Age of the Veda

N. Ganesan naga_ganesan at HOTMAIL.COM
Fri Dec 3 12:34:35 UTC 1999


>Also, Haksar's translation of Bhasa's plays (Penguin) tells in the front
>page that Bhasa lived like 2-1 cent. BC to 1 cent. AD.
>I recall  Prof. Steiner writing that Bhasa is no older than 6-7 centuries.

"Bhaasa has to be older than Kaalidaasa because the
latter mentions Bhaasa as a predecessor in his
Maalavikaagnimitra." according to an Indologist whom I contacted.
However, the so-called Bhasa's plays are possibly 7th century or even
later.

Regards,
N. Ganesan

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