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# Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.71

Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.71

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### [v1.c3.s12.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s12.71)

2. Khila as a designation of certain hymns appended to the received text of the Rigveda occurs only in the Sūtra period.¹ The term is a metaphorical application of the preceding word, ‘a space not filled up,’ ‘a supplement.’

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