Aitareya Brahmana Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Sarpa-rajni: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sarpa-rajni
Sarpa-rajni (Sanskrit) [from sarpa serpent + rajni queen]   The queen of the serpents;   "the Aitareya-Brahmana calls t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Aitareya
Aitareya (Sanskrit). The name of an Aranyaka (Brahmana) and a Upanishad of the Rig Veda. Some of its portions are purely Vedantic. &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root brih to expand, grow, fructify)   The first god of the Hindu Trimurti or triad, consistin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yajna: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yajna
Yajna (Sanskrit). "Sacrifice", whose symbol or representation is now the constellation Mriga-shiras (deer-head), and also a ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yajna: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yajna
Yajna (Sanskrit) In Vedic literature, worship, devotion, prayer, praise; in post-Vedic literature, an act of worship or devotion, an o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma-drink: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Soma-drink
Soma-drink. Made from a rare mountain plant by initiated Brahmans. This Hindu sacred beverage answers to the Greek ambrosia or nectar,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aranyaka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aranyaka
Aranyaka (Sanskrit) (from aranya forest-like from aranya wilderness, forest)   Forest-born; a hermit or holy man who dwells in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya Brahmana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana: (Sanskrit) Part of the Rig Veda dealing principally with worship and ceremonies of royal inauguration. See: Rig Ved...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitareya Brahmana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana: (Sanskrit) Part of the Rig Veda dealing principally with worship and ceremonies of royal inauguration. See: Rig Veda,...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On A
Hinduism Lexicon on A From aadheenam to axis.      » Read the article

Article - Vedic Origins Of The Zodiac: The Hymns Of Dirghatamas In The Rig Veda
The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 B...   » Read the article

Article - Brahmanas And Aranyakas: The Brahmanas And The Aranyakas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Brahmanas and the Aranyakas: There are two Brahmanas to the Rig-VedaÑthe Aitareya and the Sankhayana. - The Rig-Veda, - says Max Mull...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Introduction To Hinduism
Introduction to Hinduism Statistically, there are over 700 million Hindus, mainly in Bharat (India), and Nepal. Hinduism is referred to ...   » Read the article