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 29 TELACES OF XARLY ARYAN INVASONS OF ASAN AD, there could be so many Brahms found in a single village in Kamarupa two centurks earlier". (Epigarphis Incha, XIX). Side by side with pre-Vedic manners and customs of certain sec. tions of people, a set of words are there in the language which definitely show their direct descent from the Vedie than from high-sounding Sun krit equivalents. Asm. kell (barks of trees). Ved Valvola (n. Br. III, 7, 4, 2): Am. aseti (dwelling), Ved, sest (Rk. 1, 31, 15); Asm. 1,10, 6): Asm, wit (wealth) Vod. vit (RK. 1, 12, 19); Asm, maks (mul. (Rk. 1, 21, 6); Asm. sad truthf, ved soci (k. 1, 51, 12). There are a large number of words besides which appear to descend direct frein Vedie: Asm. dips (venerable person). Ved aptah (Rk. 1, 10, 34); Asm. apl, di (women, mother). Voda (k. 1, 2, 3 ... 81, 16): Asan ayati (woman. Baving husband), Ved, ayal (RR. 1, 2, 0); As.ee, en sort of) Ved in (Rk. 1'25, 2): Asmolar (uddet), Veddar Am less). Ved akudhalica: Aan Juli (cuckoo), Ved. Kulika (Vaj sam, XXIV, 21): Asm. hari (firewood), Ved, akherest) (Sat. Br. 1, 2, 6, 1 Daduri (Ath. V. IV, 15, 14); Asm. nirgat (vile). Ved sigut (Rk. 1X, 97, 53-54); Asm. paklara (leprosy). Ved palaru (Vaj. Sam. XII, 97); Asn. pelu (caterpillar), Ved. phil (Rk, 1, 191, 1), Am. pes (adornment), vile (Rk. 1,3,7), A. Shu (equinoccin festival). Ved visuant (Ath. Whom (pride). Ved them (Pk. 1, 11, 2); Asm.net (drooping horned) Ved med (Rk. I, 62, 7: 1,95 61, 121, 2; II, 39, 2, X, ITT, 3); Aam molás (part of edible lotus), Ved utall (Ath. IV, 84, 5.). (A.V.B.). Over and above these are certain words equivalent to Vodic, imme- diately reminding us of the peculiar dress of Asamlya Aryans, men and women, coming down from time immemorial Asm. well, Ved. weekchala (Ath. VI 193, 1; kath. Sam. I, 33, 5; VI, 2,27); it is a woman's underskirt, like the goram of the Indo-European women and is equi- valent to a Brahmacori's girdle of old. So is also Am. viha, Ved, trhatid; it also is a part of Asamiya Aryan womati's dress, counterpart of mekhe- 15, in the manner of the holy throad which Aryan women certainly wore as Saladharmes or sociate in religious proformances of men before they were replaced by the procession of a priestly-class. Am. Ichida, Ved. Khadi (k. 1, 118, 9; V, 53, 11; VII, 56, 13). It is an armlet of gold which Asumiya Aryans, men and women, used to wear till now. As. keru and karia, Ved, kuid (Rk. X. 85, 8); it is an car-ornament of gold of Asamiya Aryan women till today. Asm, mand. Ved mani (Rk. 1, 122, 14): it as a necklace od pearls worn by Asamiya Aryan men women till recent days Asm, khopd, Ved. keparda (Rk. 1, 114, 1-5: