[31] The Prākritic form of the term as opposed to Vedic nṛtu and nṛtta is legitimate evidence for the development of pantomimic dancing in circles more popular than priestly. But it does nothing to show that such dancing was originally secular, or that it rather than religious dancing gave a factor to drama. [↑]
[32] Çān̄khāyana Gṛhya Sūtra, i. 11. 5. [↑]
[33] Caland, Die altindischen Todten- und Bestattungsgebräuche, pp. 138 ff. [↑]
[34] Die Literatur des alten Indien, p. 237; Macdonell, Sanskrit Literature, p. 347. [↑]
[35] Die Literatur des alten Indien, p. 241. In Mexico we have the material of a ritual drama (K. Th. Preuss, Archiv für Anthropologie, 1904, pp. 158 ff.), but not the epic element. [↑]