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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.379

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.379

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### [v1.c3.379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.379)

Ante-vāsin, ‘dwelling near,’ is the epithet of the Brahmacārin who lives in the house of his teacher. The expression does not occur before the late Brāhmaṇa period.¹ Secrecy is often enjoined on others than Antevāsins.²

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