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Śaśīyasī Tārantamahiṣī

शशीयसी तारन्तमहिषी

Śaśīyasī, queen of Taranta, is remembered in tradition as the voice behind verses of Ṛgveda 5.61 praising generosity to the seers — a woman of the court speaking in the Saṃhitā.

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Era: Ṛgvedic (traditional)
field: Vedic hymnody
sourcing: traditional

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