Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c22.10

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transforms himself into a woman, 374; grants Ambā the favour of becoming a man, 387; upsets Daksha’s sacrifice, 463 Clothes : the sexes exchange them, 243 note 1 Coitus, *see* Surata Colours : of flowers, of clothes, and magical significance, 265, 295; Draupadī wears a white dress at the Svayaṃvara, 85; red of the courtesans and the ladies, 264 Conception, *see* Begetting Conditional particle : double, 126 Course of world (and of nature) : how strange, 181; is a dice-game, 110 Court life of princes, 267, 325, 478 Couvade : causes, 397 Çrāddha : on giving in marriage, 140; in order to obtain offspring, 223; cohabitation forbidden with çrāddha, 243; Brahman guests must eat in silence, 325 Criminal : the executed criminal immediately enters heaven, 393; is worshipped, 394 Çṛiṅgāraveshābharaṇa, 468 (çṛiṅgāravesha = robe of state, e.g. iv, 71, 7; v, 9, 11), cf. 290 note 1 Çuka : does not allow himself to be led away by harlots, 270 Curiosity : not to ask questions (Lohengrin saga, etc.), 47; the good woman’s shortcoming, 471; causes the wife even to sacrifice the husband’s life (knowledge of the languages of animals), 503