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GLOSSARY<br />
ABHISHAVA, a religious rite.<br />
ABBHISHEKA, sacred ablution.<br />
ACHARYA, preceptor.<br />
AGNIROTRA, a sacrifice to the fire performed with a daily offering of milk morning and<br />
evening.<br />
AGRAYANA, an autumn harvest festival performed with offering of new grain.<br />
AJYA, a form of sacrificial offering.<br />
APRAMATTA, without pride or passion.<br />
APSARA, celestial nymph.<br />
ARGHYA, an offering due to an honoured guest.<br />
ARTA, an honourable person, an Aryan.<br />
ASOKA, name of a flower, orange and scarlet.<br />
ASRAMA, hermitage.<br />
ASURA, demon, enemies of gods,<br />
ASWAKARNA, a flower.<br />
ASWAMEDHA, a horse-sacrifice.<br />
BAIDURYA, lapis-lazuli.<br />
BHINDIPALA, a weapon of war.<br />
BRAHMACHARIN, one who has taken vows and lives an austere life.<br />
CHAITYA, a Shrine or temple.<br />
CHAKRAVAKA, a ruddy goose, the male and female being regarded as a pattern of<br />
conjugal love.<br />
CHAMPAKA, a tree with yellow blossom also the flower of the tree.<br />
CHANDAN, sandal-tree; also the fragrant sandal paste.<br />
CHOWRI (properly CHAMARI), the yak, the tail of which is used as a fan.<br />
DAKSHINA, gifts made at sacrifices.<br />
DASAPUTRA, son of a slave.<br />
DEVA, gods.<br />
DEVADARU (lit. heavenly tree), the Himalayan pine.<br />
DEVA-KANYA, celestial maid.<br />
DEVA-RISHI, celestial saint.<br />
DRARMA-RAJA, monarch by reason of piety and virtue.<br />
DIKSHA, initiation into a sacred rite.<br />
DUNDUBHI, drum.<br />
GANDHARVA, celestial musician.<br />
GANDIVA, Arjun's bow.<br />
GAURI, a goddess, wife of Siva.<br />
GURITA or GHEE, clarified butter.<br />
GRAHA, the being of darkness who is supposed to seize the sun and the moon at eclipse;<br />
a planet with malignant influence.<br />
GURU, preceptor.<br />
HANSA, swan or goose.<br />
HOMA, a sacrificial rite or offering.<br />
HOWDA, the seat on an elephant.