in
the way mentioned. Fanciful names for war-engines and weapons
derived from their resemblance to various animals are not confined
to India. The "War-wolf" was used by Edward I. at the siege of
Brechin, the "Cat-house" and the "Sow" were used by Edward III. at
the siege of Dunbar.

996 Apparently a peak of the Himalaya chain.

997 This exploit of Hanuman is related with inordinate prolixity in the
Bengal recension (Gortesio's text). Among other adventures he
narrowly escapes being shot by Bharat as he passes over Nandigrama
near Ayodhya. Hanuman stays Bharat in time, and gives him an account
of what has befallen Rama and Sita in the forest and in Lanka.

998 As Garud the king of birds is the mortal enemy of serpents the
weapon sacred to him is of course best calculated to destroy the
serpent arrows of Ravan.

999 The celebrated saint who has on former occasions assisted Rama with
his gifts and counsel.

1000 Indra.

1001 Yama.

1002 Kartikeya.

1003 Kubera.

1004 Varun.

1005 The Pitris, forefathers or spirits of the dead, are of two kinds,
either the spirits of the father, grandfathers and
great-grandfathers of an individual or the progenitors of mankind
generally, to both of whom obsequial worship is paid and oblations
of food are presented.

1006 The Maruts or Storm-Gods.

1007 The Heavenly Twins, the Castor and Pollux of the Hindus.

1008 The Man _par excellence_, the representative man and father of the
human race regarded also as God.

1009 The Vasus, a class of deities originally personifications of natural
phenomena.

1010 A class of celestial beings who dwell between the earth and the sun.

1011 The seven horses are supposed to symbolize the seven days of the
week.

1012 One for each month in the year.

1013 The garden of Kuvera, the God of Riches.

1014 The consort of Indra.

1015 The Swayamvara, Self-choice or election of a husband by a princess
or daughter of a Kshatriya at a public assembly of suitors held for
the purpose. For a description of the ceremony see _Nala and
Damayanti_ an episode of the Mahabharat translated by the late Dean
Milman, and _Idylls from the Sanskrit_.

1016 The Pitris or Manes, the spirits of the dead.

1017 Kuvera, the God of Wealth.

1018 Varun, God of the sea.

1019 Mahadeva or Siva