Language, Texts, and Society: Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion

å†ramas a†uci a∫kara abhakßya abhojya ånanda ancient Indian animals Åpastamba appears ascetic åstra Atharvaveda åtman auca Baudhåyana become bhavati Bhler birds Böhtlingk Bohtlingk 1885b brahman Bråhmaña brahmasa∫stha Buddhist Chåndogya chapter clearly common era compound connection context dharma Dharma†åstras Dharmasütra eaten edition example father five-nailed forbidden Gautama gods hair Haradatta Haradatta notes husband ideology immortality impure incisor individual Indra Jaivali king Kßatriya later Madhav Deshpande Mahåbhårata male Månava Manu Manu’s manuscripts marriage Mary Douglas meaning Olivelle one’s Påñini parallel passage Pata∞jali penance person purification purity reading reference rite ritual rules sacrifice såman Sanskrit semen sexual shaving Sikh skandha smr¢ti social society sources structure sütra symbol term textual theological tion tradition Uddålaka üdra Upanißads usage ÙÙ VaDh varñas Vasiß™ha Veda vedic literature vedic texts verb verse vetaketu village vocabulary wife woman women words Yåj∞avalkya