Menu, Institutes of, translated by Sir William Jones, i. 25,
27. Menu and Minos, whether the same persons, 28,
29 note. Style of the Institutes, 28. Coincidence be-
tween the Institutes of Menu and the Orphic Verses,
30 note. Their Doctrine concerning the Creation, 29-
33. Analysis of the laws of Menu, 33 et seq. Menu
and Saturn, the same persons, 94. Burning of widows
recommended in the Institutes of Menu, ii. 132–134.
Metals, refining of, practised by the Hindus, i. 80, 81.
Metaphysics of the Hindus, concerning natural bodies, i.
229-232.

Millin (M. le Chevalier), observations of, on the ancient wor-
ship of the moon as a male and female deity, i. 126

note.

Mimangsa sect, tenets of, i. 265, 266.

Minos, a pagan deity, the same as the Yama of the Hindus,
i. 94.

Mohi, ancient excavations of, described, ii. 103-110.

Mon, or language of Pegu, ii. 217.

Money of the Hindus, proofs of its antiquity, i. 36, 37.
Laws concerning, 38-45. Opinion of M. Sacy on the
antiquity of Hindu money, 47. And of M. Langlès,
48, 49. Money of the ancient Hebrews, 49, 50. Of an-
cient Egypt, 52-55. When introduced into Greece,
56. Reason why ancient coinshad the figures of an ox
or sheep on them, 58-61. Whether the Athenians had
gold money, 62. Athenian silver coins, 63. Lacede-
monian coins, 64, 65. Coins of Alexander, 66, 67.
Copper money, when struck at Rome, 68. Imperial
coins, 70. From what sources the Romans derived
their money, 71, 72. Chinese ignorant of the art of
coining, 73. Hindū coins, 74, 75. Observations of the
Chevalier Visconti on ancient money, 75–79.

Monsoons of India, account of, ii. 263-268.

Moon of the ancient Greeks, and the Hindu Iswara, resem-
blances between, i. 125. The moon both a male and
female deity, 126, and note.

Moral Wisdom of the Hindus, i. 227-229.

Musical works of the Hindūs, i. 242.

Mythology of the Hindūs, and its affinity with that of the
Greeks and Romans, i. 93, 169–176. Ganesa the same
with Janus, 93. Saturn, with Menu, 94. Yama, with
Minos, ibid. Jupiter, with Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva,
96. Brahma, how characterised, 96. Vishnu, how cha-
racterised, ibid. Analogy between Jupiter the Destroyer,
and Siva, 98-101 ;—and between the Jupiter Marinus
and Mahadeva, 102-109. Resemblance between the
Indian god of love, and the Cupid of the ancients, 109,
112. Account of Camadeva, or the Indian Cupid, 110,
111. Resemblance between the Apollo Nomius of the
ancients, and the Hindu Krishen, 113-116. Between
Agny and Vulcan, 116, 117. Between Ayodhya and
Bacchius, 117-122. Between the sun and Surya, 123,
124. The moon and Iswara, 125. The moon both a
male and female deity, 126, and note. Cali, the wife
of Siva, identified with Proserpine, 127, 128, 129. Other
appellations of Cali, 130-134. Resemblance between.
Pallas and Sareswati, the wife of Vishnu, 135. Be-
tween Lacshmi and Ceres, 137, 138. Between the Lin-
gam of the Hindūs, and the deity, Phallus or Priapus,
in their attributes and worship, 139-144. Sacred
rivers of India, 144, 145. Veneration of the Lotos by
the Hindus, 145–154. The true species of Lotos ascer-
tained, 154–157. Other plants venerated by the Hin-
dūs, 157-167.

N.

Nanac, founder of the sect of the Sikhs, account of, i. 278-
281.

Nearchus, sketch of the voyage of, ii. 271-273. His inter-
view with Alexander the Great, 276, 277.

Nyaya school of philosophers, tenets of, i. 254-260.

0.

Odadresa language, notice of, ii. 194.

Officers, qualifications of, according to the Institutes of Menu,
i. 39.

Omens, superstitious regard of, i. 175, 176.

Ongole, Rajah, anecdote of the desperate courage of, ii. 113,
114.

Ophir, probable situation of, i. 50 note.

Orphic verses, and the Institutes of Menu, coincidence be-
tween, i. 30, 31 note.

Oujein, ruins of, i. 8, ii. 3 note.

P.

Paisachi language, notice of, ii. 160.

Palibothra, ancient city of, its probable site, i. 9, 10. Re-
searches concerning, ii. 329–335.

Pallas and Sareswati, resemblance between, i. 135.

Panini, a Sanscrit grammarian, account of, and of his work,
ii. 163–166. Commentaries on it, 166-172.

Panjab, territory, notice of, i. 312.

Panniputh, battle of, i. 302–304. Cruelties practised there,
307, 308 note.

Parents, reverence for, in India, ii. 149.

Pearls of immense value worn by the Romans, ii. 293, 294.
Pegu, language of, ii. 217.

Persians, trade of, with ancient India, ii. 298–302.

Phallus, Priapus, and the Hindu Lingam, the same deities,
i. 139-144.

Philosophy of the Hindūs, i. 216. Account of the Vyasa, a
philosophical Sastra, 216. Abstract of its tenets, 222-
224. Different philosophical sects, 218. Sect founded
by Capila, ibid.; by Gotama, 219. Notions of the pupils
of Buddha, 225, 226, 267-269. Moral wisdom of the
Hindūs, 227, 229. Hindu metaphysics of natural bodies,
229-232. Analysis of the eighteen parts of Hindu
knowledge, 232-239. Atheistical systems of philoso-
phy, 239. Medicine of the Hindūs, 241. Their musi-
cal works, 242. Grammar, 242. Astronomical works,
243. Notice of Hindu poets, 243, 244. Hindū juris-
prudence, 244. Analogy between the Hindu philoso-
phical schools and those of the ancient Greeks, 245.
Particular sciences studied by particular classes, 246,
247. Tenets of the Vedanta and Nyaya schools of phi-
losophy, 248-263. Doctrines of the sect of Sankhya,
264, 265. Tenets of the Mimangsa sect, founded by
Jaimini, 265, 266. Account of the doctrines of the
Jains, 269–276. Tenets and practices of the Sikhs, 277
-353.

Plants venerated by the Hindūs, account of, i. 145. The
Lotos, ibid. 146-157. Notice of other plants, 158.
Sara, or the Arrow-cane, ibid. Durva, ibid. Cusa, or
the Ficus Religiosus, 159. Bandhuca, Singata, and
Chandana, or Sandalum, 160. Camalata, or Sunshine,
161. Cadamba, the Nauclea of Linnæus, different
species of, 162, 163. Asoca, or Venjula, 164. Par-
nasa, or Ocymum, ibid. Patali, or Bignonia, 165. Na-

gacesara, or Mesua, 165. Palasa, 166. Sami, or the
Mimosa, ibid. Bilva, or the Cratæva, 167..

Playfair (Professor), Observations of, on the Astronomy of the
Hindus, ii. 12, 13, 27-62.

Poets (Hindu), notice of, i. 243, 244.

Polytheism, not of Grecian origin, i. 168.

Pouranas, notice of the, i. 187. The Oupa-Pourana what,
188. What subjects are treated of, in them, ii. 164 note.
Pracrita language, notice of, ii. 161, 188-190. Proofs of
its being derived from the Sanscrit, 228–230, 232.
Prasii, empire of, Hindú accounts of, ii. 329 et seq.
Priapus and Lingam, the same deities, i. 139–144.
Proselytes, law admitted among the Sikhs, i. 344-346.
None admitted by the other tribes of Hindus, ii. 157, 158.
Ptolemy Lagus, King of Egypt, improved the port of Alexan-
dria, ii. 278, 279.

Pythagoras, derived his philosophy from the Hindus, i. 170—

172.

Q.

Qualifications of offices, according to the laws of Menu, i. 39.

R.

Ramachandra, a Hindu grammarian, notice of, ii. 168, 169.
Ramayan or Ramayuna, a Hindu poem, notice of, i. 188.
Rangarow (Rajah), anecdote of his desperate courage, ii. 114

-120.

Rekhend language, alphabet, and literature, account of, ii.
213-216.

Religion of the Siamese, ii. 239-246; of the Hindūs, see
Theology.

Revenues of the Sikh chieftains, i. 325, 326.