A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.143

v1.c8.s2.143

³ At the time when cremation was already a general custom, children and ascetics were still buried. But in the above verse nothing indicates that it is a case of the burial of a child or of an ascetic. W. Caland, “ Die altindischen Toten-und Bestattungsgebräuche,” Amsterdam, 1896, pp. 163 ff., as against R. Roth (ZDMG 8, 1854, 467 ff.), has proved that the hymn Ṛgveda X, 18 is not one uniform production. Only the verses 10 to 13 form a separate poem. S. also W. D. Whitney, “ Oriental and Linguistic Studies,” New York, 1873, 51 ff., and L. v. Schroeder, WZKM 9, 1895, 112 f.