A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c10.219
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c10.219
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c10.219
The words for ink (masi¹, kâlî, mela, golâ) and pen (kalama)², have all a modern appearance; and, as to Kâyastha, the name of the writer-caste, proceeding from a Kshatriya father and a Śûdra mother, it does not even occur in Manu.
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- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit