History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.90.6

v5.c71.s1.90.6

261 employs the word 'vatsaram' and as the accusative of time is, acc. to Pāṇini, to be used only when there is '*atyantasaṁyoga*' of time and space (distance) it follows that the associator who is to undergo penance for contact must have been day and night in contact for a year. Devala employs the word 'sārvakālikaṁ' in this connection.