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\n

\nINTRODUCTION<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nScope of the Work<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

\n        In this "Glossary and Index" are listed proper names – personal, geographical, historical, fictional, mythological, etc. – used by Sri Aurobindo in his
\nwritings. The volumes referred to are the twenty-nine text volumes of the Sri
\nAurobindo Birth Centenary Library and Volumes 1 to 11 <1977 to 1987) of the
\nsemiannual journal Sri Aurobindo: Archives and Research.<\/i> (For the purpose of
\nthe Glossary the scope is extended to include the unpublished portion of Sri
\nAurobindo’s "Record of Yoga", which will continue to be published in future
\nissues of the journal.) To collect the names all of the texts in each of these
\nvolumes have been carefully perused. Names occurring in footnotes and introductory notes, whether written by the author or added by the editors, have also
\nbeen included.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nThe most salient characteristic of proper names is, of course, their initial
\ncapital, but not all terms capitalized by Sri Aurobindo have been listed in this
\nbook. A selection had to be made on the lines indicated below.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nBesides the names of persons, places and things, real or imaginary, the book
\nlists words of following categories:<\/font><\/p>\n

\n1. Names of races, nations, tribes, clans, dynasties, etc.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n2. Names of ancient Indian varnas<\/i> and modern castes and sub-castes.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n3. Most generic terms denoting supernatural beings, e.g. Deva, Yaksha,
\nSiddhadeva, Asura, Pani, Rakshasa, etc.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n4. Names of important institutions, societies, associations, etc.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n5. Names of political parties and events like wars, revolutions, etc.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n6. Names of religions, sects, and sub-sects, and terms denoting their
\nfollowers.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n7. Names of traditional yogic disciplines – Hathayoga, Rajayoga, and Tantra.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n8. Names of languages and dialects.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n9. Titles of books, periodicals, newspapers, etc., and of poems and plays
\n(among Sri Aurobindo’s own poems and plays, only those titles to which there is
\nsome reference in the prose writings). All these titles have been printed in italics.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n10. Most generic terms denoting scriptures and religio-philosophical works,
\nsuch as Veda, Upanishad, Purana, Darshana, etc.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n11. Names of yugas,<\/i> ages, periods, etc.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n12. Names of heavenly bodies and mythological worlds or lokas.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

\nxi<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n

\n

\n13. Titles of rulers, e.g. Czar,
\nCaesar, Mikado, etc.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n14. Some miscellaneous terms such as
\nthe East, the West, Samurai, Demi-
\nurge, etc.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nTerms of the following types, although
\nthey are usually capitalized in Sri
\nAurobindo’s works, have been omitted:<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n1. Certain common terms whose
\noccurrence is so frequent that it would
\nnot serve any purpose to list them here, e.g., India, Yoga, etc.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n2. Philosophical and technical terms
\nwhich, although not truly names, are
\nused as equivalents of names or epithets, e.g., Sacchidananda, Karmayoga,
\nMuladhara, etc.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nIn the "Record of Yoga" Sri Aurobindo
\ngenerally referred to people by
\ntheir initials (often a single letter). Such references have been included under
\nthe
\nfull name, even if the full name was not supplied by the editors of the
\n"Record".
\nNames also are represented by a single letter in some of Sri Aurobindo’s
\nletters;<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nbut in such cases the initial is an
\neditorial substitution, and therefore not included
\nin this "Glossary and Index".<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nGeneral Arrangement<\/b><\/font> <\/p>\n

\nEntries are all in boldface type, and
\nare listed alphabetically letter by letter
\n(up to the comma if one occurs in inverted names having two or more elements).
\nAccordingly "Sarathi" precedes "Sarat Maharaj", while "Baroda, Maharani of"
\nprecedes "Baroda College".<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nAlternatives, variants, and derivatives
\nthat have been used by Sri
\nAurobindo are also printed in bold. The alternatives are generally mentioned in
\nthe glossary-article, and the variants and derivatives after the text of the
\narticle.
\nIf a derivative needs to be explained, the explanation follows it in parentheses
\nor
\nis included in the body of the article. A few derivatives appear as independent
\nentries, especially if they occur very frequently. Variants with a minor change
\nin
\nspelling – an additional letter or two – have not been shown separately but are
\nindicated by the additional letter(s) put within brackets. Thus "Vasis(h)tha"
\nstands for "Vasistha" and "Vasishtha"; "Barin(dra)" for "Barin" and
\n"Barindra".<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nIn personal names the surname (if
\npresent) comes first and is followed by a
\ncomma. In other names containing two or more words, the most important word
\noccupies the first place and is followed by a comma.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nPrefixes and suffixes that are not an
\nintegral part of the name have been
\nomitted. The initial articles "A", "The", "Le", "Les", etc. have also usually
\nbeen omitted or placed after a comma, and, if retained, are disregarded in
\nalphabetization. But articles coming in the middle of an entry, as well as
\nletters
\nor words put within brackets, have been taken into consideration in alphabetization. Where necessary, plural endings have been dropped.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n\t\txii<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n

\n\t\t\t\tIndian names comprising two words are
\nat times written as. one word, e.g.,
\n"Ram Mohan" as "Rammohan". Such variations have been overlooked.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nFor names denoting two or more
\ndifferent persons, places, or things,
\nseparate entries have been made except where there is an overlap. Such entries
\nhave been distinguished from one another by superior figures, e.g., Bharat’,
\nBharat(a)2, Bharat(a)3<\/font><\/p>\n

\nSri Aurobindo’s spelling of a name
\nsometimes differs from its usual spelling
\nas given in reference books. In most of such cases the glossary-article
\ncommences
\nwith this usual spelling. If the form occurring in Sri Aurobindo’s writings is
\nan
\nobvious misprint or misspelling, the fact has been mentioned. The Appendix
\nprovides some guidance for locating such names in the book.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nThe book does not, as a rule, give
\npronunciations. However, certain names
\nfrom Indian mythology which are likely to be unfamiliar appear in the article in
\ntheir transliterated form (transliterated according to the standard
\ninternationally
\naccepted system). Transliterated forms have also been used to avoid confusion
\nwhere two or more differently pronounced names are spelled in English similar-
\nly. These names are not transliterated each time they occur in the book but only
\nwhere considered necessary.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nNames occurring in Bengali writings have been
\nlisted either in their transliterated form or as they are ordinarily spelled in English.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nGlossary-article<\/b><\/font> <\/p>\n

\nThe glossary-articles are intended to
\nfacilitate a fuller understanding of Sri
\nAurobindo’s writings and, in most cases, to provide some useful general information. They are based on information gathered from (1) reference books and
\nother standard books, periodicals, etc., (2) institutions and individuals, and
\n(3)
\nthe writings of Sri Aurobindo. His works have been drawn on particularly when
\ninformation was not available from other sources. The sources of categories (1)
\nand (3) have been indicated, mostly in abbreviated form, at the end of the
\narticle. If no source is mentioned, it is because the article in question is
\nentirely
\nbased on records and documents in possession of the Ashram Archives and
\nResearch Library, or on information obtained from the sources of category (2).<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nDates cited in the articles are of the
\nChristian Era, except where it is
\notherwise mentioned. Bengali years and those of the Vikram Era have generally
\nbeen converted to the Christian Era by applying the rule of adding 593 to the
\nformer and subtracting 57 from the latter. Since the year in these eras does not
\nbegin on the same day, an error of one year is possible in marginal cases.<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\nRegarding the population figures and
\nnames of political entities, particularly
\nwhen appearing in statements beginning with words like "now" or "presently",
\nthe reader must keep in mind that this information may no longer be correct.
\nChanges may have taken place after its collection from the sources concerned.<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\txiii<\/p>\n

\n

\nIt must also be stressed that views or
\nopinions expressed or implied in an
\narticle are not to be taken as Sri Aurobindo’s, except where this is clearly
\nstated.
\nThose interested in Sri Aurobindo’s own ideas are advised to make use of the
\nindex references that follow the article.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nIndex References<\/b><\/font> <\/p>\n

\nThe references given for each entry
\ncomprise all noted occurrences of the
\nname and also (without distinction) of the alternatives, variants, and
\nderivatives
\nof the name that appear in boldface type within or after the article.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nBoldfaced Arabic numerals denote the
\nvolume number of the Sri
\nAurobindo Birth Centenary Library, and boldfaced Roman numerals the issues
\nof the journal Sri Aurobindo: Archives and Research<\/i> in the order of their
\npublication, I standing for the issue of April 1977, <\/b> II for the issue of
\nDecember
\n1977, <\/b> III for that of April 1978, and so on. (The reader should note that
\nthese
\nRoman numerals do not<\/i> refer to the volume numbers of the journal.) The
\nArabic
\nor Roman numerals are followed by a colon, after which come the page
\nnumbers. These numbers refer not only to the text matter on the page but also to
\nthe footnotes and to notes, quotations, etc. sometimes placed above the text
\nmatter.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nEach of the following terms has in
\neffect almost a whole volume of the
\nCentenary Library devoted to it. No index references to this term have therefore
\nbeen given with respect to that volume; instead "passim" appears after the
\nvolume number.<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nAgni (and its equivalents) Vol. 11
\nHymns to the Mystic Fire
\nBhagavadgita<\/i> and Gita<\/i> Vol. 13 Essays on the Gita
\nThe Mother Vol. 25 The Mother
\nSri Aurobindo Vol. 26 On Himself
\nUpanishads Vol. 12 The Upanishads
\nVeda Vol.10 The Secret of the Veda<\/font> <\/p>\n

\nCross references appear often,
\nidentified by the particular term printed in
\nsmall capitals, or else by "see"<\/i> or "see also".<\/i><\/font> <\/p>\n

\nxiv<\/font> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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