100 Bajendralala Mitra— On Human Sacrifices in Ancient India. [No. 1 



with poisoned leaves placed on the water ; 120, to those of caverns in 

 mountains, a Kirata (or hunter) • 121, to those of peaks of mountains a 

 Yambhaka ; 122, to those of mountains, a Kimpurusha ;* 



123, To the divinity of echoes, a news-dealer ; 124, to that of sounds 

 an incoherent speaker ; 125, to that of fading sounds, one who speaks 

 much ; 126, to that of unending sound, a dumb person ; 127, to that of loud 

 sound, a player on the Vina ; 128, to that of musical sounds, a player on 

 the flute ; 129, to that of all kinds of sounds, a trumpeter ; 130, to that of 

 sounds other than sweet, a blower of conch-shells ; 131, to those who 

 preside over the seasons, one whose profession is to collect fragments of 

 skins ; 132, to those of statesmanship, (or of time, place and opportunities, 

 for peace negotiations,) a preparer of musical instruments with leather ;f 



133, To the goddess presiding over abhorrence, a (man of the) Paul- 

 kasa (caste) ; 134, to the goddess of affluence, one who is always careful 

 or wakeful ; 135, to that of indigence, a careless or sleepy person ; 136, to 

 that of scales (or weighing instruments,) a purchaser ; 137, to the god pre- 

 siding over the radiance of jewels, a goldsmith ; 138, to the Visvedevas, a 

 leper ; 139, to the divinity of diseases other than leprosy, a naturally lean 

 person ; 140, to the goddess of motion, a scandal-monger ; 141, to that of 

 prosperity, one who is not impudent ; 142, to the god of decay, one who 

 splits wood ; (?) £ 



143, To the divinity of mirth, a loose woman should be sacrificed ; 

 144, to that of song, a player on the Vina and a songster ; 145, to that of 

 aquatic animals, a Sabulya (one whose body is brindled, or has two colours, a 

 piebald woman) ; 146, to that of congratulatory words, a woman of perfect 

 form ; 147, to that of dancing, one who plays on flutes, one who leads the 

 Octave in a chorus, and one who beats time with his hands ; 148, to that of 

 manifest delight, one who invites people to a dance, or one who makes a 

 sound to indicate the cessation of a dance j 149, to that of internal de- 



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