History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.99.5

v5.c75.99.5

viz taking away the privilege of performing religious acts and rendering a person untouchable to others for some time, 268-269, two kinds of ā viz jananāśauca or sūtaka (arising on birth) and śāvāśauca or mṛtakāśauca (arising on death) 269, two varieties in each kind of ā viz for a short period and for a long period 269, two views as to the day from which period of ā is to be calculated, if a man died at night or news reached at night 287-288, usage of the country the most important in matters of ā 306, when calculating the period of ā, the day of cremation in the case of an āhitāgni and the day of death in the case of a non-āhitāgni is the first day 276, when a solemn sacrifice (like Somayāga) is begun or a marriage rite or festival in honour of mātṛs has started or the foundation or dedication of a temple or image is begun, supervening cause of ā does not matter 291, why birth and death should cause impurity to relations has not been discussed by most writers 269-270; woman's delivery or death at her father's or brother's house and at her husband's makes a difference as to ā 276, 278, women of all varṇas become touchable after ten days from delivery but they are not fit to take part in religious rites 30 or 40 days from birth according as a son or daughter is born 276; words like 'ahah' and 'rātriḥ' mean day and night in texts on ā. 276