342 INDEX
Riddi (Reddis), a sub-caste of the Sudras,
245
Rig- Veda, funeral hymn of the, 71
Roe, Sir Thomas, ambassador from
James I of England to Jahangir, the
Great Mogul, 306
Roger, Abraham, a Dutch missionary,
resident at Pulicat, describes suttee,
88-95
Describes the manners and customs
of the Hindus, 237-279
Death of, in 1649, 237
" Roteiro," quotation from the, regard-
ing Vasco da Gama's visit to Calicut,
205-210, 213-219
Royal succession, Hindu, 148
Sabarmati (Sabermeti), a river, the
favourite resort of ascetics, 302
Sabos (Sambos), an Indian prince whose
territory bordered on Patalene, 25
Sagara, King, legend of the sons of, 193-
194
Sailoda, a sacred pond, the source of the
river of the same name, 193
St. Thomas Christians in Malabar, 236
Saktis (Tschectea), a sect of the Brah-
mans, 261
Salt mines in India, 23
Salutation, nine Hindu forms of, 146-
147
Sama-Veda, studied by the Brahmans,
137
Samba, son of Vishnu, directions for con-
structing an idol of, 179
Sandrokottos, Indian king, ruler of the
nation of the Gangaridai and Pra-
sioi, 43
Sarada, a wooden idol in Inner Kashmir,
177
Sarasvati (Sarsuti), a river having its
source in the sacred pond Vishnu-
pada, 191
Sarayu, a river having its source in the
sacred pond Manasa, 192
Sarmanes, see Garmanes
Schaerwaecka (Sarvaka), a sect of the
Brahmans, 259
Sciences, five Hindu, 136
Seasons of the Hindu year, 127-129
Seivia (Aradh-iha, Saivites), a sect of
the Brahmans, 257-258
Seleukos Nikator, a general of Alexander
the Great, and founder of the
Grseco-Syrian empire, 1
Semiramis said to have made expeditions
against India, 4
Seres (Chinese), long life of, 27
Serpents, found in the Emoda Mountains,
20
In India, 30, 37-38
Sesostris, an Egyptian ruler, advances as
far as Europe, 4
Settreas, see Kshatriyas
" Seven Mothers," directions for con-
structing an idol of the, 181
Shamanians (Buddhists), devoted to the
worship of Buddha, 185
At the instance of Buddha, throw their
dead into flowing water, 188
Sibai, a tribe of Northern India, 25
Sickness, fasting in case of, 148
Suicide to escape from, 149
Persons exposed and abandoned in case
of, in ancient times in India, 186
Silas, a river of India, on the surface of
which nothing will float, 30-31
Silver-mines in India, 23, 27
Sindomana (identified with Sehwan), the
capital of Sabos, 25
Siriperen, a sub-caste of the Pariahs, 248-
250
Sitticaram, a sub-caste of the Sudras, 245
Sittijs (Sittars), a sub-caste of the Sudras,
245
Sitti weapari, a division of the Vaisya
caste, duties of the, 241-242
Siva worshipped by anchorites, 185
" Si-yu-ki," by Hiuan Tsang, quotation
from, 121-153
Skanda, son of Mahadeva, directions for
constructing an idol of, 179
Slave trade in Bengal, 290
Slavonians, custom of the, to burn their
dead, 186
Smaerta (Smartas), a sect of the Brah-
mans, 2S&-259
Sokrates, similarity of the doctrines of,
to those of the Hindus, 57
Soldiery, Hindu, 143, 150
Somnath, description of the shrine and
temple of, 200-204
Destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni, 200,
202-203
Hindus make pilgrimages to, at an
eclipse of the moon, 201
Worship of, 201-202
Somowansjam, a division of the Ksha-
triyas, derivation of the name of the,
240
Sopeithes (Subhuti), king of Northern
India, dispute as to the situation of
the country of, 20
Sophistai (Sophists), wise men of India,
37
Account of, by Nearchos, 58
Soul, Hindu beliefs regarding the, 160-
163, 167-168, 174-175
