Circumcision in Indian literature

[Phillip Ernest]

Very grateful-- I'm going now to look these up.  Any more that you might
have to say on the subject is eagerly awaitePip

On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, Sven Ekelin wrote:

> Q. from Phillip Ernest on August 1, 2000
>           *Circumcision in Indian literature*.
> A. from Yashwant Malaiya on August 14, 2000
>           *Gandhi (was: Re: Hindu names for Muslims)*.
> Q. from Phillip Ernest on September 9, 2000
>           *Re: muSTANDa, apANDa, eunuchs)*.
>           
> In the context of male circumcision, the following words (concerning
> which I might have more to say) are likely to be of at least some
> relevance:
> 
>      du�carman (TS+, also N); dvinagnaka (L);
>      baNDa (AV+) --- vaNDa --- caNDa [*];
>      �ipiviSTa (RV+, much-discussed); �unaH�epa (RV+, N).
> 
> See Abhidh�nacint�maNi iii. 118 - 119.
> 
>           [*] Cf also vaNTa, vaNDara, paNDa(ka), paNDra(ka), SaNDHa.
>