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† Introduction to the Aitareya Brâhmaṇa, p 48. Prof. Whitney thinks that the hymns may have been sung as early as 2000 B. C. Vide Intro. to his Sanskrit Grammar, p. xiii. For a summary of the opinions of different scholars on this point see Kaegi's Rigveda translated by Arrowsmith, p. 110, note 39. The highest antiquity assigned is 2400 B. C.