The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s6.92
The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic c2.s6.92
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so nominal that we find a *vīryaśulka*, or fee-of-bravery, regarded as the price: that is, he who won the girl by strength of arm paid for her by the feat. So the Ag. P. describes the bending of the bow at Sītā’s marriage as the ‘fee’ (5. 11-12).
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- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit