Moments, the five, [547], [548]

Monkeys, legends about, [184]–188

Monopolies, royal, [33]–35;
see also Raja, Regalia, Taboos

Months, methods of reckoning, [553], [554]

Moon, ideas about eclipses of the, [11]–13;
precautions taken during eclipses of the, ib., [350]–352;
spots on the, [13];
man in the, ib.

Mountains, in legend, [1], [2];
associated with dragons, [13], [14]

Mouse-deer, the, in fable, [179];
snaring the, [179]–181;
legend about the, [318], [319]

Musical instruments, supernatural power of royal, [25], [27], [40]–42;
used to accompany invocations to spirits, [445];
used to accompany dances, [461];
used at theatrical exhibitions, [505], [509], [511], [512], [516]–521

Naga, the Indian, [4]

Nails, worn long, [45], [46];
artificial, ib.;
staining with henna, [375]–377