Sörensen, Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata (INM)
INM is S. Sörensen's Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata (1904) — the standard
proper-name index to the great epic. Each name is identified and located by its passages,
with explanatory notes. Not a dictionary of words but of names.
At a glance
| Code | INM (GitHub repo INM) |
| Full title | An Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata |
| Author | S. Sörensen |
| Year / size | 1904 · ~852 pages |
| Type | Proper-name index (Mahābhārata) |
| Source | csl-orig/v02/inm/ |
| Open | Basic · List · Advanced · Mobile |
| Data | Downloads |
| csl-doc | inm.rst |
When to use it
Reach for INM to identify a name in the Mahābhārata and find every passage where it
occurs. Pair it with the Mahābhārata Cultural Index (MCI). For word meanings use
Monier-Williams (MW).
Reading an entry
Each entry is a name (<k1>) with section/verse references and an identifying note. The
first entry (csl-orig/v02/inm/inm.txt):
<L>1<pc>001-1<k1>abala<k2>abala
{@Abala@}.¦ § 492 (Āṅgirasa): III, {@220@}, 14166 (one of the
15 {%yajñamuṣo devāḥ%}, gods that rob the offering, created by
{%Agni Pāñcajanya%}(?)).
| In the source | Meaning |
|---|---|
{@Abala@} | the name (search key <k1>) |
§ 492 (Āṅgirasa) | the index section and lineage |
III, 220, 14166 | the locus — Mahābhārata book III, chapter 220, line 14166 |
| the parenthetical note | the identification (here one of the 15 yajñamuṣo devāḥ) |
See Data Formats for the markup reference.
What makes it distinctive
- The standard name-index to the Mahābhārata — identification + every occurrence.
See also
- Mahābhārata Cultural Index (MCI) — cultural/encyclopedic companion
- Monier-Williams (MW) · the full catalog
- csl-doc inm.rst