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What exactly can be the concept of possessing in this context?
We frequently encounter the phenomenon of "someone possessing the others" in the scriptures. One example can be found here. I provided below another example of kali possessing Nala.
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Partition of night in to parts
Night or nighttime (also spelled night-time or night time) is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day.
Consider the following statement of Vyasa from the ...
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Who exactly are nishadas?
Nala was a king of Nishadas
Vrihadaswa said, "There was a king named Nala, the son of Virasena.
And he was strong, and handsome, and well-versed in (the knowledge of)
horses, and possessed of ...
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Is hetuvāda now a derogatory term? In what context did Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata use the word?
The Monier Williams dictionary defines hetuvāda as:
हेतु--वाद
m. a statement of reasons or arguments, assigning a cause, disputation MBh. R.
I see two sources next to the meaning:
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