The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s3.t2.48
The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s3.t2.48
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v1.c19.s3.t2.48
The name Mlechchha, found in the *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa*, is used in the sense of a barbarian in speech who uses *“he’lavo”* for *“he’rayah.”* This shows that these barbarians were Aryan speakers who employed a Prākṛit form of speech.
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- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit