[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c8.17 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c8.17 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c8.17 - **Language:** English ### [c8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c8.17) Keith traverses all Pargiter's theories, and holds that \*bhavishya\* simply means 'in the future'.¹ Pargiter maintains his view as to the interpretation of the word in a reply to Keith.² J. Kennedy discusses the historical value of the Puranic tradition, and gives Pargiter credit for weaving it into a 'consecutive and intelligible whole'.³ - [Previous: c8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c8.16) - [Next: c8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c8.18) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c8.17) · Pramāṇa