Winged words revisited: Diction and meaning in Indian epic

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-305

  Smith, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248764153     PISSN: 0041977X     EISSN: 14740699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0041977x00016712     Document Type: Article

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