Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c7.28

c7.28

Tradition is cited by various expressions. Smṛta, ‘remembered,’ is the most common, and often has little force, but sometimes its use is emphatic, as in the statements that Viśvāmitra was remembered as having had the (kṣatriya) name Viśvaratha,⁴ and that Śukra-Uśanas had the name Kāvya.⁵ Similarly anuśuśruma, ‘we have heard it handed down,’ occurs fairly often.⁶ Abundant is the