A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.112
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c7.112
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v1.c7.112
arithmetic, is confined to those Bramins,¹ who study the Sanscrit language, in which only their sacred writings are composed. The principal of these are, the four Bheds, or Vedas ; the six Shasters ; and the Poorans,² or sacred histories, of which there are eighteen principal ; but upon these there are an infinite number of explanations and commentaries.