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===Later Vedic texts===
===Later Vedic texts===
The three words Dasa, Dasyu and [[Asura]] are used interchangeably in almost identical verses that are repeated in different Vedic texts, such as the Rig veda, the Saunaka recension of [[Atharvaveda|Atharva veda]], the Paippalada [[Samhita]] of the Atharva veda and the [[Brahmana]]s text in various Vedas. Such comparative study has led scholars to interpret ''Dasa'' and ''Dasyu'' may have been a synonym of ''Asura'' (demons or evil forces, sometimes simply lords with special knowledge and magical powers) of later Vedic texts.<ref>Wash Edward Hale (1999), Ásura- in Early Vedic Religion, Motilal Barnarsidass, ISBN 978-8120800618, pages 157-174</ref>{{request quotation|date=February 2016}}
The three words Dasa, Dasyu and [[Asura]] are used interchangeably in almost identical verses that are repeated in different Vedic texts, such as the Rig veda, the Saunaka recension of [[Atharvaveda|Atharva veda]], the Paippalada [[Samhita]] of the Atharva veda and the [[Brahmana]]s text in various Vedas. Such comparative study has led scholars to interpret ''Dasa'' and ''Dasyu'' may have been a synonym of ''Asura'' (demons or evil forces, sometimes simply lords with special knowledge and magical powers) of later Vedic texts.<ref>Wash Edward Hale (1999), Ásura- in Early Vedic Religion, Motilal Barnarsidass, ISBN 978-8120800618, pages 157-174</ref>{{request quotation|date=February 2016}}