The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c42.311

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Saraṇyū, daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, 38, 62, 104, n. 1, 112, 115, 128, n. 2, 174, 198, 205, 229. Sarapis, Egyptian god, 620. Sarasvant, male counterpart of Sarasvatī, 173, 174, 321. Sarasvatī, river, 3, 7, 151, 172, 174, 321, 327, 331, 334, 353, 419, 422, n. 4, 459; offerings on the, 352; speech, 197, 199, 200, 213, 280. Sarpa and Anusarpa, demons, 239. Sarṣapāruṇa, demon, 240. Sarvānnabhūti, deity, 212, 360. Sarvāstivādins, Buddhist school, 536, 548, 550, 565, n. 5. Sarvavid, deity, 400, n. 5. Satire, alleged, in RV. x. 119, 132, n. 5; in Vṛṣākapi hymn (RV. x. 86), 133. Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, view on Greek origin of Indian logic, 612, 613. Saṭṭhitanta, mentioned in Jain texts, 505. Sattras, sacrificial sessions, 179, 290, 314, 349-52. Satyajyotis, Marut, 153, n. 6. Satyakāma, sage, 495, 496. Saubhara Sāman, 335. Saudhanvana, a caste, 178. Saudhanvanas, epithet of the Ṛbhus, 176. Saura, planet, 200, n. 10, 528, n. 8. Saurva (Çarva), Avestan demon, 35, n. 4, 139, n. 2, 232. Savitṛ, god, 65, 80, 82, 92, 93, 96, 98, 105, 106, 107, 157, 176, 187, 203, 205, 206, 207, 215, 233, 265, 331, 370, 408, 590, 620. Sāvitrī, goddess, 65, n. 4; offering to, 213; *see also* Sītā. Sāvitrī verse, 105, 369, 370. Savour, *see* Taste. Scale, as deciding fate of dead, 410, n. 8. Scapegoat, 263, 385. Scents (*gandha*), *see* Smell. Scepticism, 133, 243, 244. Schopenhauer, A., German philosopher (A. D. 1778–1860), 592, 599. Schrader, F. Otto, views cited, 560. Scotus, John Eriugena (Erigena), 600, n. 2. Scythian religion, 39. Sea, man likened to the, 523; *see also* Ocean. Sea foam, Namuci's soul in, 131. Seasonal sacrifices, *see* Four-month sacrifices. Seasons, offerings to, 201, *and see* Ṛtu. Secrecy, in the Upaniṣads, 489. Sectarian marks, use of, 28, n. 2, 370. Seed, and body, 566. Seers (*ṛṣi*), and the sacrifice, 458, 459. Self-restraint, 480, 586, 587; *see also* Asceticism. Self-sacrificing instinct, in religion, 46. Selloi, of Dodona, 39. Semang, in Malay Peninsula, 11. Semites, and Sumerians, 10. Semitic influence, 25, 26, 41, 101, n. 4, 180, n. 1, 222, n. 8, 229, 268, 273, 274, 283, n. 2, 290, n. 5, 303, n. 2, 304, n. 3, 388, n. 1, 394, n. 3, 418. Senā, wife of Indra, 125, 219. Senses (*indriya*), 486, 518, 537, 553, 554, 556, 557, 559, 560, 563, 564; and objects, 557, 558. Sensual elements in religion, *see* Phallic worship and Sexual intercourse. *Sensus communis*, 563. Serpent of the deep, Ahi Budhnya, 136, 137. Serpents, theriomorphic forms of deities, 62, 126, 127, 136, 139, 234, *and see* Snakes. Servants, *see* Slave and Çūdra. Sesame, offered, 359. Seven, number, 41, 79, 103, 105, 154, 162, 334, 335. Seven day week, 103. Seven Hotṛs, 201. Seven mothers of Skanda, 149. Seven rivers, 174. Seven Seers (Ṛkṣas or Ṛṣis), 201, 226, 294, 416. Seven steps, as bond of union, 98, 375. Seven worlds, 503. Sex, assimilation of, in case of victim, 280. Sex of future child, how foreseen, 391. Sexagesimal reckoning, 80. Sexual intercourse, in horse sacrifice, 345; in Mahāvrata, 351; taboos of, 306, 307. Sexual union, Pravargya as allegory of, 333. Shadow of man, 404, 521; used in magic, 389. Shaking, as a magic device, 384, 385. Shape of the various altar fires, 316. Sharp-horned bull, Soma as a, 168. Shaving, as a ceremonial rite, 305; of beard, 369. Sheep, 254, 279, 324. Shooting stars, 416, n. 7. Shutting of eyes, 307. Sickle, heated to drive off demons, 383. Siddhas, offerings to the, 213. Sight (*cakṣus*), 453, 484, 553, 554. Silence, of Brahman priest, 297; taboo of, 300, 306, 307, 308; vow of (cf. Arseniew, *Archiv f. Religionswissenschaft*, xxii 267 ff.), 608.