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A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.154

A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s2.154

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v1.c8.s2.154

¹ *Tapaç* may here have its original meaning of "heat" (some "*creative heat*" analogous to the heat by which the brood-hen produces life from the egg) or it may mean the 'fervour' of austerity; or, as *Deussen* thinks, both meanings may be implied in the word.