Amritsar, town of, by whom founded, i. 282. Destroyed by
Taimur, 299, 300. Present state of the town, 317–

320 notes.

Amusements of the Hindus, ii. 141, 147, 148.

Apollo Nomius, the same with Krishen, i. 113–116.
Architecture of the Hindus, ancient remains of, ii. 84–86.
Subterraneous excavations and temples at Ellora, de-
scribed, 86-90. Account of the architectural antiqui-
ties of Mavalipuram, 90-100. Excavations in dif-
ferent parts of Candahar, 101-110.

Arithmetic of the Hindus, account of, ii. 24. Its similarity
with that of the Greeks and Romans, 24 note.

Army (Hindu), constituents of, ii. 153.

Arracan, language of, ii. 213, 214–216.

Arrian (the historian of Alexander)'s account of India, ob-
ject and sources of, ii. 255-257. General character of
his work, 258–262.

Arrian, the navigator, notice of, ii. 289 note.

Asiatic Society, institution and design of, i. 22, 23.
Astrologers, influence of, in India, i. 175, 176.

Astronomy of the Hindus, ii. 1. Four sets of ancient astrono-
mical tables brought to Europe, 2-7. Divisions of the
zodiac, 8-13. The bases of these sets proved to be
the same, 49, 50. Their rules for calculating eclipses,
18-21. Differences between Hindu and European
astronomy, 33-40. The antiquity of the Hindū as-
tronomy proved, 25-32, 43, 44. Though it contain.
rules of later construction, 45-48. The construction
of the Hindu tables, a proof of their knowledge of geome-
try, arithmetic, and theoretical astronomy, 51. Obser-
vations on Hindu astronomy, by M. Delambre, 347-356.
Hindū works on astronomy, i. 243.

Atheistical Philosophy, systems of, among the Hindus, i. 239.
Athenians, money of, i. 62, 63.

Audh, or Ayódhyá, ancient city of, notice of, i. 13, 14.
Avenues of trees, remains of, in India, i. 313 note.
Ayodhya and Bacchus, identity of, i. 117-122.

B.

Bacchus of the ancients, the same deity as the Ayodhya of the
Hindus, i. 117-122.

Bailly (M.), observations of, on the astronomy of the Hindus,
ii. 2, 5, 13, 16, 18.

Bali language, notice of, ii. 212. Account of its alphabet
and structure, 223-227.

Bamyan, district of, notice of, ii. 107-108.

Banda, a leader of the Sikhs, account of, i. 289. His suc-
cesses against the Mohammedans, 290. Cruelly put to
death, 291 note. Innovations introduced by him, 292.
Barma empire, notice of, iì. 213 note. Account of its lan-
guage, 216, 217.

Beauty of the Hindu women, ii. 148.

Bengalah or Bengali languages, notice of, ii. 191-193.
Bigotry of the Mohammedan sovereigns of India, i. 19, 20.
Brahma, a Hindu deity, the same as Jupiter, i. 95. His cha-
racteristics, 96.

Brahmins, character of, inviolable, i. 34. Account of their
different classes and avocations, ii. 337–338.

Buddha, tenets of the pupils of, i. 225, 226, 267–269.
Bundelcund (province of), notice of, ii. 123 note.

Burning of widows, not general among the Sikhs, i. 333, 334.
But general in other parts of India, ii. 132. Sanctioned
by the Hindu law, 132-134. Ceremonial of burning a
widow described, 134–136.

Burying of widows alive, sometimes practised, ii. 137.

C.

Calculations of the Hindus, ii. 22, 23.

Calcutta college, notice of, ii. 177 note,

Cali, the wife of Siva, the same as Proserpine, i. 127—129.

Various appellations given to her, 130–134.

Calidas, a Hindu Poet, beautiful epigram of, ii. 184.
Notice of his works, ibid, 185. Account of his tragedy
of Sacontala, 186-188.

Callisthenes, notice of, i. 220, 221 note.

Camadeva, or the Indian Cupid, proof of his identity with the
Cupid of the Greeks, i. 109, 112. Account of him, 110,
111.

Candahar, ancient excavations of, described, ii. 101-110.
Canoge, ancient city of, its site and splendour, i. 9, 10.
Capila, founder of a Hindu school of philosophy, notice of,
i. 218.

Carnatic, ancient inundation of; proof of, ii. 100, 101.
Cashmirian women, dress of, ii. 146. Beauty of, 149.
Casica Vritti, a Sanscrit grammatical work, account of, ii.
168-170.

Cast, distinctions of, rigorously observed in India, ii. 138.
Origin of them in India, 336.

Ceres and Lacshmi, the same deities, i. 137, 138.

Chandra-gupta, the Sandrocotus of the Greeks, Hindu Ac-
counts of, ii. 328–332.

Character of the Hindūs, ii. 139, 140.
Children, exposed to sale, i. 35 note.

Colebrooke (Mr.), observations of, on the astronomy of the
Hindus, ii. 8-11.

Commerce of India with European nations, ii. 280 et seq.
Of the Greeks, ibid. Of the Romans, 289-297. Of the
Persians, 298-302. Of the Venetians and Genoese,
313-315. Of the Portuguese, 316. Of the English,
317.

Courage, extraordinary instances of, among the Hindus, ii.

113-126.

Creation, Hindū account of, i. 29–33.

Cskatriya, or Military Cast, instances of extraordinary courage
in, ii. 113-123.

Cupid of the ancients and the Indian God of Love, resem-
blance between, i. 109, 112.

D.

Dancing Women, dress of, ii. 147. Their privileges and
accomplishments, ibid. No festival complete without
them, 145.

Darius, secretly visited India, i. 15, 16 note.

Deity, Hindú notions concerning, i. 190-205.

Delambre (M.), observations of, on the astronomy of the
Hindus, ii. 347-356.

Delta of the Indus, i. 2 note†.

Deluge, Hindū account of, i. 91, 92.

Deva Nagari characters, ii. 178.

Dramatic Poetry of the Hindus, ii. 183-186.

Account of the

tragedy of Sacontala, 186-188.

Dravira district, extent of, ii. 195, 196.

Dress of the Hindus, ii. 141. Of the common people, 142.
Of the higher classes, 143. Of the women, 144, 145.
Female dress in Cashmire, 146. Dress of the dancing
women, 147.

Duncan (Mr.), on Hindu infanticide, ii. 128-131.

E.

East India Company, origin of, ii. 317.

Education, Hindu mode of, ii. 25, 26 note.

Egyptians, ancient money of, i. 52-55.

Ellora, architectural antiquities of, described, ii. 86-90.
Supposed to be the ancient Tagara, 282 note.

Ethics, Hindú principles of, i. 227--229.

Excavations, subterraneous at Ellora, described, ii. 86-90

Other excavations in the islands of Elephanta and Sal-
sette, 90. Account of those of Mavalipuram, 90—100,
and of Candahar, 101-110.

Exports from Europe to ancient India, account of, ii. 298.

Fire arms, used in India, ii. 149, 150.

Hindu rockets and fire-balls, 150, 151.

Food of the Hindus, ii. 141.

Structure of the

Fortitude of the Hindūs at the approach of death, ii. 127.

G.

Ganesa, a Hindu deity, the same with Janus, i. 93.

Gaura, or the language of Bengal, notice of, ii. 191–193.
Gotama, founder of a Hindu school of philosophy, notice of,
i. 219.

Gour, notice of the ancient city of, i. 10, 11. Its present
state, 12. Ruins of ancient edifices there, 12, 13 note.
Grammatical Works of the Hindus, i. 242. Sanscrit grammar

of Panini, ii. 163–166. Commentaries thereon, 166
-172.

Greeks had but little knowledge of ancient India, i. 14-15.
Money when introduced among them, 56. Why their
ancient coins were impressed with the figure of an ox or
sheep, 58-61. Money of the Athenians, 62, 63. Of
the Lacedemonians, 64, 65. Analogy between the an-
cient Greek schools of philosophy and those of the
Hindūs, 245.

Gurgura, or language of Guzerat, notice of, ii. 199.
Guru Govind-Sing, a leader of the Sikhs, account of, i. 285.
Alterations introduced by him, 286. New ordinances
issued by him, 283.