History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.63
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.63
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v6.c81.63
The result of this long discussion is that Prof. Apte's theory of the derivation of vrata from the root 'vṛt' and his long scheme of meanings is not proved and that the derivation from the root 'vṛ' expressly stated by Yāska at least twenty-five centuries ago and accepted by most scholars has not been at all shaken. Prof Apte probably did not anticipate that the meaning he assigned to 'vṛt' would be challenged, but I dispute that meaning also.