Abbreviations used

aps. Apsaras.
b. brahman.
bd. bird.
c. country.
cer. cereal.
cst. constellation, asterism.
d. demon (Daitya, Dānava, Asura, Rāksasa).
dg. demi-god; celestial being.
dt. district. dyn. dynasty.
f. family
f.d. female demon. for. forest.
g. god. gb. goblin. gdh. gandbarva.
gr. grass.
gs. goddess.
h. bill.
hb. herb.
isl. island,
k. king.
kst. kṣatriya.
l. lake.
m. man.
mt. mountain.
mts. mountain-range.
p. people.
pat. patronymic.
pfn. personification.
pl. place.
pr. prince.
prs. princess.
ps. person.
pt. plant.
q. queen.
r. river.
rs. ṛsi.
sf. sacrifice.
t. town, city.
ti. tīrtha, place of pilgrimage.
tr. tree.
w. woman.