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As a secondary task I have collected data on the dangers on the road mentioned in the Atharvaveda, particularly the Paippalāda-Saṃhitā in course of editing the text. As far as I understand they do not exclude reference to highway robbers. These have not yet been published, but I shall try to add the required information in the Introduction to the 4^th volume which, depending on the publishers, might be published in not too distant a future. I may assure that the AVP is richer than the RV or AVŚ in this regard.

Best

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert A. Hueckstedt <rah2k@cms.mail.virginia.edu>
To: indology@list.indology.info
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Sent: Thursday, 6 June 2013 4:10 AM
Subject: [INDOLOGY] dacoits, bandits, thugs and other unsavory characters

Colleagues:
A colleague has asked: " where in the Vedas and other relatively ancient
texts might I find references to dacoits, bandits, etc."

Gratefully,
Bob Hueckstedt

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