Hymn of, to the rivers, 49
Visvavara, woman of the Vedic period, 54
Vivasvat, the rising sun, 73
Voyages, no prohibition against, in the
Rig- Veda, 20
Vratyas, 171
Vrijjians, a Turanian tribe, 298
Vritra slain by Indra, 66
W
War, 8
With the aborigines, 30
Kuru-Panchala, 83, 100
Not stopped by advance of civilization,
100
Equipment, account of, by Arrian,
213-214
Laws of, among Hindus, 214-215
Warrior caste, rise of the, 84
Warriors, Vedic, 42-43
Water, manner of obtaining, for cultiva-
tion, 16
Wealth, in Brahmanic period, 146-150
Weapons, 8
Allusions to, in the Rig- Veda, 39, 41, 42
Weaving, 25
Widow-marriage, 61
Not prohibited in Brahmanic and Epic
periods, 154
Wives and husbands in Vedic sacrifices, 52
Women take part in Vedic sacrifices, 50,
62
Freedom of, in Vedic India, 53-55
Influence of, in ancient India, 100
Absolute seclusion of, unknown in an-
cient India, 150, 151
Privileges accorded to, 151
Hold honoured place in ancient India,
151, 153-154
Worship, household, 50
Writing known in India in the Philo-
sophic period, 216
Y
Yadavas, a Hindu nation, 206-207
Yajnavalkya, discussion of, with Mai-
treyi, 161-152
Yajur-Veda, compilation of, 85, 86, 89
Brahmanas of, 93
Aranyakas of, 94, 96
Account of coronation ceremony in,
132-133
Verse from, descriptive of kingly duty,
133
Burial customs in, 166
Yama, god of the heaven of the righteous,
68
God of the dead, 73
In the Puranas, 73
Stanzas concerning older conception
of, 73
Yaska, plan of, to reduce Vedic gods to
three, 71
Yasodhara, wife of Buddha, 292
Yavanas (Greeks) explained as a caste, 230
Yoga, meaning of the word, 258
Obstacles to, 268-259
Rules to attain to, 259-260
Yudhamsraushti, son of Ugrasena, 132
Yudhisthira, one of the five Pandava
prmces, 101
Appointed crown prince, 103
Coronation ceremony of, 106
Gambling match of, 106
Becomes king, 110
Celebrates the Asvamedha ceremony,
110
Said to have subdued every monarch in
Aryan India, 110
Yueh-chi, conquer Kashmir, 321