History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.99.1

v5.c75.99.1

Aśauca, vide under 'adopted son', 'death,' 'food', 'kāyasthas', 'men,' 'pratiloma', 'sapiṇḍas', 'śuddhi' 'sūtaka', 'wife', 'women', 'yati'; agha is used often as a synonym for ā. 267-268, atīkrāntāśauca 282-284, birth and death are causes of ā only when they become known to the person to be affected 276. brāhmaṇa who has studied the vedas and kept vedic fires becomes free from impurity in one day, one who has only mastered the veda in three days, one devoid of both in ten days 270, defined by Mitākṣarā 268, derivation from the word 'śuci' 267, differing views in ancient times as to explanation of the origin of ā for ten days on birth and death 309;