Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c30.34

c30.34

Finally, in the latest stories and versions of stories all these names and *asura* became virtually synonymous and meant ‘demons’;¹ and are so used, as in the story of Kuvalayāśva,² and in the fables of devāsura wars.³ These changes in the application of these terms give some help towards discriminating tales and allusions as old or as late, while we remember, however, that older stories underwent modifications later, as pointed out (p. 74).