Dear learned colleagues,

I was wondering if anyone might recommend studies of the concept of vīra or vīrya in South Asian history. I am familiar with Jarrod Whitaker's book, but was especially interested in how this term was later transformed by renouncer traditions.

And, even better, has anyone looked at this concept's development in S. Asia in comparison with the cognate terms vir and virtus in European antiquity?

Many thanks,

Andrew