Rivers, sacred, of India, notice of, i. 144, 145.
Rockets (Hindi), structure of, ii. 151.
Roman money, observations on, i. 68-70. From what sources
the Romans drew their immense sums, 71, 72.
Romans, trade of, with India, ii. 289. Pearls of immense
value worn by the Roman ladies, 293-295. Silks, when
first worn by them, 295. Vast quantities of spices con-
sumed at their funerals, 296, 297.
Sacrifices, human, observations on, ii. 111, 112 note.
Sacy (M.), on the antiquity of Hindu money, i. 47.
Sandrocotus, King of the Prasii, Hindu accounts of, ii. 327
-329.
Sankhya, sect of philosophers, notice of, i. 264, 265.
Sanscrit language, account of, ii. 161-163. Notice of its
principal grammarians, 163–176. Proficiency attained
in it by Sir William Jones, 179, 180. Its antiquity and
prevalence, 181-183. The Bali, Pracrit, and Zend
languages derived from the Sanscrit, 226-230. Im-
portance of the Sanscrit language as a key to every other
language of India, 236-238.
Sareswati and Pallas, the same deities, i. 135.
Saturn of the Greeks and Romans the same as the Menu of
the Hindus, i. 94.
Sciences, particular, studied by particular classes of Hindūs,
i. 246, 247. Effect of them on the Hindus, 320, 321.
Servitude, law concerning hire for, i. 40.
Sesterce, of the Romans, observations on the value of, ii. 294
note.
Shah-Abdin, immense riches of, i. 83.
Shastras or Sastras, sacred books of the Hindus, notice of, i.
Siamese language and literature, ii. 218 and note. Sketch of
the religious tenets and practices of the Siamese, 239-
240, 247, 248, 249. Manners and habits of the Tala-
poins, or monks, 241–246.
Sikhs, a Hindu Sect, account of, i. 277 et seq. Birth, occu-
pations, and tenets of their founder, Nanac, 278–281.
His immediate successors, 281. Adi-Granth, or the first
Sacred Book, 282 note. The Sikhs take up arms under
Har Govind, 383. Extract of his Institutes, 340, 350-
352. Disputes concerning the succession of spiritual
leaders, 284. Accession of Guru Govind Singh, 285.
Alterations introduced by him, 286. Recovers the body
of Tegh Singh, 287. New ordinances issued by Guru
Govind, 288. Is succeeded by Banda, as temporal
Chieftain of the Sikhs, 289. His successes and reverses,
in war with the Mohammedans, 290. Is cruelly put to
death, 291 note. Innovations introduced by Banda, 292.
Oppression and persecution of the Sikhs, 292, 293.
They gradually recover themselves, 293. Their general
constitution, 294. Make incursions into the Afghan
territories, 295, 296. Recovery of their affairs in
Lahore, 301. Again defeated by Ahmed, 305. His
cruel treatment of them, 305, 307 note, 308 note. The
Sikhs extend their conquests, 309.
Defects of their go-
vernment, 310. Extent of their territories, 311. Account
of them, 312-316. Manners of the Singhs, or soldier
Sikhs, 314, 315. Duaba-Singh, 316. Manj'ha Singh,
316. D'harpi Singh, ibid. Analysis of the Sikh go-
vernment, 317-325. The Khalsa or invisible govern-
ment, 317. Mode of summoning a Guru Mata, or
national assembly, 317-319, 322-324. Religious
orders among the Sikhs, the Acalis, or immortals, 320,
Their power and influence, 321. The Shahad and
Virmala, 321, 322. Prejudices against Mohammedans,
324. Revenues of the Sikh chieftains, 325, 326. Their
administration of justice, 327. Panjayat, or court of
five, ibid. Appearance and character of the Sikhs,
especially of the Singhs, 328, 329, 330. Anecdote of a
Sikh Soldier, 328-330 note. Character of the Khalasa
Sikhs, 330. General character of the Sikh people, 331
and note. Their private customs and marriages, 332.
Custom of widows burning themselves not general among
the Sikhs, 333, 334. Military forces and discipline of
the Sikhs, 335-337. Their religious principles, 337-
344, 347-452. Veneration for the cow race, 339.
Mode of admitting proselytes, 344-346.
Silk, when first worn by the Romans, ii. 295. Culture of
silk-worms how introduced from China into Europe, 303,
304.
Siva, and Jupiter the Destroyer, resemblance between, i.
98-101. The wife of Siva, the same as Proserpine,
127-129.
Sneezing, accounted portentous by the Hindus, i. 177.
Soldier, Hindu, anecdote of, i. 328-330 note.
Solomon, commerce of, with the east, i. 50, 51 note.
Spices, vast quantities of, consumed by the Romans, ii. 296,
297.
Storm, tremendous, described, ii. 265–268 notes.
Strabo's description of India, sources of, ii. 251-254, 256.
Surya, a Hindu deity, and the sun, identically the same, i.
123, 124.
Tailinga or Télinga language, notice of, ii. 198, 199.
Taimur Shah, is defeated by the Sikhs, i. 300. Ascends the
Afghan throne, 308.
Talapoins, or Siamese monks, manners, habits, and tenets of,
Tamerlane, conquests and ravages of, in India, i. S4, S5.
Tamul language, notice of, ii. 196.
Temples, subterraneous, of the Hindus, at Ellora, ii. 56, S7.
At Maralipuram, 91–95.
Thay, or Siamese, language, notice of, ii. 218.
Theology of the Hindus, a pure theism, i. 179-181. Repre-
sentations of the divine attributes, by sensible objects, 152.
Principles of Hindu theology, extracted from their writ-
ings, 190-205.
Tiberius, accession of, to the throne of Constantinople. ii.
306. Defeats the Persians, 305.
Tippoo (Sultan), anecdote of, i. 175 note.
Trade of India with European nations, ii. 250-317.
Trigonometry of the Hindus, account of, ii. 52–66.
Turks invade Persia, ii. 311. Their origin, 309, 310.
Tyre, notice of, ii. 274 note.
Ulugh Beigh, astronomical tables of, ii. 29.
Utcala language, notice of, ii. 194.
Fedanta school of philosophy, tenets of, i. 250-254, 260-263.
Fedas, or sacred books of the Hindus, notice of, i. 155, 156.
Commentaries on them, 157, 241.
Visconti (M. le Chevalier), opinion of, on the origin of coins
being impressed with figures of oxen or sheep, i. 55-61.
On Athenian gold money, 62. On Athenian coins in
general, 63, 64 note. Observations of, on ancient mo-
ney in general, 75-79. Remarks on the worship of
the moon as a male and female deity, 126-128 note.
On the value of the Roman Sesterce, ii. 294 note.
Vishnu, a Hindu deity, the same as Jupiter, i. 96. Charac-
teristics of, i. 97.
Viziaramrauze (Rajah), anecdote of his malice, ii. 114-119.
Is assassinated, 121.
Vulcan and Agny, the same deities of fire in Greece and in
India, i. 117.
Vyasa, the founder of a school of Hindū philosophy, i. 216.
Abstract of his tenets, 222-224. Tenets of his follow-
ers, the Vedanta school, 250-254, 260–263.
Ward (Mr.), remarks on his "Account of the writings, &c.
of the Hindus," i. 214. ii. 158, 159.
Widows (Hindu), ceremonial of burning them described, ii.
132-136.
Wilford (Captain), researches of, concerning the empire of
the Prasii, and the situation of Palibothra, ii. 327-
335.
Wilkins (Dr.), observations of, on the importance of cultivat-
ing a knowledge of Sanscrit, ii. 236–238.
Women (Hindu), dress of, ii. 144, 145. Dress of the women
of Cashmire, 146. Of the dancing women, 147.
Yama, a Hindu deity, the same as the Minos of the ancients,
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