History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.541
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.541
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Devīmāhātmya (in Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, also called Saptaśatī, Caṇḍī). 155, 176n: Chapters of, arranged in three parts 155n; has only about 573 to 590 verses, though called Saptaśatī, 155n; oldest known ms. of, is dated 998 A. D. 155n; one of the chief works of Śāktas 1041, some verses of, are called *Kavaca, argalā* and *kīlaka*, that are outside the D. 155n; verses of, are treated like a Vedic hymn or verse with *ṛṣi*, metre, *devatā* and *viniyoga* 155n.