A History of Sanskrit Literature c4.29
A History of Sanskrit Literature c4.29
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c4.29
The actual use of ink (the oldest Indian name of which is *mashi*) is proved for the second century B.C. by an inscription from a Buddhist relic mound, and is rendered very probable for the fourth century B.C. by the statements of Nearchos and Quintus Curtius.