[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v6.c82.9 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.9 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.9 - **Language:** English ### [v6.c82.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c82.9) In the Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa the word Kāla is often used in the sense of ‘time’ or ‘proper time’⁶⁵³ e g. ‘he (Rudra angry because he was excluded from a share in offerings) flew up towards the north at the time when \*sviṣṭakṛt\* offering was to be made’ (I. 7. 3. 3); Prajāpati (when cattle approached him) said ‘whenever you may get anything at the (proper) time or at an improper time you may eat it’ (II. 4 2 4) - [Previous: v6.c82.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c82.8) - [Next: v6.c82.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c82.10) - [Up: v6.c82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c82) ## Cites (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.1.7.3) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c82.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c82.9) · Pramāṇa