Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.125

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v1.c5.125

Here, however, we must so understand it that Draupadī gets back (or, keeps) her maidenhead, only four times, that she may fall into the arms of each of the five brothers as untouched. For the maidenhead is, as in Old India in general, set very high in the Epic likewise.¹ xiii, 36.17, states :

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