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Dasas, Dasyus, and the Question of the Other: Who Were the Rigveda's Enemies?
The Rigveda names its opponents Dasas and Dasyus, but who were they? This article traces the textual evidence, the linguistic cognates, and 150 years of scholarly debate to show what we actually know and where the gaps remain.