, s. 244
May marry a Cshatriya, a Vaisya, for his second, third, and fourth wives, p. 41, s. 13
There is no mention made of a first
wife being taken from the Sudra class, p. 41, s. 14
The progeny of irregular marriages out of the order of classes are soon degraded to Sudras, p. 41, s. 15
He is degraded instantly, p. 41, s.
The eight forms of nuptial ceremony. -See MARRIAGE, p. 42, s. 21 Their good and bad properties, p. 42, s. 22
The first six are valid in case of a, p. 42, s. 23 Oblations to be offered by, p. 49, s. 84, et seq.
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