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According to Professors Macdonall and Keith, in the *Ṛig-Veda* the word ‘Upa-mit’ is used in the sense of an upright pillar. In the *Atharva-Veda*, the word, coupled with Parimit and Pratimit, denotes the beams supporting the Upamit. Parimit denotes the beams connecting the Upamit horizontally.⁷
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- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit