Samskaras, 147–148, 262, 590 – 591
Annaprashana Samskara,
43 – 44 , 591
Antyeshthi Samskara, 37, 45 – 46 ,
68, 116, 154, 441, 591
Chudakarana Samskara, 118,
152 , 225, 449, 591, 599
defined, 43, 46, 66
Jatakarma Samskara, 316 , 591
Karnavedha Samskara, 354 , 591
Keshanta Samskara, 364 , 591
Prenatal Samskara, 591, 650
Pumsavana Samskara, 531
Samavartana Samskara, 586 ,
591, 658
Simantonnayana Samskara,
650 – 651
Upanayana Samskara, 303, 578,
591, 721 – 722
Vedarambha Samskara, 591, 746
Vidyarambha Samskara, 591,
746, 750
Vivaha Samskara, 591, 766Samvad, 591 – 592 , 651
Samyama, 196, 592
Sanaka, sage, 318, 592
Sanaka Sampraday, 145, 473,
592 , 732
Sanakadi, sages, 592
Sanandana, sage, 592, 592
Sanatana, sage, 189, 190, 592,
592 , 593
Sanatana Dharma, 592 – 593
Sanatana Sampraday, 593
Sanatkumara, sage, 592, 593
Sandarshana Mudra, 149, 593 , 769
Sandhabhasha, 107, 593 , 715, 719
Sandhi, 578, 593 , 629
Sandhya, 594
Sangam, 594
Sangam Literature, 74, 450, 507,
- See alsoTamil literature
Sangama Dynasty. SeeVijayanagar
Dynasty
Sanjaya, 194, 594
Sanjaya Belatthiputa, 594.
See alsoPhilosophers
Sanjna, 539, 595 , 667
Sankalpa, 595
Sankarshana, 84, 493, 595
Sankat Mochan, 595
Sankranti, 411, 596
Sanskrit, 595 – 596. See alsoHindi;
Tamil language
alphabet, 22, 34
characteristics, 5
poetry, 27, 47, 85
Prakrit and, 48
Sanskrit Poetry(Ingalls), 27
Sant, 116, 328, 498, 511, 553, 569,
596 – 597 , 605, 708
Santal, 597
Santoshi Ma, 230, 365, 597 – 598.
See alsoGoddess
Santoshi Ma Vrat, 598 , 723
The Sants(Schomer/McLeod), 597
Sanyasi, 61, 502, 598 , 639, 663,- See alsoDashanami
Sanyasi Rebellion, 35, 144,
598 – 599
Sapaksha, 47, 207, 599 , 755. See
alsoPhilosophy
Saphala Ekadashi, 219, 227,
508, 599
Sapinda, 599
Sapindikarana, 37, 46, 68,
599 – 601
“Sapindikarana” (Knipe), 46, 601
Saptapadi, 16, 428, 601. See also
Marriage ceremony
Saptasindhu, 157, 215, 601
Sarama, 497, 601
Saraswat, 601
Saraswat brahmins, 27, 131, 242,
410, 491
Saraswati, 172, 173, 252, 379,
408, 540, 602 – 603 , 741.
See alsoGoddess