A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s3.43
A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s3.43
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v1.c8.s3.43
On account of their picturesque, sublime language, some of these magic songs deserve to be valued as examples of lyrical poetry. Certainly we must not expect too much in this poetry; we must be content to be surprised here and there by a pretty simile, as when, in a spell against bleeding, the magician addresses the veins as red-robed maidens (Ath. I, 17):
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- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit