ers, who chant the sacred hymns. 3. The reciters or
readers, who repeat certain hymns. 4. The overseers or bishops, who
watch and superintend the proceedings of the other priests, and
ought to be familiar with all the Vedas. The formulas and verses to
be muttered by the first class are contained in the
Yajur-veda-sanhita. The hymns to be sung by the second class are in
the Sama-veda-sanhita. The Atharva-veda is said to be intended for
the Brahman or overseer, who is to watch the proceedings of the
sacrifice, and to remedy any mistake that may occur. The hymns to be
recited by the third class are contained in the Rigveda," _Chips
from a German Workshop._

105 The Maruts are the winds, deified in the religion of the Veda like
other mighty powers and phenomena of nature.

106 A Titan or fiend whose destruction has given Vishnu one of his
well-known titles, Madhava.

107 The garden of Indra.

108 One of the most ancient and popular of the numerous names of Vishnu.
The word has been derived in several ways, and may mean _he who
moved on the (primordial) waters_, or _he who pervades or influences
men or their thoughts_.

109 The Horse-Sacrifice, just described.

110 To walk round an object keeping the right side towards it is a mark
of great respect. The Sanskrit word for the observance is
_pradakshina_, from pra pro, and _daksha_ right, Greek {~GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER XI~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON~}{~GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA~}, Latin
dexter, Gaelic deas-il. A similar ceremony is observed by the Gaels.

"In the meantime she traced around him, with wavering steps, the
propitiation, which some have thought has been derived from the
Druidical mythology. It consists, as is well known, in the person
who makes the _deasil_ walking three times round the person who is
the object of the ceremony, taking care to move according to the
course of the sun."

SCOTT. _The Two Drovers._

111 The _Amrit_, the nectar of the Indian Gods.

_ 112 Gandharvas_ (Southey's Glendoveers) are celestial musicians
inhabiting Indra's heaven and forming the orchestra at all the
banquets of the principal deities.

_ 113 Yakshas_, demigods attendant especially on Kuvera, and emp