Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.54
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.54
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v2.c5.54
Pratiṣṭhā.—For the succour of a fugitive offender may be compared the phrase in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā (vi. 5, 6, 3; 8, 4. 5), ‘men do not deliver up even one deserving death (*vadhya*) who has come to them for protection (*prapanna*).’ *Cf.* Paridā.