History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.31
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t2.31
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v5.c74.t2.31
It appears probable that the provision for the casting of *veṇī* (braided hair) on the part of women whose husbands were alive was suggested by the word *Veṇī* applied to the confluence of the two rivers, where the river Ganges appears to make a bend or curve for some distance.¹³⁶⁹