A History of Agriculture in India v1.c30.s7: Perils of Snakebites
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c30.s7
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Perils of Snakebites
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'As at present, the farmers in India ran the risk of being bitten by snakes. Jat. No. 354 relates the story of a farmer's family consisting of man and wife, two children—a son and a daughter—a daugther-in-law and a maid-servant of the house. They lived happily together. One day, the farmer, along with his son, was ploughing a field. The son collected dry leaves scattered over the field and set fire to them. The smoke hurt the eyes of a snake who lived in a termite-hill close by. In a rage, the snake bit the farmer's son and he fell down dead.'
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Dixit, K. N. *Agricultural Implements in Ancient India*, *Jour. U.P. Hist. Soc.*, Vol. XVIII, 1970 Gangopadhyay, R. *Some Materials for the Study of Agriculture and Agriculturists in Ancient India*, Calcutta, 1933 Gupta, K.M. *The Land System in South India*, Lahore, 1933 Kosambi, D.D. *The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India in Historical Outline*, London, 1965 Majumdar, R.C. *Ancient India*, Delhi, 1960 Majumdar, R.C. *The Classical Accounts of India*, Calcutta, 1960 Raychaudhari, S.P. and Kaw, R.K. *Agriculture in Ancient India*, New Delhi, 1968
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- Jātaka — Pāli