The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s5.762

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⁵⁸ Compare upagīyamānā nārībhiḥ, ii. 58. 36, 37; iii. 44. 8-10, gītaṃ nṛtyaṃ vāditraṃ vividham; iv. 2. 28 (compare R. v. 22. 10, the same, but vādyam); R. ii. 67. 3; 62. 14; v. 13. 53: compare with the last, where drums and other instruments are also found, the words of R. ii. 96. 8-9; here the sūta and māgadha also appear in the capacity of awakeners, and the sleepers are further roused ‘by songs appropriate’ (gāthābhir anurūpābhiḥ; the anurūpa as noun early meant an antistrophic response in singing).