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Abbreviations

ABBREVIATIONS

Av. = Avesta.

&c. (after a reference) = 'and frequently in the same volume.' (For instance, on page 22, col. 1, line 17 the '&c.' means that Agni the Hotri priest occurs frequently in volume 46.) 1

n.

=

name. 2

q. v.

=

quod vide.

n. d.

=

name of a deity.

Sk.

=

Sanskrit.

n. p.

=

name of a person.

t. c.

=

title of chapter or part of a work.

n. pl.

=

name of a place.

t. t.

=

technical term.

Phl.

=

Pahlavi.

t. w.

=

title of a work.

Pr.

=

Prâkrit.

Zd.

=

Zend.

References. The large arabic figures denote volumes, the smaller arabic pages, and the smaller roman pages of the Introductions.


Footnotes

  1. 1

    xvi:1 Where a very large number of references are given, some references have been italicized to point out the more important passages.

  2. 2

    xvi:2 But after a figure, referring to the number of page, = note, and after a Sanskrit term = neuter.

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