Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.76

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¹ Brahmadanda. This expression is often found in the Epic, and denotes the might of the Brahman (brahman), resting on the holy word of the Veda (brahman); or, the magical, supernatural, destroying might, at work in the curse. See, for example, i, 2.354; 30.11; 54.23,25 v, 51.8; viii, 34.43; xii, 39.10; 103.27; xvi, 1.9; 3.40 (cp. 4.3; 8.8,25; Rām. vii, 36.20,30; i, 56.19.