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¹ Muir, *Sanskrit Texts*, V, 455. Compare R. L. Mitra, *Indo-Aryans*, I, 27: “Pillars, spacious doors and windows, though frequently mentioned, are not decisive indications of the existence of masonry buildings; but bricks could not possibly have originated unless required for such structures, for it would be absurd to suppose that bricks were known, and made, and yet they were never used in the construction of houses.”