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HISTORY OF THE WORD "MAYA" 13ably long interval of time to give them the shapein which they are found at present, i.e., as a completeset of books.The Atharva-Veda was added to the trayl-vidydmuch later. The fact has been amply proved bya critical examination of both external and internalevidence.It is not for us to enter into the questionhere. The A.V. represents a different state ofcivilization of society from that described in theR.V. And we are satisfied to note that the wordMaya is not missing in it. Altogether the wordoccurs in ten books only, in sixteen hymns 1 andtwenty times in all (in A.V. viii. 9. 5 and viii. 10. 22the word occurring twice in each of the hymns andtwice also in xiii. 2 and xix. 27).The form may a occurs only once (A.V. viii. 9. 5).The instrumental singular, mayaya, occurs mostfrequently, viz., eight times. 2 Mdyinah 3 occursthree times and maydm 4 and may ah 5 twice each.Other forms which occur only once are mdye (viii.10. 22), mayay ah (viii. 9. 5), mdydbhih (xii. I. 8)and may I (v. n. 4).1A.V. ii. 29. 6 iv. ; 23. 5, 38. 3 ;v. n. 4 vi. ; 72. I ;vii. 81. I ; viii. 3. 24, 4. 24, 9. 5, 10. 22 ;x. 8.34xii. i. 8.;xiii. 2. 3, 2. ii ; xix. 27. 5, 27. 6, 66. i, 68. i.Cf. Whitney s Index Verborum to the Published Text ofthe Atharva-Veda, New-Haven, JAOS. vol. xii. p. 225.2A.V. iv. 38. 3 vi. 72. i ;vii. 81. i ;viii. 4. 24 x.; ;8. 34 ; xiii. 2. 3, 2. ii ;xix. 68. I.3A.V. xix. 27. 5, 27. 6, 66.1.4A.V. ii. 29. 6 ; viii. 10. 22.6A.V. iv. 23. 5 ; viii. 3. 24.