Abádi An inhabited place. Aban The name of the eighth month. Abáshan A low caste of labourers. Abd A slave. Abdáli Fakirs of the báshara order. Abdár A servant who prepares water for domestic use. Abdhut A sect of religious mendicants. Abhir A caste employed as cowherds and shepherds. Abkár A maker of strong waters. Abri A building stone found at Kabul. Achárgya A caste of Bengalese, said to have originated from the Brahmins. Achárya A teacher. Achátur A caste of cultivators of the soil. Adálat A court of justice. Adar The ninth month. Adbhutásánti A burnt sacrifice used to counteract evil omens. Adhipati A ruler. Adhwaryu The third class of priests employed at a vedic sacrifice. Adi Granth The chief scripture of the Sikhs. Adináth The first arhat of the Jains. Aditya The sun. Adlingadawar A caste of agriculturists. Advichinchi A caste of cultivators of the land. Afrit A demon. Agarwala A trading caste. Agasa A caste of washermen. Aghora Religious mendicants who sometimes feed on human flesh. Agiari A temple in which perpetual fire is maintained. Agni The god of fire. Aguri A Bengalese caste of cultivators. Ahri One of the Himalayan gods. Ahriman The personification of evil in the Zoroastrian religion. Akshamala A string of beads. Alifshai The Benawa fakirs. Amanth A Bengalese caste employed as servants. Amaras Immortal. Ambattan A caste employed as barbers. Amma Kodagas A sect driven away by the Brahmins. Anant Endless, a name applied to Vishnu and other gods. Andhyaru A Parsi priest. Andra A Buddhist dynasty considered to have reigned in India from 31 B.C. to 429 A.D. Anila The god of fire. Annapurná The goddess who is said to feed the inhabitants of Benares. Aranyaka A part of the Veda, considered so holy that it may be read only in the solitude of a forest. Archáka An officiating priest at a pagoda. Ardha-matra A mysterious word applicable to the deity. Ardhanárisa Name of Siva in his form as half male, half female. Arjà A female mendicant. Asani A small seat, also a carpet used at prayers. Asiloma A demon who had swords instead of hair. Asthal A temple. Asura A spirit. Atasil The eight precepts binding on an upasaka. Atharwa The name of the fourth veda. Aukamma A village goddess. Avasta The Zoroastrian scriptures. Ayenar A god of India who is supposed to guard the fields from demons. Azád An order of fakirs. Bagh A garden. Bahucharaji A goddess worshipped in Gujarat. Bahuta An amulet worn on the arm by the worshippers of Narsingh. Bai A lady. Baidni A woman of the Baidya caste. Baidya A caste supposed to be the offspring of a Brahman father and Vaisya mother. Balái A caste of Sudras. Balarám The elder brother of Krishna, sometimes an incarnation of Vishnu. Bàna An arrow. Bandhá A slave or bondmen. Baráhan A goddess who is supposed to cure swelled hands and feet. Barát The final ceremony of a marriage. Barwa A wise man of the Bhils. Basani A prostitute, or female dedicated to a god. Basawa The sacred bull. Báshkala A demon. Benawa A community of fakirs of the beshara order. Beshara Those fakirs who hold themselves above the law. Bhadarià Mendicant astrologers of Brahman origin. Bhadu A low class of Uriya Brahmans. Bhagat A worshipper. Bhagván The divine spirit. Bhagwat A name for God. Bhairawa A name of Siva. Bhairawanath A name of Siva. Bhairon same as Bhaironath. Bhákta A devotee. Bhávin A woman devoted to the service of the Temple. Bhikhu A religious mendicant. Bhopi A priest of a village temple. Bhu The earth. Bhut The spirit of the dead; a goblin. Bhuteswara A name of Siva as destroyer. Bhutya Devotees of Bhawani. Bilwa The bel tree. Bishéswar A name of Siva, alluding to his having swallowed poison. Boa A Temple. Bo-tree The pipal. Brahmá The Creator. Bráhman The first of the Hindu castes. Bráhmáni A woman of Brahman caste. Broto A vow. Budibudaki A religious beggar who smears himself with ashes. Burha-Deo The great God. But The name of a devi. Catanar A priest of the Syrian Church. Chakra The weapon of Vishnu. Chattur A consecrated cake of cow-dung. Chhandas A sacred hymn. Chhandoga A name of the udgatri priest. Chillah A forty days’ fast. Chitpáwan A subdivision of the Maharashtra Brahmans. Chitragupta The first of the ministers of Yama. Cholipanth A sect of Panjabis allowing free sexual intercourse. Chori A marriage hall. Churel A hobgoblin in the form of a hideous woman. Crore Ten millions. Dádá An elderly person, or a paternal grandfather. Dádupanthi A Vaishnawa sect founded by Dadu. Daftar A register. Dágoba A dome-like structure built over the relics of a saint. Dáin A witch. Daitya A demon. Daiwatapka Parsi betrothal ceremony. Dakaut Braminical astrological mendicants. Dakiri A female imp who feeds upon human flesh. Dachocha A caste said to be descended from a Brahman father and a Gauli mother. Dakshina A cow fit to be given to a Brahman. Danawa A demon. Dargah The tomb of a saint. Dasi A woman dedicated to a temple. Dastur A Parsi high priest. Devi A goddess; especially Durga. Devrukhi The room of a temple where the idol stands. Dewa A god. Dewánga One who wears the emblem of Siva. Dewasthán A temple. Dewatá A deity. Dhumra A giant. Dinesha Lord of the day. Diwar -Divinity of a village, for whom a portion of the grain is set apart at each harvest. Dobe A brahma who has studied two of the four Vedas. Durdhara A leader in the army of demons. Durgá The consort of Siva. Durgá-pugá The worship of Durgá. Durmukha The name of a demon—the fury faced. Dwáparayuga The Third age of the world. Eshana One of the names of Siva. Fakir A Mohammedan religious mendicant. Gábhára The inner room of a temple where the idol stands. Gadipati Chief of a body of religious mendicants. Ganesa A god, the son of Siva. Garudi A snake charmer. Gentoo Another name for a Hindu. Ghaus A fakir of the highest sanctity. Gomedha The sacrifice of a cow. Gondhal A noisy festival in honour of Devi. Gopura Building over the gate of a temple. Gorakhnath A name of Siva. Gosain An ascetic. Goshanashin A Mohammedan ascetic. Grámadewatá Tutelary deity of a village. Granthi A reader of the Granth, or Sikh Scriptures. Grihadava The tutelary god of a house. Grihastha A Brahman in the second asrama. Guga A saint to whom offerings are made to avert danger from snakes. Guru A religious teacher. Haj A pilgrimage. Haji One who has performed the Haj. Hambali One of the orthodox schools of Sunnis. Har A name of Siva. Hara The destroyer. Harpuji The worship of the plough. Homa An oblation made by pouring butter on a fire. Hotri The highest class of priest employed at a Vedic sacrifice. Huttari Festival in honour of the rice harvest. Id-al-fitr Festival of breaking fast. Idgáh A place of prayer for Mussalmans. Imám The officiating priest of a mosque. Indra The king of the firmament. Iravata The elephant of Indra. Ishna-namaz Prayer of sunset. Ishrak-namaz Prayer at sunrise. Ishtadewa A favourite deity. Iswara A name of Siva. Jág A vigil kept by Sudras on the tenth night after a sudden death, in order to summon the spirit of the deceased into the body of his son, or other person, and reveal the cause of death, the place where his treasures are hidden, or other matter desired to be known.—J. T. Melesworth. Jagannáth A name of Vishnu. Jajmán A patron. Janárdan A name of Vishnu. Jánhavi A name of the Ganges. Játra A pilgrimage to a holy place. Jin A goblin. Jivagár A Buddhist ascetic. Jnándewa-panthi A supposed incarnation of Vishnu. Kabir-panthi A Vaishnawa sect, followers of Kabir. Kailása The heaven of Siva. Káli The wife of Siva. Kalki The name of Vishnu in his tenth awatar, which is to take place at the end of the present, or kali, age, when he will destroy the wicked and inaugurate a new age of purity.—Whitworth. Karniji A goddess worshipped in Bikaner. Kátáyani A name of the goddess Parvati. Kesari The name of the lion of Durga. Keshava One of the names of Vishnu. Khatib The preacher in the mosque on Fridays and feast-days. Khirakasi A sect of Hindus who renounced idolatry and Brahmanism. Khodiár The devi of one of seven sisters of the Charan caste. Koti A crore, or ten millions. Kowmári A appellation of Durga. Kowshiki A goddess that emanated from Párvati. Kuber The god of riches. Lakshmi Wife of Vishnu. Linga The phallus or emblematic representation of Siva. Lingait A sect of Saiwas who wear the emblem of the linga. Lohana The most numerous class of Hindus in Sindh. Lokas The world. Madhu The name of a demon. Madhwáchárya A Vaishava sect. Mahádeva A name of Siva. Mahájanwádi A place where caste feasts are celebrated. Mahákála A name of Siva. Mahéswar A name of Siva. Mánbhawa A Vaishnava sect. Mantra Form of worship in the oldest part of the veda. Manu Man. Founder of the Manvantara. Máruta Wind. A god of the wind. Masjid A Mohommedan church. Mastán The Rasulsháhi fakirs. Mátá Name applied to various goddesses. Matiá A believer. Matsya The first principal awater of Vishnu. Mobed A Parsi priest. Mund A demon. Muni A saint. Mundphoda The Gurzmar fakirs, who beat their heads until they bleed in order to extort charity. Musá Sohág A body of fakirs who dress as women. Mutawalli The warden of a mosque. Nádiyá A bull marked as sacred. Nágá Naked. Nágéswaraswámi A serpent deity. Nama A mark worn on the forehead by followers of Vishnu. Námadári A Vaishnava. Nandana A beautiful garden in Indra’s heaven. Nandá Devi A name of Durga. Nandi Siva’s bull. Narak The place of punishment for souls. Narakásur A demon son of Bhumi, slain by Vishnu. Nárangkár The maker of men. Náráyana The divine spirit moving on the waters. Narsinh A form assumed by Vishnu in order to destroy the demon Hiranyakásipu. Nat A spirit supposed to have the power to ward off evil. Navar A Parsi priest of low order. Nazar The evil eye. Nimbárka A Vaishavan sect worshipping Krishna and Riadha conjointly. Nirwána Having the fire of life extinguished. Pagoda A Hindu temple in the south of India. Parameshvari A name of Durga. Paramahansa A sect of Siva’s devotees. Pariah An outcast from society. Párvati The consort of Siva. Pasupati A name of Siva. Pátála The nether regions. Pávaka The god of fire. Pináki A name of Siva. Prakriti A goddess. Pundarikaksha Lotus-eyed. Purusha Man; the human soul. Rájasuya A sacrifice performed at a coronation. Rali The deified spirit of a woman who drowned herself on being married to a child. Rámánandi A sect of Vaisnavas. Rámánuja A Vaishawan sect in the south of India. Ramban A priest of high rank. Rath A war chariot. Rig The first Veda. Rishi A sage or hermit. Rozah A fast. Rudra The storm-god. Sádhu A saint. Sadrá The sacred shirt worn by the Parsis. Sadubá The name of a goddess. Sákta A worshipper of a sakti. Sakti Power. Sama The third Veda. Sanhita A collection of Vedic hymns. Sannyási An ascetic. Saptapadi Seven steps taken round the sacred fire, part of a Hindu marriage. Saravasti Goddess of eloquence and literature. Sastri A teacher. Sattra A sacrifice. Sanra A worshipper of the sun. Sávitri One of the incarnations of Sarasvati. Shakra One of the denominations of Indra. Shakti Power. Shambu An appellation of Siva. Siva The third person of the Hindu triad. Srawak A Buddhist saint. Sura A deity. Tarpana Offering of water. Trinetra Three-eyed. Ugni God of fire. Umbiká A name of Durga. Vaishnavi The consort of Vishnu. Vanhi One of the names of the god of fire. Vidhi One of the names of Brahma. Vipra A person who recites Vedas. Vishnu The second person of the Hindu triad, the preserver. Vrutra The name of a demon. Yogini A class of malicious female fiends.
Footnotes
- See the Indian Cyclopædia. [Return]
- Sellon. [Return]
- Tod’s Rajasth, vol. I., p. 515. [Return]
- See Asiatic Researches, Vol. II. [Return]
- Asiatic Researches, vol. I. [Return]
- La Porte Ouverte, p. 157. [Return]
- Vaus Kennedy, Hindu Mythology. [Return]
- See the Mackenzie Collection, vol. 2, Halakanara MSS. [Return]
- Picard, Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses. [Return]
- Picard, Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses. [Return]
- Picard, Ceremonies et Contumes Religieuses. [Return]
- Wilson’s Lectures. [Return]
- Religious Sects of India by H. H. Wilson. [Return]
- See Calcutta Review for 1855. [Return]
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