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Vach : the speech, eternity of, Vedas : still imperfectly under-
367. stood, 4, 35; new key to their
Vadhrimati : a protege of the interpretation supplied by the
Ashvins, 247, 253. latest geological researches. 5-
6; preserved by priests, 352;
Vajapeya : a Soma-sacrifice, a
eternity of, discussed, 366,369,
modification of Agni~h~oma
370; Manu's and Vyasa's
168.
view on the eternity of, 368 ;Jai-
Vala: Indra's enemy, vanquished
mini's view,369 ;grammarians'
with the assistance of
Badaraya~a's, Naiyyaika's,
Navagvas at the end of the
Sa~khyas', Pataiijali's view,
year, 132, 133, 134, 176, 203,
371, 372; theological and his-
227, 228.
torical views compared, 375,
Valmiki : drew probably from 376; the view of Vedic ~i~his
the same mythological source themselves, 377, 378; lost in
as Homer, 285. the deluge and repromulgated
Vamana :the fifth incarnation afterwards by the ~i&his, 368;
of Vi~h~u, 266. practically eternal in substance
Vandana: a Vedic myth, rescued though not in form, 378.
by the Ashvins, 134, 199, 246, Veh: Vanguhi, a river in Ai.ran-
247. Vej, 297.
Vanguhi : a river in the Airyana. Verethraghna : the A vestic
Vaejo mentioned in the Bun- prototype of Vritrahan, 181;
ten incarnations of, 286.
dahish but not mentioned in
Vernal theory : 199 : its inade-
the Vendidad, 297.
quacy to explain the legends
Vanna-issa : a Finnish myth,
of the Ashvins, 245, 252.
332.
Vifra Navaza : compared with
Vara : the house of Yima, evi-
the Navagvas, 330.
dencing the annual sunrise
Vigfusson (Dr. ) : on the ancient
and year-long day in, 59, 308.
Norse year, commencing in
V artika : the legend of, rescued October, 327.
by the Ashvins, Yaska's view Vimada : a protege of the
about, 194. Ashivins, 245.
Varu~a : ruler of the waters, 144. Vipras : sacrificers, seven and
209; his tree and region turned ten, 279.
upside down, 250; represen- Viras : warriors, seven, eight,
tative oflong Arctic darkness, nine and ten, 281.
and hence described as em- Virtlpas : an epithet of the Atigi-
bracing the nights, 286. rases, 137.