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A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s2.10

A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c8.s2.10

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c8.s2.10

The following figures, taken from Śaunaka’s Anukramaṇīs, will serve to give an idea of the minuteness with which the Veda was studied at his time. According to Śaunaka, the Śākala-śākhā of the Rigveda-saṃhitā consists of 10 Maṇḍalas, or 64 Adhyāyas.