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the bridal garland on Ms neck. Then she reminded him of his
previous existence and of the fault which had caused his degradation.
He was greatly humiliated and died from a broken
spirit. After that, he was horn successively as a jackal, a wolf,
a crow, and a peacock. In each form his wife recognised him,
reminded him of his sin, and urged him to make efforts for
restoration to his former dignity. At length " he was born as
the son of a person of distinction," and Saibya then elected him
as her bridegroom ; and having " again invested him with the
character of her husband, they lived happily together." When
he died she again followed him in death, and both " ascended
beyond the sphere of Indra to the regions
where all desires are
for ever gratified." "This legend," says Wilson, "is peculiar
to the Yishrai Purawa, although
be found elsewhere.
SATA-DHAJSTWAN, 5ATA-DHANUS. <
the doctrine it inculcates is to
Having a hundred
bows.' A Yadava and son of Hn'dika. He killed Satrajit,
father of Satya-bhama, the wife of Knshwa, in his sleep, and
was himself killed in revenge by Krishna, who struck off his
head with his discus.
SATA-DRU. 'Flowing in a hundred (channels)/ The
name of the river Sutlej, the Zaradrus of Ptolemy, the Hesudrus
of Pliny.
SATA-GHNL *
Slaying hundreds.' A missile weapon used
by Krishna. It is described in the Maha-bharata as a stone
set round with iron spikes, but many have supposed it to be
a rocket or other fiery weapon.
SATA-KKATU. < The god of a hundred rites ;
'
Indra.
SATAPATHA-BRAHMAJVA. A celebrated Brahmawu at-
tached to the White Yajur-veda, and ascribed to the JRishi
Yajnawalkya. It is found in two Sakhas, the Madhyandina
the KaTiwa. This is the most complete and systematic as
well as the most important of
edited by Weber.
aH the Brahmarcas. It has been
SATA-RUPA. 'The hundred-formed.* The first woman.
According to one account she was the daughter of Brahma^ and
from their incestuous intercourse the first Manu, named Swayambhuva,
was born. Another account makes her the wife, not
the mother, of Manu. The account given by Manu is that
Brahma divided himself into two parts, male and female, and