− | The '''Khilani''' are a collection of 98 "[[apocryphal]]" hymns of the [[Rigveda]], recorded in the ''{{IAST|Bāṣkala}}'', but not in the ''{{IAST|Śākala}}'' [[shakha]]. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of [[Vedic Sanskrit]]. | + | The '''Khilani''' are a collection of 98 "[[apocryphal]]" hymns of the [[Rigveda]], recorded in the Shakala shakha. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic Sanskrit.<ref>Usha R. Bhise, ''The Khila Suktas of the Rgveda: A Study'', Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, 1995</ref> |
− | *Usha R. Bhise, ''The Khila Suktas of the Rgveda: A Study'', [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]], Poona, 1995
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