Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.819

v1.c3.819

Asura-vidyā, ‘the science of the Asuras,’ the term used in the Śāṅkhāyana and Āśvalāyana¹ Śrauta Sūtras as the equivalent of the term māyā employed in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,² clearly means ‘magic,’ as it is rendered by Professor Eggeling.³